Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-05-10
HEALTH AND THE TOILET.

| havoc with the complexion that it is as
! we'll to take precautions in time to keep
the skin clear and soft. First, il is nee
sssary to keep the feet and body warm,
so that the blood properly circulates,
or otherwise pimples, and that greatest
| of all facial disfgurements, red nose,
spoil the appearance. | need scarcely
add that exercise is also necessary, for
all must know how essential that is to
health. A tepid bath should be taken
every morning, briskly rubbing down
| after with rough towel. At night
friction with loofah is highly bene-
| fetal, and induces refreshing sleep.
For the face, whatever soap may,
] upon trial, he found to agree with the
individual skin. Equal quantities of
orris root powder, pounded almonds,
and fine oatmeal should be put in little
muslin bags and used for the face to
rinse off the soap, keep it soft. aud
prevent shiny appearance of the skin.
You must blanch the almonds, rub
them dry in a cloth, then pound them
with pestle in mortar, or, failing
that, buy them ready pounded at the
grocers. Keep some dry to powder
the hands with after washing, and so
prevent chaps and roughness.
The hands sometimes suffer from the
effect of the weather even more than
the face. The following emollient can
be made at home, and if rubbed on the
hands at night and gloves worn, they
may be kept soft during the winter:
2 oZs. spermaceti melted in 2 oZs. oil of
sweet almonds, , ozs. powdered cam;
phor stirred in when cool Camphor
balls, too, are useful for rubbing over
the hands after washing. These are
made by melting drachms of sper-
maceti and drachms of white wax
in l OF. of almond oil, then stir in 3
drachms of powdered camphor. An
other good plan is to prepare a pair of
gloves by turning them inside out and
brushing them over with some sort of
emolllent, then turning them again,
and wear at night. These are called
gn,lts cOSmCtjgUes. l OF. white wax,
ozs. oil of sweet almonds, 9 drachms
glycerine, and | OF. spermaceti is an
excellent formula for the above as we'll
as for the face occasionally, but if
there Is indication of superfluons hairs
nothing of q greasy nature should be
more satisfactory.
When powder is used it should be
put on the face with a piece of wash
leather or silk handkerchief, for moth |
ing looks so bad as powder showing,
and then carefully busted oil with bit |
of finest by-hannel.
Hard water is very injurious, there
lore 1t Is well to soften 1t by adding a
few drops OF Ammonia, or a pinch or
two of powdered-borsx. The former
IN a bath Is very refreshing, and |
cures headaches. II is also !
delightful to wash the head in water to
which a small quantity has been added |
and an egg beaten up.
That reminds me of the hair, which |
at this time of year frequently falls.
For most hair a lotion is necessary, and |
the quinine tonic l so often advise m
not be beaten. 1t is made by mixing
10 grains sulphate of qninine, 2
drachms tincture of cantharides, and
ozs. bay rum. Apply to the roots of
the hair with a small sponge two or
three times week, and brush after.
Pure vaseline is good thing for the
hair, If of dry nature especially, and
while sire tightening and increasing the
growth it darkens it slightly.
Supertiuous hairs are great trouble
70 many OF my readers, and they seem
10 he under the impression that a de-
pilatory will remove them so that they
never grow again. This is simply i'm
possible, for you would have to remove
the outer skin to get at the root with
out the aid OF electricity; that eradi-
Gates them effectnally, but it is an ex-
pensive process-as only about fifty
are removed at n time. Failing that.
4 harmless fepllatory used as soon as
the hairs appear will in time cause the
roots to become so weak that they will
cease to show.
Curling irons should never be used,
Is they ruin the hair; but "Easy Curl
srs, and net to match your hair,
keep the curls in order during the
of weather. The hair is now
brushed off the sides of the face, but
rlUges are too becoming to be dis
,arded entirely; nor are they likely to
D., as an entirely bare forehead consid.
,rably adds to the age. Few have q
orehead free from wrinkles, even quite
urls, therefore long nsy the frlnges
'eign over us.
L must impress on my readers the
act that without health good looks are
impossible, therefore simple ailments
hould not be neglected.