Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-08-14
COMMON DEFECTS
Which May be Cured by Simple
Remedies.
CAN AN UGLY NOSE BE RESHAPED
Red Noses and Nose Bleed-How to Cure
Earaehe and Other Aural
Ailments.

A beautiful nose is the greatest pos
sible ornament to the face of woman,
and SO rare that it excites admiration
at once. Lavater. the physiognomist,
declared that there were thousands of
beautiful eyes to one handsome nose.
It is somewhat singular fact that
only about three in every hundred
noses are to be found where they be-
long-in the middle of the face-the
ninety seven will digress from the
perpendicular line, which the bridge
should form from straight line drawn
exactly between the eyes. The Greek
nose, which is the most beautiful, is
so rare that artists have frequently
looked in vain for a Greek-nosed
model.
The most perfectly modelled nose
becomes a trial if it has the habit of
getting spotty or turning red with OF
without apparent provocation. Moth
ing is more vexatious to womankind
than red, blotchy or shining nose.
Usually, although it is difficult to i'm
press the fact upon the afflicted
woman, red or blotchy noses are the
result of some excess or carelessness
often aggravated until there is we'll
defined malady which must be cured
before the blush will fade or the erup-
ton disappear.
Acidity of the stomach, indigestion,
dyspepsia, poor circulation all mean
more or less congestion, and frequently
the blotchy or fiery nose is the outward
sign of an inward stomach derange-
ment. Acidity of the stomach is very
disagreeable to bear and destructive
in its effects upon the complexion. In
its early stages it may often be con-
trolled by the following simple reme-
dies: Half teaspoonful of sulphate of
soda. Dissolve in half tumbler of
boiling hot water: drink as hot as
you can one hour before breakfast; re-
peat the dose in thirty minutes.
Pure water drunk as hot as possible
several glasses day, will often. with
out medicine at all, cure this form of
indigestion. Tight lacing, tight cloth
ing of any kind, will sometimes pro-
duce red or blotchy nose, and it seems
superfous to advise an additional inch
or two to the waist measure, or looser
shoes.
For poor circulation and red noses
the following is most successful and
agreeable treatment. 1t consists of
what the French call an aromatic bath
with massage after.
Rosemary tops-1, 900 grammes.
Boiling water-10 quarts.
Bicarbonate of soda-250 grammes.
Make an infusion of the leaves and
boiling water: let stand half an hour;
strain; add the soda, and pour all into
the warm water prepared for the bath.
This bath is sedative. 1t should be
taken warm.
Shiny, oily noses may be often cured
by bathing the entire face daily with
weak solution of soda water. Use
common washing Soda bit about
the size of filbert to about quart of
warm water. The circulation is
always at fault in these cases. and
sensible women who have troublesome
noses are asked to take plenty Of fresh
air and exercise. and eschew all highly
spiced food. Use your scrubbing
brushes ON refractory noses. 1t will
make them redder for few days, but
it will HEP in their cure finally.
A woman writes: 81 am very
good looking woman, or should be, but
about fifteen years ago, when ! was a
little girl of ten, fell while skating
and broke my nose. it was not prop
erly set. and it is now almost a de-
formity. l am assured it can be made
straight. but would like you to tell
me honestly if you think it really can
be made over into nice nose. b"
Such an operation has repeatedly
been performed, but only an expert sur
geon should attempt it, Crooked
noses can unquestionably be made
straight even after maturity. and in
early childhood, owing to the soft
nature of the cartilages that folm the
nostrils, the shape of the lower part of
the nose may be much improved by
gentle daily pressure.
Excessive bleeding at the nose may
be arrested by making probe of
slender lead pencil. or anything of like
form, and introducing 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 nostrils or small piece
of ice placed in the one from which the
blood flows.
The critical observer will find very
few perfect ears. Mothers and nurses
are greatly to blame for the almost de-
formed ears seen on young people.
Nothing gives lad so uncouth an ap-
pearance as wide. projecting ears, and
girl can dress her hair to
somewhat conceal the ugly deformity,
as long as the ears stand out from the
head they are great blemish. To
effect a cure in outstanding ears a
,imple bandape worn at night. which