Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-10-31
THE USE OF COSMETICS.
From a Lecture by j. II. Kellogg, M. d.
of Battle Creek SanitarIum.

of Battle Creek SanitarIum.
Cosmetics are more extensively used
among Americans than among any other
class Of women, and this prevailing
custom OF using powders and lotions for
the face is partly due to false ideas OF
what constitute beautiful complexion
The rich dark complexion Of the bru-
nette is just as beautiful as the delicate
pink and white of the blond, provided ii
is healthy and clear. The average user
OF cosmetics does it to cover up dingi-
ness and blotches which she has reason
to be ashamed Of, since
she is responsible. The skin
is one of the excretory organs of the
body and carries off from one and half
to two pints of waste material every
twenty-four hours. Brain work and mus
Gle work are all the time breaking
down tissues and creating poisons which
would be fatal If retained within the
body, so closely Is activity allied with
death. If the action of any one of the
five great depurating organs is interfer-
ed with or injured, the remaining ones
tax themselves to the utmost to do the
extra work of eliminating these poisons.
1t is plain then that the health and
beauty OF the skin must depend upon
the activity and integrity. of the other
excretory organs. The skin is naturally
semi transparent as is all living tissue,
but it becomes dull and Opaque when
other work than its own Is
forced upon it. The appearance
OF the skin may be TAX
en- as good index of the condition of
the rest of the body When part of
the work of the liver is forced upon 1t,
! 1t is unable to make all the changes
necessary TO elimination and so PARTICLES
OF organic dirt are deposited and the
skin loses its brilliancy. The same
when the bowels are lax about doing
their share of the work or II the lungs
are so cramped for room as to do imper-
! feet work.
The majority OF women lead more or
less sedentary lives. They may work
themselves nearly to death in society
matters, but that is not the kind Of
activity which is conducive to health.
In consequence their lives stagnate,
they do not breathe half enough and
the skin becomes saturated with dead,
inert matter and is not very pleasant to
look upon, so perhaps it is not any Won
der that they seek to hide its real APP
pearance by means Of cosmetics. Brisk
exercise in the open air means the TAX
ing in Of large supplies of oxygen with
its cleansing, vivifying powers, giving a
sparkle to the eye and tint TO the COM
plexion which works powerful trans
formation in appearance. 1t is exactly
like letting a strong current of fresh air
sweep through an unventilated, musty
apartment. Ladies, go out of doors as
much as possible and let the breezes Of
heaven sweep in fresh, life-giving cur
rents through every artery, vein and
capillary that it may burn up the accu-
mulating poisons. Then you will have
less excuse for using cosmetics
A strong reason why American women
do not walk more is that they deliber-
ately cripple and abuse the muscles of
their bodies and cramp the action OF
lungs, liver, stomach and kidneys by
their manner of dress. Tell woman
to take deep breath and a palpitation
of the chest and raising of the shoul.
ders is the only apology for breathing
which she can manifest Ask man to
take deep breath and Immediately his
ribs swell out just as the ribs of dog or
any lower animal does in breathing. All
unciyilized women breathe naturally,
using the diaphragm which was place in
the lower expansible part of the chest for
that very purpose. But the civilized
woman deliberately ties up this flexible
portion of her body with bands of steel
and whalebone so that natural breath.
ing is utterly impossible, A woman's
dress should be just as loose as a mans.
Some who think they are not lacing and
have, perhaps, laid aside their corsets,
have the bands to their heavy, drag
ging skirts so tight as to cut off a por.
ton of the necessary air supply. 1t is
the same as though construction were
placed about the neck, not tight enough
to produce death, but so as to make the
breathing laborious and insufficient.
Aliver which is in vice can not do good
work, and have often found livers not
only crowded out of place, but deeply
creased with the pressure of the ribs,
Compressions which affect the liver, af
feet the stomach and bowels also, and
no wonder with imperfect nutrition and
depuration, the skin becomes dingy and
muddy, and the poor woman feels thai
she needs something to cover 1t up But
cosmetics do not produce healthy skin
One which is doctored is patent to al
observers, nobody being deceived bal
the victim, and she is ready enough tt
detect any one else. Health is general
ly beauty, A healthy skin has natu
raj brilliancy which is pleasant to lool
upon. have seen peasant girls in Ger
many and Italy who worked out o.
doors and were exposed to various hard
ships, and yet those compilations would
have been the envy of any American
belle in richness and delicacy Of tint.
In Due and Ancient Form.
I heard pretty good story about {
certain ignorant justice who does bust
ness up in Fulton County. This jus
tice was selected over an able but yer,
popular lawyer, and his first case wa
that of n prisoner charged with violat