Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-13
ITO BE CONTINUED
PRETTY Is AS PRETTY DOES.
Some Striking and Original Ideas sus-
gested by the Old Proverb.

1t is the manner of the day to scott
at old-fashioned proverbs and sayings.
10 phrase of them all has met with
more ridicule from most of us thar the
one which serves as my text. Yet,
under il lies n hidden truth and those
who care 10 seek may find it.
Physical beauty in woman IS TO me a
pleasure so keen that l have often
chided myself for my admiration of so
perishable' a thing. A plain woman
affects my nerves like a discord in
music.
Beauty and grace soothe me like
harmonious chords.
AnalyZins these emotions I have come
to the belief that all beauty is an ex-
preston Of right thoughts and right
living in former e~Xistences.
The woman who is born with a beau
tiful complexion and fair features has
in some life before this dwelt in har-
mony with truth. Instead of feeling
that her beauty entities her to license
of conduct she should feel the Aoblesse
oblige OF living up to her souls former
record and making that beauty an
heirloom for future lives.
The woman who is born with any
physical blemish is suffering from
broken laws in past e~xistences. 1t be-
hooves her to remedy these defects by
living close to truth. Thoughts are
things aud they are hourly forming
features and working away on our
compilations.
l have seen a beautiful girl become
absolutely plain in two years time
through i'll : temper and selfishness,
which utterly changed her features.
have seen. too. "A plain girl. with
shapeless features, n bad complexion
and lustreless eyes. blossom into posi-
tive beauty by being taken out Of her.
self-away from her pretty thoughts
and aims and given broad ambitions
and intellectual pleasures for her
mental food.
A lady physician, who has been .
regular practitioner for more than
thirty years. told inc some interesting
and startling facts which had come
under her notice recently.
Il have discovered" she said, shat
tumors ever attack women who are
frank, demonstrative and open-hearted.
In every case which has come under
NV notice the oma has been secre.
tive and repressed by nature and given
to hiding and harboring her sorrows
and angers. | have become convinced
that such feelings. which lind no ex.
preston. reflect upon the body aud do
much toward causing tumors. l have
noticed how blindness and affections
of Tho avaa hof,i A ,Noonla ,yho IN
elincd TO look upon the dark side OF
life. II you will observe for yourself
you will see that the pessimisiic pco-
pie. those who believe the world is al
wrong and is going from bad to worse.
are very frequently afflicted with some
disease of the eyes"
followed the physicians advice anc
observed for myself, and in almost
every instance | found my observations
corroborating her theory.
Melancholy. seliishness and lack o.
ambition will cause eruptions upon the
skin feel confident. aud we all know
hat worry and frcifulness will take
the life out Of the eyes aud wear fur.
rows ia the face.
1t Is impossible to be permanently
beautiful with IN ill-fitting soul. 1t is
impossible to be plain or repulsive il
the soul Is IN harmony with light. hope.
unselilshness and noble ambitions. fol-
all these elements work on the face.
In these days no woman can afford
to sit down aud depend upon her
beauty to take her through life. Men
are becoming, unconsciously to them.
selves. more spiritua.lzed, aud they de.
mand q higher order Of woman than
they demanded 100 years ago.
Not only is the idle. selfish beauty Of
to-day sure to mar her charms and de.
prive her soul Of its rightful inherit
ancc in future lives. but she Is liable to
lose the regard and interest OF the man
she desires to win In this life; for man
always wants the best that Is going.
aud the world is full OF women who
realize that the only way 10 be per-
nanently beautiful 10 to live beautiful
lives.
There yer never 80 many lovely
and noble women In the world as nj the
present time. There WAS never q time
when the idle. ambiiionless. selfish
beauty was So out OF place. There was
never a time when tho old saying held
more truth. Handsome Is rs handsome
doea"-EAa WAeeter Wiicor ~ N. 4
World.