The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-09

iot stfengtn anu beauty. Strange war
think of strength as a factor Of 49,
When 1t Is the main one. Force A ~
heart sends the blood freely throueii p
the fine capilIaries of the skin. = 4
waste and repair are carried brjsti.
with the result of clear, brilliant 4 J
plexlon. A skin in good workinc ~
throws off the hundred frets and s;is' !
duller systems, and its reaction sr@s.
from freckle. blotch and pimule ~
strong digestion uses what is senf Is ~
good purpose, and does not make ohes.l
ton of its cereals or go aerid oysy H.
potatoes and brown gravy. A girl vsis
rich complexion will be able to rids NJ
dance or work far better than s 8,
faced creature who has hardly v;sx
enough to carry on her internal econ
The beauty may not be used to worI ~
the ability is there to be developed i.
all the better for the preservation n ~
looks if she trains it to use. Strength III
nerve are the foundations of beauty n
sitting on hotel plazzas, with ever "a ~
able fiirtatlons going on, riding n 4
stuffed barge through dust and byEnssl !!
dancing in a heated room OF an AYE
night do not score much to the acefnss /
improvement in looks.
The greatest benefit of the SUNNI,
the outdoor bath in salt water, lars 81
pool. Fashion has done women no 800
by frowning down surf bathing at - n
resorts. No performance of hygienS M
so directly to nerve and beauty 81 e~
plexion as bathing in open air and ~
shine, where you get all the great invse
ating Influences of nature together. az
stimulus of light, the bleaching from!
chemical rays of the sun, the ozone MI
puts all the internal strings in tuns tt
circulation of air playing about N
limbs and freshening up the skin. thA Is
in the warm sand, where you are befvss
the magnetism of sun and earth. are soc
of these influences. Venus rises sin fsS
the waves and the secret of her beams 8
with them. Women do their bes2 s
shoulder off the benefit by dressine
death so they can breathe little enous3 Z
the generous salt air, which would so
their color rich and eyes brilliant. fKE
prudery allows only mufiied run "a AZ
in the sea, perhaps in the seclusioe \.
dingy bathing machine as briefly A -
BILE. to be followed by casing in corset =
heavy skirts again, and the thrice shsEf
stroll under veil and hat and sums. .
leaves the sun not a chance at them.
To get the highest good of bathins IL
want to spend hours on the beach. v6eif.s
of salt water or fresh. The LUXURY ~
dip in the velyety waves of some inf1si
lakes is like bathing in distilled No.
tor supplying limbs and softening TIE ~
plexion. Only you want to go and ~
in air and sunshine and yelling vn1s,
softened and purified by sleeping h 81
sun through long days. It is ! oue1s5E
bath, and no lavement of milk, hotay q
fragrant essence compares with & n.
wants TO lie and sleep in the w. 9
Unna, the great German specialist r. ~
skin, makes his patients remain for -
and days in their baths of running ~
to renew and purify the flesh. Tkew
summate benefit of bathing wild ~
bare to the sun, convention unfoznsklv
forbids. Nausica and her made vuula
hardly find a river or pool on ns gaobs
where they might battle in Grecian s11atv
and freedom, but the famous beauty q ~
Greek women owed much to the habitd
bathing nude in streams that flashed wih
sunlight. Let men who obtain the prin
tive privilege of taking the sun in secludu1
bays, and boys who sun themselves in RON
on pond or river bank, with their shirtso1
the bushes, say if they would part witt
the indulgence. Let them hold fast thell
liberties in this respect, even if the GOV
eminent has to set apart regions Of shorl
for them.
<Ao Apt 0OtiCAis ACt IiO CCno0AU ~
bare arms and ankles of those who 70 d
bathing, for they need all the free expou
ure that can be tolerated. The elastic I'm
dom into which human nature falls 81 II
beach is infinitely more hygienic than u
prudery of stockinet from toes to ear lob
and vastly more innocent. People in bad
ing have something wholesomer to TIN
of than those who stand on the bank =
pick out improprieties with spygISI
Cool salt water isn't a medium for iies{t
attractions, even in bare arms and hul
flannel. The precisians may importth1I
English prude pen, the bathing m&hf1a
and wash solemnly in dark bath hca0
run down into the water on wheels Is
the common people will prefer the Is1lk
ing and splashing in the exhilarati0k 4
wide sun and sparkling sea. If peopll
like to battle in closets on the ocean'sbfin
let them, but do not suffer them to arr2ig1
their freer, healthier-mindeG neighbor
who battle in the open. We don't get hal
the benefit from baths they are capable q
yielding.
Hot salt water baths are rejuvenatioI
for nervous diseases as well as rheumatism
but few seaside resorts furnish them, an
then the water is tepid rather than hoi
1t wants to be hot, stimulating and kept Z
an even temperature to the close, the ps
tient cooling off by tepid dip or q plnnx
in the surf if reaction Of the skin is good
No one should ever battle outdoors VIII
feels chilly after a dip. Better 40
sponge bath of salt water in ones room
which in time may bring the strength 81
to the point of enjoying the shore bsfh
Sitz baths of sea water warmed in the sun
are wonderfully strengthening fen 10
mems diseases. and bedridden invaldi
who can lie in the sun and breathe SEE q
and be sponged twice a day viii
equal parts of seawater and brandy e.
in as fair way of recovery as cart
allows. a teacup of the mixture Is enou9
for a bath, small part of the person b
ing sponged at time and then rubbed DR.
with the hand of the operator. Weak
children gain by this method remarkabI!
wet in this mixture and iai
on the stomach during the resting hour q
sist dyspeptics in gaining tone, thong
often the mere change to sea air strengu
ems digestion to it's natural state.
Weak eyes should be strengthened
bathing them five or ten minutes at tin
in full basins OF sea water, which allow Il
hands TO lave the closed eyes, the wat
yelling over them gently without shock
No one has any idea of the relief to owe
tasked eyes till they have tried th
method. You might ask me for a goo
many things l would sooner give you ths
a gallon glass bottle of sea water brougl
with pains inland for sponging the eyes.
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