Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09

away from the hesh. becoming smooth again
when you rOlinquish your grarp. This IL be-
cause the fatty tissue connecting the skin VITA
the muscles beneath l. very elastic. IL ~ was
shrunken by absorption Of the fatty matter The
skin would be wrfnkled Just ss j. apt 20 be the
case with an old mans old woinan's hand
You will Observe that f,t people do not get 30
wrinkled when they are old thin people do.
simply because the connective tissue remains
plump.
SKIN POOP.
The peculiar substance speak Of 10 Fat de-
rived from the wool % sheep. II 1. sometimes
Used nowadays for helping 20 make battle.
plump by rubbing il on the skin. In the same
way II II utilized for removing wrinkles IN con-
ne.tion with the massage process. For the
latter purpose IL Is combined in the shape Of
what L. called skin food with oil OF eucalyp-
tcs, cucumber milk and other ingredienss
This l. thoroughly rubbed into the cuticle. .
portion 81 II being absorbed aud serving .
sort OF nutrition Tor the subcutaneous LAYER.
however, the mSsssCe process L. what
u chiefly depended upon 20 accomplish results.
10 perform II properly requires much more
ski and practice than e. commonly SUPPOSED
In TACT the operator must have a very fair SC
qDhntance with anatomy. knowing how to
pick mp each muscle in turn and manipulste
il. No little strength L. roouircd al.o' IN.
Young woman whom employ for NV patieut-
has nagers OF steel and biceps like q prize
fighters.
DEFECTIVE NosF
MOT infrequenuy persons nose will have
the skin 50 tightly drawn over il a. 10 be n dis
hgurcrneni, the bony and cRrtiiaginous s,ruo-
ture being TOO distinctly revealed. That defect
crn be romedied 10 a greater OF loss extent bv
massage and by the Use OF wool fat TO fatten
the connective tissue. NV operator tells mo
that she has recently been TRYING some inter
est,ng experiments on a hald headed man
You viii notice that in bald-headed men the
scalp has often the appearance Of being
stretched like parchment over the skull In
fact, IN individuals afflicted the scalp has hut
fraction of its ordinary thickness with per-
sons who have plenty " hair Nature does
NOT consider II worth while to make the soil
very deep where there il nothing growing and
so the flesh and connective tissue under the
skin become atteuuSted. The Young lady I
refer 20 has been irving massage on the head Of
Tins bald friend of hers, and she tells me. much
TO her own surprise. favorable result has ap-
peared In the shape of "A delicate and promising
fuzz all over the exposed area. Sometime.
people have their hands treated for the removal
of wrinkles: but that is comparatively rare. for
the obvious reason that beautiful hands are not
considered 80 important
There Is ~ new process for the complexion
which u useful. l am told. The person operated
on subjects her face 90 a steam bath. which IL
said "a stimulate the skin Co healthy action by
removing all foreign matter from the pores
have never been able 81 learn Of
any satisfactory remedy for removing
freckios. unless il is that which IL practiced in
the West Indies, whore women obtain for them
selves brand new cuticle by applying to their
faces the oil of a certain nut. which destroys
the epidermis. 30 that they are Obliged to re-
main In seclusion for a few DAYS. reappearing
again with complexion fresh and clear"