The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-09-26
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How Misslnpen Members May he Trait
to Grow Right.

How Misslmpen Members May he Trained |
to Grow Right
There arc cars and ears and almost |
as much as any other feature do they |
add or dctract from the beauty of a !
face.
An ear that is snugly back against
the head-an ear that is smallish, ilat.
tish, thin and rather transparent, this
ear is n comfort to possess; but large
"meaty" ear, with deep, cupping pro-
pensities at the top--an ear that stands
boldly out from the head, and seems to
bend itself forward TO catch each pass
ing sign or syllable-this ear is not n
thing desirable. 1t gives its ''wcarer'
the appearance of an animal of some
alert species, and proclaims breed
loudly and emphatcally.
This superabundance Of ear can he
mitigated to some extent Not by de-
pletion or removal of any parts but by
bringing it into a more becoming posi-.
tion by means of soft bandages, The
infant that shows signs of prominent
ears should be provided with Il thin cap
of soft silk or NULL fitting snugly
against the unruly members. 1t was
once the fashion for the little ones to
wear caps during babyhood, but nova
days a cap is rarely seen, although
baby's face is made even more charm
ing by this soft white framing and ears
are thus kept fiat against the head.
1t seems odd that so many mothers
see the faults of broadened ear lobes
and bending tops, yet do not raise fin
ger to rectify this defect. Their own
ears 'lop," so, they suppose, must
those of their poor children. If their
own ears are put on bias" why grum.
BILE if those of their offspring are not
straight? A woman may hide her cars
may brush the long strands of her
sillIen hairs down from her temples and
over the tops of these useful organs
not so a man. His barber shaves him
until his head is blue, and each knob OF
vanity, or whatsoever weakness he may
possess, shows plainly forth-a lesson
that the chronological who runs may
read, and his ears stand anchored in
uncouth, bristling boldness at each side
of his denuded Uranium. Now, even he,
grown man, can remedy this defect.
Let him, each night, tic n soft close
bandage about his head and sleep in
this. If it be difficult to keep in place
let him wear above the baudage a
close cap, pinning the cap and bandage
| together upon the outside with small
| safety pins. Continued use of the band
age will show good effects in a compar-
E atively early date, and this deformity
) will gradually disappear.
/ In proof of this let me cite an in
5 stance that came under my notice, al
} though this gentleman wore his cap
l daytimes as well as night His ears had
5 been this gentleman's greatest bane,
and hearing of the pressing process he
5 Immediately determined to give it n fair
:. and honest trial. Procuring piece OF
soft, wide elastic he fitted it to his
head, so that it would reach around il
: from just above the nape of his neck tc
f his brow, passing across his ears just
= above their opening and pressing them
q very gently. Over this he wore darl
q brown cap of some thin. tough materia
: to hide the elastic band. All day loni
f as he poured over his books (he was
- boolilleeper) he wore the elastic and the
e cap, and upon retiring at night agair
l. donued them. In a short while
h marked change was noticed, and he i
d now as comely q gentleman as ont
O would wish to see.
d A youth in public school was TIL
:, butt of many jokes at the hands of hi
V school fellows, and all on account of hi
d monstrous, looping ears. The teacher
= a woman of sense, overheard one crue
joke perpetrated at the expense of thi
1t victim of natures error, and forthwith
= proceeded to help him do away with tn
7, deformity. She won the sympathy o
a the whole school room first, and thel
k feeling sure of their good nature, she
h each morning, placed a soft band 0
It rubber about his head, pinioning hi
a ears in place. Before vacation tina
(, boys ears were set properly bac
k against his head and he was no longe
e an object of ridicule.
If Ears are sometimes pushed down an
d forward by the lower rim of ha
? crown, and parents should see to it tina
Ie no risk of this kind is run, as it bring
E, about as great a deformity as thoug
a the wearer of too large or heavy ha
s We're born with unlovely features
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