Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-10
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now 10 MASSAGE fiiE FACE.
rirst baihs he face In tepld water and
dry Il. The hngers that are 70 b used
should then b moisssned With The mac
sage oil. which u made especially Tor
the purpose. DO not nee cream or
grease. Gently bat thoroughly rub the
entire surface Of the face and neck
With the insids Of ths nrst finger Of each
hand extended strsight, usine both nm
eers together, and thus stretchlnG The
skIn In every direction. The dnger-nails
should he cut closely, 20 guard against
the posslbillty of scrstchlng the skin.
When the entire surface has beeu
treated, allow few momeuta' rcst. In
second msulpulstlsn Il INTENDED to ex.
escise the nerves and rnuscles which
have been stimulated BY The hrst treat
meut, and cosslsts In gently plnchlng
the skIn Of The face With the thumb and
nrst dngcr, taking up . large portion OF
the skin ct each grasp, then, amer .
short ret, repeat The plncnlnG, oat take
up only small bic Of the shin each time:
THIS exercise ahould not be continued
too long.
The fourth movement consists Of
pressure or light strokes upon the skln.
Place the fret thrrc hnsers toeether,
and Nth the ends only lightly stroke
every portion Of the lace. This will
harden the muscles; but the strokes
should not be too vigorous. Nov
straishtcn the hands and press hard
With the inside of the fingers, held
straight, on every part of the face, being
careful not to press too long. The face
should then BE- bathcd In tepId water
and dried.
The pigment OF coloring matter which
IL carried by the blood Il deposited IT.
regularly II the circulation IL sluggish.
aud az q result the carnation color OF
the face IL seen In spots aud veins In
stead Of prcsentlng the lovely bloom Of
youth. To increase the circulation the
lace should be treated to alternate appli.
cations of hot and cold water, the diner.
ence In temperature ~ great ~ can be
borne With comfort. AZ hrst the result
will probably be Q disturbed, spotted
appearance. This Treatment produces
eiertric shocks that hll the blood vessels
which are most active.
Tie more notified the face appears
After treatment, the more need of lt. In
time, each blood vessel will become
viisiised and respond With equal rcadI-
meas 10 the rush of blood.
SKIN noon.
Referring to the Indications of age,
the fact that the Tissues are wasting
away suggests that they should be fed
In q different way from which they
usually derive sustenapce. For this
purpose "skln foods- are manufactured
and cold At = high price by "compicnion
specislists".
When we consider the anatomical
structure of the skin. and how easily u
absorbs substances applied to u, u seems
not only possible but probable that ~s
can iocalIse the Increase of hesh. Hut
We must do this With care and discre-
tlon.
There are cosmetics sold under the
title of skin foods that Owe their efficacy
to astringents, which for . time give
frnpe.s and lusture to the skin, but
this effect is merely temporary. In time
the texture becomes altered and pr~-
mature wrinkles are prpduccd.
Hut the Idea Of akin food IL good,
and below I give formula which may
te made at homo, the ingredients al
which, Il will be sccn NJ glance, arr
perfectly harmless.
"Melt together In q vessel Immersed
In boiling water. eight ounces Of mutton
suet (clsrifie,i), three ounces Of sperm.
aceti, and one aud one-hsif ounces Of
white wax. when thoroughly melted,
pour the whole In pan and beat the
mass continually until u Il uniform In
body. Add enough rose water and ber'
gamot Ia produce an agreeable perfume
Heat again until thin enough To pour,
and fll ~ide-mouthed bottles or pomsds
Jars aud label '.skin Food"
srEASIxG.
In order tn make the skin In q sensl
tive, receptive condition before usins
the skin food, it IL beat Ia steam the
face. To do 90 conveniently Dc 9 large
mouibcd funnel into the spout OF the
teakettie, make q sunbopnet of thlci
paper, and after covering the eyes with
cotion To protect them from the steam
adjust the bonnet. and sit so that The
steam from the kettle will reach the
face; about fifteen minutes will be long
enough for the steAmlng process. he
move the cotton aud scrspe the face
With an ivory paper knife. rub With .
towel. and anolnt With liberal supply
of the skin food. let u remain oycI
night, protecting the bed linen from sol
by the use Of old muslin spread over th'
pillow.