Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-07

 will lengthen and stralghten 1t. A pug nose Is amusing in child, or even pic quant in a young girl. but middle-aged woman-an old woman with pug nose or turned-up nose is far from attractive, Do not let US have any more of them.
 Treating Red Veins.
 Red veins which are seen frequently on the nose may be arrested by great ab- stemiousness and care not to expose the skin to sudden changes of temperature. l have never seen an actual cure of a well-defined case of telangieetasis, which is the technical names for red veins. Per sons suffering from this disfiguring blem- ish should never touch alcohol in any form. To resort to the knife or electric ity is not only very dangerous. but, as I have said. so rarely successful. I know of no authentic case where red veins have been removed or cured
 Bleeding at the nose when not caused by a blow or other violence, will usually cease of itself in a short time, as it is frequently an effort of nature to relieve the eongested vessels. When it becomes persistent or is excessive the simplest and most effective means of arrestint- if IS to make probe of a slender lead pencil or anything of like form, and introduce by this means a small bit of soft cotton, previously dipped in a mild solution of alum, creosote, strong black tea or even cold water. Should this not succeed, a little of one of these liquids may be snuffed up the nostrls. or a small piece or ice placed in the one from which the blood flows.
 For Swelling and Inflammation, Dr. Negrier, a physician of Tangiers, discovered that in ordinary cases of nose- bleed. raising the arm of the affected side will arrest the flow. It is well to tru this method before resorting to any other treatment Women of lymphatic temper ament are subject sometimes to a perlod- lcal swelling of the nose, which makes it's appearance usually after eating or on coming into warm room from out-of- doors on cold day. Nothing is more de- structiVe to womans looks F'reuuent- " the swelling is accompanied by intense itching and the nose will appear to be in highly infiamed condition Without rhyme or reason the inflammation will usually disappear as suddenly as it came While 1t last 1t is annoying to a degree. The quickest and safest remedy for such an affictlon is good stiff dose of castor oil, and a warm soda bath. To prevent the recurrence of the swelling, the strict est attention to the diet should be main- tained. The patient should live on fruits, vegetables and saline drinks taking an abundance of outdoor exercise.
 French women place the greatest faith in the Pennes bath for the complexion generally but particularly for splotchy or swollen noses. The formula which I here give was presented me some years ago in Paris by one of the most famous French perfumers.
 Salt of Pennes.
 250 grammes earb soda.
 10 grammes phosphate soda Crystal ized)
 10 grammes sulphate of soda.
 50 gTammes chlorure de sodium
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 10 grammeS of borax.
 10 drops essence romarin, extra
 10 drops essence red thyme.
 10 drops essence lavender super1ne.
 Throw the salts into full bath-let the water be as warm as you can comfortably bear. You may increase the quantities of the formula and keep for use when re- quired in large-mouthed sealed bottle
 The Perfect Ear.
 The perfect ear should be about twice as long as broad. and should be attached to the head almost straight or slightly inclined backwards, and should touch the head with the back of Its upper point The critical observer will find very few perfect ears. Mothers and nurses are greatly to blame for the almost deformed ear we constantly see on our young peo- pie, There is nothing gives lad so un- couth an appearance as wide, projecting ears. and although a girl cam dress her fair to somewhat lessen the ugly deform- ity, as long as the ears stand out from the head, they are great blemiSh. There is no need to have recourse to surgeon to effect cure in out standing ears. simple bandage worn at night, which holds them fiat to the head, is all that is necessary. There is some soa1t of a pat ent skeleton cap, believe, which has the same purpose in view, and is more con- fortable to wear particularly in warm weather. The ear contains no bones, and for this reason is easily trained.
 Abjure Ear Rings.
 The reprehensible practice of piercing the ears is traceable to remote antiquity l am opposed to it. not from an aesthetic point of view alone, though I think any mutilation of the flesh is abominable: but piercing the ears is not always a simple and harmless operation. It has been known, when clumsily performed, to de- velop erysipelas and abscesses of a most painful and sometimes dangerous char acter Eczema of the ear is a common ailment and most disagreeable one. Indeed, all maladies of the external ear are peculiarly offensive The sufferer from eczema should never eat pork in any form. Shell fish will frequently pro- duce an attack of eczema, and where such is the case, must be abStained from. Women subject to eczema should eat quantities of fruit. salads particularly dandelion and water creSs; they should
 
 and above all they should not get either chilled or over heated. For local ap- plication weak dilution of carbolic acid is healing and agreeable. or few drops of tisterne diluted with water will allay the fearful itching of eczema of the ear The following ointment is also excellent
 Carbolated Ointment.
 Melt together five ounces pure lard and two and one-half ounces white wax; add one-half ounce balsam of fir and when it begins to cool, stir in one-half ounce car- bollc acid. The addition of balsam fir to this preparation corrects the disagreeable odor of the acid, and renders it slightly adhesive. which is desirable.
 Grown persons, as well as children, suf- fer agonies from earache Where it is possible, physician should always be called, as the pain which seems to be old fashioned earache, may be the precursor of a more serious ailment. Where one lives at distance from a doctor, it is well to have remedy at hand. I have tried Duvafs earache cure frequently, and always with success The Duval formula is as fellows
 Eiarache Cure.
 Laudanum. 15 drops.
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