Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-01-25
BEAUTY DOCTORS.
How Som, Specialists Got Rsvsnus From
Vanity.

The Treatment
A man on State street, in Chicago,
has an extensive office and calls him
self dermatologist or skin physician.
This man is considered the best of his
kind. and his large clientele seems to
make the claim good. One OF his spe-
cial holds on reputation is his skill in
removing whiskers and n.ustaches from
ladies. 1t may sound like fib, but
the books of the doctor bear out his
assertion that he has successfully
handled some five hundred eases of
this kind during the past six months,
You didn't think there were so many
bearded women in town, did you?n he
said to Herald reporter. Yes. Chi
cago is great place for ladies with
more or less developed mustaches and
whiskers. Maybe it's the climate, for
all nationalities are represented on my
books-with the Irish leading. how
ever, and the French-Canadians good
second. My treatment necessitates the
specific handling of each separate
hair, and that is how l know that
have removed from 800 to I,O1O hairs
from the faces OF a number OF ladies'"
The treatment followed for the re-
moval OF what for a man is held to be
an ornament, but in woman a defect,
is by electricity. A very fine needle,
which is connected with the conductors
OF an electric battery, is inserted into
the hair follicle, thus destroying the
root. No pain is felt, only a slight
tingling sensation. and no scar remains
when the operation is properly per-
formed. Each follicle is separately
treated, and this requires considerable
time and skill on the pa rt OF the prac-
titioner. From four to six sittings of
one hour each arc generally required
to make entirely away with feminine
beard OF moderate dimensions. To re-
move wrinkles is another tlsk the doc
tor has set himself. Wrinkles, he has
ascertained, are caused by a lack OF
fatty substance or adipose tissue in
the SIX n. A preparation OF his inven-
ton, being nothing more nor less than
medicated sweet oil, when applied
thoroughly to the wrinkled skin by
means of a massage treatment requir-
ing delicate manipulation. will chase
the wrinkles from anybody's brow.
"Of course" he said, 1T is only
relatively young ladies that care about
the removal of wrinkles, but it is
strange how soon they will appear on
some. The youngest wrinkle I've ever
handled was twenty-five years old
mean the youngest person with
wrinkles; and she was beauty, all but
the wrinkles around her eyes. She h ad
passed through a great deal Of trouble
and was just getting over grieving for
a lost husband. She's married again
\ since then. Most OF the ladies with
wrinkles I've treated were between
thirty and forty"
| Moles are treated with electricity
and subsequently by the application OF
| a salve which extirpates them gradual
! ", very much as corn saIve does
corn. Warts are removed in similar
way, but they are more easily removed
| than a mole. The redness of q nose
caused by the enlargement Of the tiny
blood vessels, induced by an excessive
circulation OF blood in the face, may
be cured by dividing these small blood
vessels by electric needles, thus causing
a lesser flow of blood through the af-
/ nd f6n
with cooling preparations. OF course,
to prevent recurrence of the trouble
it is necessary to stop the primary
cause, such as the excessive use OF
liquor, arrangement of digestion, etc.
Freckles and moth patches" on the
face are the consequence of too much
iron in the external tissue Of the skin,
and the cuticle cannot exude it through
the pores. II is advisable for such
persons to leave out all iron from their
diet, and the removal OF such blemishes
OF the skin is effected by applying
bleaching liquids and certain ONT
ments, doing this without injuring the
skin. Birthmarks, il large and I'M
slightly and on the face or neck, are
another kind of Disagreement against
which the female mind rebels. Some
OF these marks are OF sufficiently ag-
eravating type to fully justify the
annoyance and grief felt at their pres
ence, as in the case OF teacher in one
OF the West Side public schools, who
had afully developed scarlet birthmark
in the shape Of a pumpkin on her chin.
The dermatologist removed the OBJ
noxious fruit at one brief sitting.
n-;,a, 80 Raa.a.