The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-14

TO be derived from massage, and also
letter asking IL Turkish baths are harm
ful.
Massage (Which has its derivation IN
the Greek word masso-I knead) is an ex-
cellent thing for invalids and for very
thin women. I do not think it necessary
for robust, healthy women, and it is idle
folly TO suppose or permit ones self to
hug the delusion that it will take the
place Of physical exercise of the various
muscles of the human body, you have got
TO do the work yourself. In massage
the operator does it all and the patient,
l freely admit experiences a most de-
locus sensation-but massage is not in
Nigorating-it is soothing and sleep-invit-
ing and that way tendeth to sloth and
Incidence and too much flesh.
Massage for Thin Women.
For weak, emaciated, nervous, eXcitable
women, massage by a trained massueuse,
by al means if you can afford it. The
hrst-class masseuse charges usually 81
a treatment. If you cannot eXpend this
amount on such a luxury it is always
possible to find, for fifty cents an hour, a
good. clean, strong and wholesome young
woman VINO may be taught in a few mo-
ments to accommodate her touch to your
Eensibility and to give you comforting
and very beneficial rub-for great emacia-
ton and dry feverish skin, let the op-
orator anoint her hands with the mas.
sage ointment, receipt for which is adj
ded TO this paper-rubbing it into the skin
which will absorb an astonishing amount
This same massage ointment is excellent
for facial massage.
Rubbing Out Wrinkles.
Any woman who is willing to take the
time and who has the patience, can give
herself facial massage. Seat yourself be-
fore mirror so yoU can plainly see
where the lines are most distinct in your
face and Just where the relaxed mus
cles OF the throat have caused the fab
biness SO much dreaded. Apply a little
Of the massage ointment to the skin and
smooth the lines just as you would the
creases out of bit of ribbon by pres
sing firmly but gently in a movement the
reverse Of the line. After the skin has
absorbed The ointment pinch it gently
with the thumb and forefinger. Be care
$Ul not 10 be too heroic at first or you
may bruise the flesh. Five minutes twice
a day for three months of this treatment
which costs nothing, will really produce
marvellous results.
There are number of appliances to be /
procured for the obliteration of wrinkles
az-some are desirable, others utterly worth
49,. The theory is the same in each
1case. and to women who have no money I
1
confidence, the above home treatment viii /
prove very satisfactory Turkish baths
are luXuries, but TO the woman who takes
daily soap scrub, not necessities.
Virtue of the Electric Bath.
An electric bath is quite different mat
ter and viii repay in its wonderful pain {
a.laying and inVigorating Qualities a little I
economy in some other direction for the
money il costs. The electric bath is given
a nearly al Turkish lighthouses. The /
patient sits in bath two-thirds full OF
water into which generous cup Of salt
has been thrown, and the electricity is
applied through q sponge from a BAKERY
(galvanic preferred.) The current can be
regulated.
II is an easy matter TO learn how to
use battery at home, and the entire
cost of the trea tment will be the money
expended for the battery. ten-cel gal /
Vanic battery will cost a bout $f5. This /
method of applying electricity is wonder |
1uI IN It's reSu IS on the lace Inc cur /
rent should be greatly reduced for the /
face, never stronger, in my opinion. than 1
three cells Shocks are blunderS, always /
painful often very harmful, no matter |
who is responsible, and only a very cium- Z
by electrician Will shock a patient in |
the bath. There is no excuse for a shock I
which is the result of ignorance or care /
leSSneSS, and ruinous to nervous women. .
Electric baths may be taken once a
week with excellent reSult5-in cases Z
of rheumatism, neuralgia, internal and
ovarian troubles, the electric bath is oft /
Ell a specific and may be given daily un-
S-NN-A-
ing towels. l consider the usual Turkish /
towel more agreeable and satisfactory to I
use, ii abSorbs the moisture quickly; /!
hut IL Is not matter OF great importance /
Unless one is apt TO feel chilly on getting /
cut of the bath, in which case a rough /
Turkish or knitted towel, used briskly, is (
advisable.
Salt baths are extremely invigorating, !
but do not take the place of the soap I
and scrub. If you are languid and reGGr !
the tonic OF salt water you can add salt /
10 your rinsing Water-it is beneficial in /
every way. Many women find the add |
lion OF an aromatic vinegar to the bath /
very invigorating. 1 include in this arti- |
Gle q recipe for such vinegar which was 1
given me in Europe by a Russian noble !
woman, who told me it was extensively /
used by the eleganJeS Of her country.
Steaming the Face.
Face steaming has been greatly abused |
in this country of late years. As a mat /
ter of fact, face steaming should he most !
carefully done, or it will have often a 1
most injurious effect upon the eyes. l I
recommend in its place the application of /
hot cloths wrung out in water as hot as /
can be borne. Renew the hot applications /
as often as required, say for an hour (
then apply the emoliient Qhere are |
number of excellent ones). Do not go |
out for several hours after.
/ have seen dozens of cases where wo- 7
men have had their faces steamed and /
have suffered incredibly from coming
out Immediately afterward-in one case
erVsipelas developed in consequence aid I
4 patient was confined to her room for
applied TO me for relief from swollen
faces, produced by face steaming. Lei
these facts be a warning to you and pray
use the hit cloths with proper care.
The Result of GROSS Ignorance.
- me time ago 1 Received letter from
oae-~Jf the best known society women in
New York, asking me to come at once to
her. I found her in most pitiable
plight, her face was SO swollen she was
almost unTecogniZable- Her eyes were
very nearly closed, and her appearance
was indicative of a very bad case of
blood poisoning. I said TO her, What is
the matter; what has happened?" She
nyself--please don't tell my husband
when he gets back, viii you; but l read
in the paper that a poultice of oatmeal !
applied 10 the face as hot as possible and
kept on Tor six or eight hours would
render the skin fair and beautiful; so sis
ter and both made them. cutting holes
to breathe through at the place where our
noses would come and also for the mouth !
then we each took bromide enough TO /
put us to sleep, and tied the poultices !
OF our faces. Sister only kent hers
on three hours, but I kept mine on an
night. Please DO something for me and
lotions and retirement for week from
the gay world i'll which she is so de-
servedly popular, brought my charming
friend around all right with an added ex-
perience and radical views on poultices
1t is wonderful that women VIII take
such risks.
A Cure For Red Noses.
Red noses. and red patches on the face