The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-01
vnIuahls Health Hlnt..

To Soften and Beautify the Skin
Every person Is more anxious TO be OF
pleasing appearance than unattractiye.
The most beautiful features and charming
expression fail to attract when the skin is
rough and homely. Pug noses, cross eyes,
big mouths and other irregular or uncouth
features never appear so conspicuous and
are scarcely commented upon if a person
has a beautiful complexion. One can
almost always make her complexion,
especially if nature has given her at birth
fair skin. The feasibility OF possessing
fine skin is greatest for the blonde, but
both blonde and brunette have no need 10
have rough, pimply skins. A strict at
tention TO diet. rest and the bowels,
with the utmost cleanliness of habits and
plenty of fresh air, will make a perfect
revolution in looks. Over and over
again the doctor calls attention to and
denounces the way we all live. For
brevlys sake we condense and append
some medical truths.
!. Eat but three meals day and never
between meals, unless IL be between the
evening meal and breakfast time. Then
the food should be taken upon retiring for
the night-a simple meal at this hour
milk, bread and butter, a sandwich or
oatmeal and milk will often bring a good
nights rest to many an otherwise sleep
less person.
2. Go to bed and stay there at least six
hours-eight to nine hours preferably.
Early TO bed and early to rise" is best of
all, but in city life hardly practicable. II
is not so much when as how long we rest.
The saying is none the less true today-a
man requires SIX hours sleep, woman
seven and fool eight.
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once each day. A regular habit of attend.
ing to the bowels will insure against con-
stipation more than all the drugs known.
f. Cleanliness-Much of the efete ma
| terial in the system is thrown off in the
perspiration (although the greatest amount
of waste is carried oil through the kidneys
and bowels consequently, if for no other
reason, the skin all over the body should
| be frequently washed. The most humble
| dwelling has waste pipes-no person would
think of allowing them to have no outlet,
no means of being emptied of things
thrown into them-yet hardly one person
out OF 100 would compare himself for a
moment to a filth-stopped waste-pipe be-
cause he neglected TO wash himself and
keep his bowels open. Yet there is no
grosser and more damaging sewage stuff
| anywhere than in the human system.
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| what wonder we are sore and unsightly?
So, wash Use plenty of soap and plenty
| OF water. Rub the skin; scrub il. Every
day in the year is not more than enough.
5. Fresh Air-City air is never fresh
No matter, take exercise-passive car.
| riage, even street car riding) or active
| walking. horseback riding, playing
games etc. in the open air. The all
within doors is never health-giving, mol
health promoting, because it is not freely
and quickly changed. The exhalation,
| are bTeathed in over and over again
| That, with the furnace heat, the gas, the
defective sanitary arrangements, most con
spicuous and damaging OF all, the old
fashioned wells and the offensive, liis-de
stroying, disease-causing closets are
really dangerous. External applica
tons to the skin are WORSE
than useless. They do positive harm
unless the above rules are observed TO
promoting the health. To become beau
tiful one must make sacrifice, as i
doubtless would be privation to live b,
rule as the physician prescribes. But il
every way II is profitable return anC
worth long trial. Try for ak months h
live up to these suggestions; you will b.
dumfounded at the beneficial results.
Babv's Meals--The seasons of baby
meals should be household habits by tn,
time he il allowed to partake OF cooke,
food. Do not blunt the zest which h,
ought TO bring TO the consumption of reg
ular rations by intervening nibbles ant
lunches. He will learn to expect and de
mand these and be discontinued wher
they are withheld. The practice OF ap
peasing him when restless, from whateye
cause, by thrusting a cracker, a slice o
bread or, worse yet. hunk" of ginger
bread or "cookey" into his hand is dis
countenanced by wise mothers. He be
smears his face and clothes, drops crumb
on the carpet, and makes a continue
want for himself
When the hour comes for feeding hin
give him his quantum OF proper food
properly prepared. Let him eat it leis
urely, and as soon as he is old enough t.
sit at table serve his meal neatly in
plate, cup or saucer; set on a neat cloth
his own spoon, china and finger napkin
Children CYv fol