Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-30
AN ELECTRICAL COSMETIC.
A Small Battery With "a Parable Currcn
Proves "a Boon to Women.
Correspondence OK the Dispatch)

Correspondence of the Dispatch)
NEW YORK, September 29.--Electrlcity
Is greater tran any cosmetic as a beauti-
fer 1t also puts more ami firmer ficsh
on the face in a shorter space of tlms
than any known tonic.
This fact has been found true lately by
women. with the result that those of ths
sex who go In for tine, rosy skins ars
taking electricity along with other athletic
aids to physical culture.
The machinery required IL small,
portable electric battery. with faradic
current. BE sure that it is 4 faradic. FOR
its opposite. the galvanic. Ourns and
blistcTs, while the other s only. TO quote
an old darkey. "pOw'ml stimerlatiys."
one OF small Size Is the right sort 10 get.
Women who are adopting them apply
the current 10 the muscles OF the face,
rubbing the sponses firmly over checks
and foreheads. Tho same Treatment IL
applied 10 the throat and shoulders. Tbe
muscles begin to enlarge and harden, thu
face fills out. lines disappear, and a fnes
natural blOos shows under the skin.
This is what the advocates claim fof
Il. | know one woman who was very
slender and she has gained twenty pounds
In three months since using her battery.
Women who have a thin neck. and shoul-
ders are trying electricity To develop the
latter into condition that Will permit
Of an 1850 gown this winter at social
affairs.
HEALTHIER.
It's effect IS healthier Than any oil, cold
cream or manufacturers evils that are ia
continual use by slender women, desir-
Gus OF the abolishing OF prominent bones
and wrinkles Then II IS less expensive.
the batteries only costing seven and
fourteen dollars. More expensive ones
can be bought. Of course. but those at
this price are adequately beneficial. The
amount OF current u be turned on can
be learned from any physician, and there
are not sufficient volts 10 cause detth.
IL should be applied at the TWO ex-
tremes of the day.
New York women, especially those who
have any nervous strain. such as sreae
social responsibility. writing Or hlustraL-
ing. are enthusiastic over the eject "
removes all tired lines, they say, restof y
the nervous equilibrium and, better thah
all. "fcshens" one Up
| asked "A physician about the truth y.
the womens claims whether the resii,
20 the face WAS fr0m scienuhc reasons
or chance. He said an increase OF resh
doubtedly true, anG that he would ai'lss
any thin woman 10 use it you Know
he continued. 'fts effect IS on hs
muscles" and he illustrated 10 me pthe-
tically how It's application on the muscles
bellied them out, ar a sail when the WIN
strikes II. This constant movement max
them enlarge. "The nesh,' no said. -
not gained by mere contact wth th'
electric current. a. tie laity suppose. ous
ones system IS charged and sumuiate1,
the impurities OF the skin are throw"
eff. the appetite Increases. and the pefso"
quickly takes on flesh
Its arter-effect on the muscles IS H's
bad. is H." ,,.
mo. There Is nothing injurious apous
electricity except too much OF ~ ins
fesh IS gained by sound methods. Any
woman can have fuil face and tnr"~'
g. she uses her wires systematically.
So the little battery viii be- the wiu'ss
substitute for dumb-Dells and fackees ~
muscle-gaining. and half the sieh1s
faced women I know are going III ZOE
q They confidently expect 10 "e's"
twenty-five pounds more by 1879.
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