Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-24
HYGIENE OF BEAUTY.
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR MAKING FEM
NINE LONELINESS PERENNIAL.
Keeping the Skin In Good cond'''o"-'"
tines of the Bath--Biack Phmp'rs o"
a.. Nose--The Causes of Bad SKIN
Food.

the NOse-lho Sau@S~
| Food.
Next to regularity Of features, human
bcautv largely consists in a fine compieA'"h'
10 bavo which it is necessary that the SKIN
shonld be kept in good condition. According
20 Ovid palesess was essential to ieunalo
heautv in old Rome Modern theorists OF
beauty prefer color in the face, which is Ger
tainlv suggestive of health. 80 keep the SKIN
in rood order. cleanliness is the first requisite
Between the Russian peasant, who never
ba,bes. and the neat American. who bathes
every day, there arc many gradations, such
rs the Englishman who battles often, the
Frenchman. not of the highest classes, who
bathes occasionally, and the people OF other
European nations with whom the practice Is
intermittent, In this connection it may not
seem impairment to quote from work on
the hygiene of beauty published quite re-
Gently in Paris. Therein we read, after vari-
Gus directions for washing the face at least
twice a day, the following remarkable adj
vice, whichis translated literally;
Every week, or at least every fifteen days,
hygiene presents a general bath for cleansing
the persona bath of tepid water from % to
- degs. centigrade. The bath universally
recognized by legislators is Indispensable as
n means to health. N would abandon medi-
cine" wrote Percy very justly, "if were in
terdicted in use of the bath"
A bath once in fifteen days would hardly
satisfy the conscience of neat American nor
nrove perfectly agreeable to his associates
| No American ever thinks of bathing without
SOAP Tho French often 60 SO, because only
| n small minority of the people are able to
| IL. q, II, md nt
baths soap is an extra charge. The soap used
| in bathing should not DO too alkaline,
though. since the skin of the body is soon
after supplied with an oily fluid by means OF
the pores this is q question of less import
ance. If something should be added to the
bath to make it more efficient the question
is, what shall it bei In this matter the OK
neriencc of the French will be found valu-
able. If the skin is inclined to eruptions an
addition of sulphur or the use OF sulphur
soap will DO found eflicacious. Baths OF bran,
starch and geatine soften and cleanse the
skin Cold water baths are not generally to
be recommended unless attended with the
free use of soap and lively friction
Bran or starch added to warm baths in
creases the righteousness of the skin, which
delays tho formation of wrinkles Gelatipe
has u similar effect. Baths with aromatic
plants, cologne water, benzoin, essences of
thyme or wintorgreen, or borate of soda, all
have the effect of checking excessive or Often
| s. We secretions of the skin. Friction with oil
| after the bath was the custom among Greeks
and Romans, and is still throughout the civil
lied world greatly in favor. The Empress Pop
paea used baths Of milk Blanche d'Antigny,
q noted contemporary dernimondane of
Paris, baths of champagne. In regard to the
celebrated baths of Nine. Tallien, we are left
in uncertainty as to how often she INDUCED
in tho luxury, 1t was probably only on social
occasions OF Importance. Its cost could not
have been great when Strawberries and rasp-
berries cost no more than three or four cents
a pound at Paris. Baths like these, though
luxurious, have only a secondary hygiene
Importance and arc not likely often to be
initiated
The black pimples of the nose are not al
ways due, as is supposed, to small and very
curious worm to which scientists have given
the name of demodex folliculorum, though
this is found frequently in the skin of man
and of animals There are in the skin little
glands the Office of some of which is to Sc
crete perspiration, and of others the fatty
sebaceous fluid which is intended by nature
to keep the outer coating soft and pliable
These communicate with tho surface by mi
mute pores invisible to the naked eye. These
openings sometimes become INSTRUCTED, when
there follow several forms of skin disease
The most simple form of malady, which is
caused by an excessive secretion of the seba
ceous fluid, which becomes hard and black, is
called by the physicians acne simplex. Wher
the complaint is more serious it is caused by
the congestion or Inflammation of the afro
ply or hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands
Then the black points increase in size, espe
cially if the skin is not kept clean, and there
are larger pimples on the skin which suppur
ate. Pressing one of these pimples, Their,
emerges long, black, cylindrical Object
which resembles a worm, but which is mere
ly fatty matter hardened and mixed with
dust. If the most fluid part is dissolved in q
drop of olive oil or ether the worms are some
times found, with the aid of microscope
floating in it.
The causes of bad skin are bad digestion
bad blood and generally want of neatness
Even if the blood is not in perfect condition
il tho skin is kept clean, pimples may il
most cases be avoided, which is not saying
that the blood should not be kept pure by al
possible means, To this end the diet must b,
regulated and the digestion kept good Ii
this regard the French are exceedingly rea
sonable They drink red wine which is al
excellent corrective, and they rarely drink il
to excess. They are discreet in their use OF
acids, alcohol, rich syrups, smoked meats
Holsters and oysters They eat little buck
wheat, fruit or meat pies sausages, spices, OIL
other fatty substances. As general thing
whatever may be said of the infreouency
with which they bathe the body, they keer
tho face clean and have good compilations, a!
rule. Preparations which French womer
use for the face are numerous and can easily
be found. They do not wash the face toe
often with alkaline soaps, but clean it witt
bean flour, meal or bran, applied with tepiC
water and piece Of fine linen Creams art
often used. The frequent drinking of mill
Is recommended as keeping the stomach
liver and kidneys in order, and SO indirectl,
aiding digestion.
There is reason to believe that the ski ~
tho face can be kept free from pimples b,
very simple means. To this end the bod,
should be kept clean on account of the sym
pathy between the skin of the chest and tim
OF the face. The face should be washed sew
eral times day, whether with warm or coli
water does not matter much, if immediatel,
afterward it is bathed with cologne, whici
should not be wiped off, but left to evapo
rate. Persons who use cologne freely cal
safely make it of spirit of wine or deodor
lied alcohol, perfumed with few drops O
altar of roses or other essential oil. For tn
face and hands the use of brandy or corr
whisky will be found beneficial. Then be
fore retiring something in the form of
cosmetic should be applied which is not to-
quickly absorbed by the pores Of tho skin