The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-09
TIE MONIT0R
WRINKLES.
Line Of the Fert6eta ~1eaT-Gro~'s Feet
the DetesiAtfon of Ladi@.


the Devastation Of LaIfe~.
We al bec0rae interested sooner or later
in tie subject Of vrinkIa They are tie
'~irrep4rabie outrage of Racine; but 81
though they are 80 universal few have co
deayored 10 explain their origin and pro
grrs. u Mantegazzs, IN the Italian
scientific journal Eataga, has recently pub
lished a study ca the sabject, xhieh ap-
pears % contain all thai can b. said Oh Il
Al present. Wrinkles are produced IN tie
first instance by the frequent repetition u
some muscular contraction OF rs sickness.
According to one writer they are not
merely superficial. but aprear when the
cpidermis Is removed, and are found not
only in tie fare but all over the body.
They do not run III any regular direction,
and 10 Law las been found including all
tseir directions. Trey are said TO depend
mainly on the Nse<ub which form the
reticulzr part Of the der1nis. n. Nsute-
gazzz thinks that the life history Of q man
can be written from his wrinkles.
Those across the forehead are found even
in children who are riekety or idiots.
Going ia the sun Hith tie face INSULT
GENTLY covered brings them On preInz-
turely- Bat they are IN every case normal
at ~, Or even earlier. Vertical wrinkles
between the eyes come quickly to men
who study Or who worry themselves. This
can readily be imagined: tie eyebrows
contract naturally when in deep thought;
grief or worry produces the same action.
which, when repeated frequently produces
: fold 10 the skin, marking emotion under
gone many times. 0ns Of tie rules Of the
Jesait- Vas that tie eyebrows were not TO
b. contracted. THIS 0as excellent from a
moral point Of siew, but il vas also ex-
celient 10 prevent wrinkles between the
eyes. Between these and ;le straight lines
On the forehead already mentioned come
tie arcbed wrinkles Of tie forehead. found
ADORE me roof of tie nose These often
tell oflgng ard cruel physical suffering. or
Of still more painful mental torturc. They
afiss from 3 gFeaF Development Of the
vertical wrinkles and the resistance Of the
SKIN above.
The eros : feet mark the passing d RE
fortieth year. They are especially d~etested
By ladies', SAYS " M4ntegazza, and he
forthwith relates an aneedote Of q lady
who succeeded IN keeping OF tine dreaded
visitation long after 1t vas due By tlie ex-
pedient Of using springs 70 keep the skin
stretched At night at the corners Of the
eyes. These wrinkles are characterized by
burrows which diyerge from the external
angles Of the eye in all directions, like tic
claws 81 the bird after which they are
named. Tie wrinkles in the nose are less
frequent and less noticeable, and appear In
old age. Those which descend from the
m~ostrils down each side Of the mouth (tIe
rides naso ia1iaLesJ are perhaps the first 10
APPEAR. Tie reason IS simple. These
furrows are created in laughing or ma7tj-
cation: a simple smile Is sufficient TO pro
duce them. 50 il is not surprising the repe-
tition Of the c1Ynmonest facts should soon
be craven On the face. They are also
hereditary. VI. Mantegazza had them
when lie was % year, Of age, and his chill
dren have had them from their earliest
years. The wrinkles Of the cheeks and
chin follow the oval Of the face. and are
caused by a diminution Of the fatty sub
stance under the skin, which then falls into
folds. The small wrinkles which form a
network in the lower part Of the checks
near the ears have the same origin, and
only appear in old age. Those found il
the upper eyelids. and sometimes in the
lower, which give the eyes an air ol
fatigue, arc the results Of hard living.
grief OF worry.