Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-12
HOW TO BATTLE RIGHT
Amber Tells the Women Some
PLAIN Truths
ON HyGltaic CLEANLINESS


Uabflei's trumpet for about an hour
And after l had gottsu through with
the first million / should wish 10 turn
them ell out of doors and gather 10
gether q second million. and % on unfil
] had exhausted the feminine popula-
tion d the globe. DO you wonder what
Il Is have D. say Of such importsnces
l can tell you In bali column. bat the
trouble IL that my audience 10 too small
To talk 10 you 10 like preacher preach
ing 70 his own congregation Sunday
after Sunday and year after year. They
have all been converted presumably.
and his teachings are like the rendering
OF suits Of clothes to tailors. or the car
rying Goals 10 Newcastle. The theme
that 10 uppermosti In my mind tonight Is
the hygiene OF cleanliness. IL may be
present in another way az the secret Of
loneliness. Not one person in twenty
knows how to battle. Do not looked
shocked. and think that l am an ex-
tremist Perhaps ] may be little bit
OF an enthusiast. aud perhaps l may
clothe my ideas In rather forcibie Ian
Ruage now and then, but this time am
very moderate and rigidly conservative
when l say that few understand the
hygiene Of cleanliness.
The Average Bath.
Come with me. IL you please. and
watch the average performance OF the
morning additions My lady pours
about quart OF water into the bowl
She dips one end OF a wash rag into 1t.
and perhaps rubs on a flake OF soap.
With this she touches her throat and
dabs weakly at her face. Then she
washes her hands, fiirts little toilet
water over herself aud dries her face and
fingers on a smoothly Numbered towel
She brushes her teeth. powders her nose.
Strengthens her hair and goes 10 break
fast. Do you call that bathingg Oh, no.
that is only for every day. you say: once
a week she enters the tub and takes a
thorough bath. With this she considers
her duty fulfilled as a civilized woman.
and is content AS well say that nature
could keep a ten-acre clover meadow in
good condition with sprinkling pot.
Houses With Bath-Tubsl
When we get TO building our homes
with bath rooms as large and elegant as
they ought TO he. fitted with every con-
venience, even il We have to scrimp
little on the finishing OF the
drawing room TO do SO. Ii will be
an easier thing TO live up to the
rules Of absolute cleanliness than il now
is People who live in houses without
bath tubs. and who are obliged TO keep
themselves tidy in wash basin quarters.
are excused IL they are not quite so
thorough as city jewellers, but they are
none the less TO be pitied Ii In essen
tial both TO health and beauty to thor
oughly battle the entire surface of the
body once ia twenty four hours Why
did nature give US twenty eight miles OF
drainage In the way OF pores il these
pores are not 10 be kept openy And the
only way to keep them open is 10 keep
the skin clean. The direct cause OF
more than half the diseases that flesh IL
heir TO is traceable 10 lack OF bodily
cleanliness.
Proper Way TO Battle.
The ouly way 10 battle is to thorough
~ rub the entire surface OF the body
with the lather OF the best soap. rinse
thoroughly with clear water. apply the
friction OF soft Turkish towel and avoid
the after application OF povders Use
almond meal while the skin is undried.
but after hefrictiop OF the towel leave the
surface unclogged This daily bathing
will do more 10 make the complexion
clear than any cosmetic the world has
ever sampled IL will serve as a more
excellent specific against disease than
any nostrum OF the most famous physi.
cian. Why. my dear. IL had my choice
to GO 10 the best dinner THAI was ever
served. in a gown Of radiant splendor.
and with the kings eldest sou 10 be my
escort, or 10 take Turkish bath when |
was heated aud wearied aud discouraged.
would choose the bath so quickly you
could not follox the flash OF my decision.
What IL there 50 restful as perfectly
appointed bath. To lie in state upon
your couch after all the processes are
gone through with. and feel as fuchsia
feels in the rain. or az q field OF barley
stirred by d drowsy wind. lent that
better than to he laced tight In n fash.
ionable gown. aud eat unhealthful terra
pin out Of a silver dish. with a man 10
humble pleasantries into your tired
ear
Decay OF the Aged
I see old women every day with
wrinkles and sunken eyes and leathery
skin. They clamor for something % re-
store their lost beauty and their with
cred bloom. A month % daily bathing
81 the thorough sort would do IT, | zee
young girls with tiny blotches on their
pretty faces. and they fuss themselves 10
death. poor little desrs. because OF a
"horrid complexion" Girls" | want 20
say to them. come with me and | will
cause those disfigurements 90 disappear
like notes 81 dust when the wind blo~s.
Plenty Of soap Of the very best sort. a
full tub OF warm water. aud a regular
old fashioned scrub once a day. face and
all. with a cool riusing Of lavender
xster. and vigorous rub with first
class Turkish towel. will make you beau
tiful as q dream 10 less than a month. :
But you cannot make them beiieve ~
the silly things They go on with their
little frightened dips ia inadequate pints
- water. and they daub themselves with
creams. and plaster themselves with
powder. while ali the while their beauty
withers under the blight II unwhole-
- r.