Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-16
WARTS AND WRINKLES.
How They Are Caused and How Thcy
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IoilSluereu practically lncuraDle lew
years ago, unless it were by means of
charms. In every village there was an
old woman who undertook to charm
warts away and the cures related by
her votaries were really marvellous,
especially when they related to the
hiding away of piece of meat with
which the Wart had been rubbed, or
any nostrum of that nature Some
times, however, the wart- charmer
used some vegetable juice, Which, of
course, acted as a caustic, and that was
a proper and Legitimate cure. The
little warty eXcrescences that grow on
the neck, or sometimes on the eyelid,
may be removed by tying u hair or a
morsel of fine silk round them. The
wearing of this causes the eycrescence
to fall off in few days, without pro
ducing a wound or even a tender place
in the skin. Warts should always be
reated as soon as they are perceived,
and not allowed to grow, If they
come on the hands, it is often from
being carelelsly washed and still more
carelessly dried, as damp state oil the
skin seems to induce them. 1t is a
common belief among servants that
putting the bands into water in which
eggs have been boiled will produce
them. Warts are far less common than
they used to be, perhaps because more
remedies are known, and perhaps be-
cause with the spread of knowledge
there is less faith in silly charms, and
more resource to chemists and doctors.
Few people are SO afflicted with
warts as the Able List, the well
known musician. They are all over
his face, and especially on his nose, and
as they are Of a peculiar kind,he seems
unable to get rid Of them. They do
not add to the charms of his personal
appearance,
Wrinkles give an appearance of age,
and usually come on as people get old
er, or as a consequence of using large
quantities Of powder, a habit remarka-
bly, offensive tomen, whatever foolish
women may think of it. A little pow
der to prevent chatting in cold weather
or after washing when the face or neck
have been exposed to the sun, is very
different thing. Just a dust of pow.
der Immediately wiped off temporarily
removes greasy look but it stands to
reason that a lavish use of it must fill
up the pores of the skin, and thereby
permanently injure the complexion.
Wrinkles are very much under person
al control. A girl or a youth who in
lulges in perpetual knitting of the
brows produces very ugly wrinkle
between the eyebrows, but this may be
entirely removed by torsaking the
trick. A habit of half closing the
eyes-,very common with near-Sighted
persons who do not choose to wear
glasses produces wrinkles at their
outer corners. An ill-temperel drop
ping of the corners of the mouth brings
wrinkles in those positions. No out
ward application will ever cure this
the effort must come from strong de-
termination and resolute avoidance Of
the cause that produces the ugly effect.
Living in very dirty atmosphere
tends to develop and accentuate
wrinkles; the CRIME naturally settles
in any little hollows that will receive
it, and the longer it stays there the
more difficult 1t is to remove. 1t may
lie partially kept out by regularly Wear
ing a veil out-Of-,loOrS, but the best
thing is frequent and thorough wash
ing with hot water, and the application
of little sweet oil or cold cream at
bedtime. This soltens and smooths
the skin, helping ii to fill out instead
of increasing the tendency to fall into
hollows and trace channels. A little
alum or other astringent lotion applied
in the morning does good rather than
harm, but if it makes the skin smart il
acts as IN irritant and must he avoid
ed, Any putting of the skin is assocl
ated with an unhealthy condition Of
the blood, and ought to receive proper
medical treatment. People who habit
ually worry themselves over trifcs FIRE
Quently get wrinkles in their forehead
but persons who cultivate a calm and
easy state of mind may escape them
for wears, -H1TDey's B0-uy.