The herald., 1895-09-15
"Pure and Sure. /"


toned to the exertion. The bicycle IS an
excellent flesh reducer-tennis, croquet
and housework, the latter, though, not
so entertaining. is very good way of
getting rid of fat. Keep up ana doing all
day long-no maps, and nothing TO eat
between meals or before going to bed.
Incidence is the most faithful handmade
OF obesity. Exercise will harden the
muscles and prevent the flesh from get
ting faccid as the fat decreases, but you
will need to resort to massage OF the face.
throat and arms to prevent lines from
forming where the cushions OF fat have
been. An expert masseuse can do the
work for you of course, but if you do not
care to paw trained woman you can
easily teach less expensive persona
housemaid, or in fact any nice, clean
woman with gentle hands, to give you
what Is called superficial massage. and
consists in gently rubbing, pinching and
ing it with the following excellent
astringent wash:
Orange flower water, 100 grammes:
milk of ALMONDS, rs grammes; sulphate OF
alum. Q grammes. Mix all together and
keep in we'll stoppered bottle.
If. in the flesh reducing process, the
skin gets little harsh or dry, as il some-
times will. substitute the following oint-
ment in place of the above lotion:
Lanoline. ounce; cocoa butter, 2
ounces; oil of almond sweet). ~ ounces;
white wax, ounce. Melt all together
and stir until cold, adding about 10 drops
OF tincture OF benzoin.
Avoid vaseline or pure 1anoline for
constant use about the face. Vaseline
creates growth of superhuous hair and
Ianoline will after a time make the skin
dark. Every woman should, of course,
take full bath and scrub once day. 1
approve of warm baths ahd soap. as by
only such means are we enabled to keep
the skin free from yecretions and excre-
tions and from the dust which the thous
ands OF pores collect. But the fleshy wo-
man should always get the tonic and ex-
hilarating effect Of the cold shower bath
after the warm bath which is for mere
cleansing purposes. because warm water
tends to theincrease OF flesh from tho fact
to bestir oneself. Take the bath and scrub
warm and then turn on the cold water
let 1t run until it is as cold as it can
come from the faucet. The change will
be so g+adual you will suffer no shock or
discomfort, and If you do not like a
shower batn take a large sponge and
squeeze the cold water from it all over
your bouy from your face to your feet be-
fore leaving the tub. Dry briskly with a
rough Turkish towel. Dress at once and
follow up your bath with walk or some
other form of physical activity. You can,
by the methods l. have given in this pa
per. reduce your weight from two to
three pounds week. which is quite
rapid enough if you wish to keep the
muscles firm and the flesh from getting
fabby. You should get weighed the day
you begin. Nothing SO encourages the
patient as the continual progress in the
reduction which the scales will testify to
day by day to all who have the courage
to try the only scientific and rational
method Of removing fat.
The ideal Trilby of today is Miss
Amelia Sommerville. now playing in a
New York theater. She is a superb look
ing young woman about five feet eight
inches in height and weighs about 14o
pounds. Her figure is as near perfection
as one ever sees except in classic statue.
Miss Sommerville about eight years aga
| weighed over 700 pounds, and was prac-
| tically debarred from her profession by
her huge dimensions. She hasl reduced
her size by the method here indicated
and maintains her weight to an ounce by
diet and exercise. Miss SOM erville has
not line or wrinkle in her face and her
flesh IS like polished marble.
Let no woman, old or young, despair
for there is a certain cure for obesity. 1t
requires courage and self-denial, but did
you ever accomplish any desirable OBJ
iect il: life without the application OF
your will power and the verification of
the truism Mind controls m atter?"