Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-10-14
FACIAL FEATURE


the nose. The nose is the most promi-
nent feature of the human countrnance,
and it has great deal to do with
beauty or uglincss. Yet it may truly
be said that there are very few people
who are entirely satisfied with their
own noses. Readers of Miss Alcott's
Little Women" will remember that
this popular authorcss said that Sister
Amy's greatest trouble in life was the
shape of her nose Probably a good
many girls when reading this sentence
felt deep sympathy with Sister Amy;
for the contemplation and conscious
ness of their own noses had made them
unhappy also, Unfortunately, also, the
uglincss of an ugly nose can never be
redeemed by expression" A plain
face is often rendered beautiful by the
expression it wears AS u popular
writer has said; "The plain mouth may
break into smile to touch the coldest
heart with CLEAN of sympathetic joy;
the dullest eyes may light up with a
radiance wholly unlocked for" but
there is no hope of an ugly nose being
modified in this way. Nor is there any
possibility of hiding or Disgusting this
unfortunate member if one would wish
to do so, 1t stands in the center of the
face, like a lighthouse on n rocky
coast" the cynosure of all eyes. The
only way of dealing with it is to accept
it.
The color and shape of the eyes is an
other detail which has to be accepted.
The eyes are the windows Of the soul;
they bring us into communication with
the outside world; they are the source
of untold pleasure and delight. Yet it
is not possible to increase the beauty of
the eyes by artificial means that are not
harmful. Most of the methods adopted
by quacks for producing unusual bright
ness of the eyes are dangerous and
likely to effect the heart We read, it
is true, that the Turks regularly slit the
outer corners of the eyelids of girl
babies to make the eyes larger, and it
is even believed by some that small
eyes can be gradually enlarged by gent.
ly drawing the eyelids apart every night
and morning. The truth is, however,
that health and strength are the best
beautitiers; pure blood and thorough
circulation, with temperate habits OF
life, make the eyes clear and brilliant,
and a brisk walk on a cold day will
make them flash and grow; while i'll
health alters the eyes sooner than any
thing. To take care of the sight is to
preserve the beauty Of the eyes; people
who can not sec easily get into the way
Of half closing their eyes-a habit
which would spoil the most charming
catures
Though little can be done to increase
the beauty of the eyes themselves,
something may be done. for the brows
and cyelashcs, and upon them much OF
the apparent beauty of the eyes de.
pends. The eyebrows should be brushed
carefully every morning with soft
brush in line of their growth, and il
they are scanty drop of almond oil OF
a touch of vaselne will frequently make
them thicker. In order to strengthen
and lcngthen the eyelashCs we may clip
the points from the lashcs every month
This method is particularly cflicacious
in youth.-Cassell's Family Magazine.
The Physical Nigor of German Girls.
The housekeeper who is able to Sc.
cure the services of a "stout German
girl as n domestic servant, considers
herself fortunate. No one ever heard
Il houselicepcr boasting of her stout
American girl. The strong girl is al.
ways German, Irish or Scandinavian,
or of some other foreign birth. Tho
dclicacy and good-for-nothingness OF
the average American girl is notorious
at home as we'll as abroad, Physicians
who devote themselves to the diseases
peculiar to woman, as a speciality, have
pondered much upon this fact, and
suggested many apologies for it, one OF
| the most serious of which i that pro
posed by Prof. Emmett, of New York
| who suggests that the American eli
mate is the cause of the physical infer
iority of the American woman.
| If the first discoverers of this CONT
nent had found it inhabited solely by
man, there might be some slight foun
dation for Prof. Emmetts theory; but
since, instead, Columbus found America
inhabited by about an equal number o1
men and women, and women as vigor
Gus, active and enduring as the men, il
must be conceded that there can not be
any thing intrinsically harmful to WON
en- in the American climate. The fault
not in climate but in the sedentary
life, or at least, lack of vigorous eXer
else, especially during the developing
period, and we should also add the per
nicious Influence of the mode of dres
which is more cruel in its abuse of tn,
body, and more disastrous in it's conse
quence than any deformity-producins
fashion which prevails among savag,
tribes. DR. J. II. Kellogg, in GooC
| Health.
How Long should Children Sleep?
We all know how much greater is tn,
need of sleep for children than for grown
persons, and how necessary for thei
good it is to be able to satisfy this need