The herald., 1895-06-30
What They May Do to
Improve Their
Good Looks
THE MOUTH AND THE TEETH
Some Instructions Which May Be Useful
TO the Woman Who Would
Have Rosy Lips and
Pearly Teeth
BY Frank D. Biggs, New York
lCopYrighted 1881

(COpyIlsuteu ISJOl
There is no subject more interesting
to the average woman than that of how
to i'm prove her beauty. Therefore SER
les of articles OF merit on that subject
has been secured tor the Sunday Herald.
The following is the beginning of the
SERIES While the articles are copy
righted, the readers of The Herald are
privileged to use any receipts given in
the series. Next Sundays article will
treat of tan, sunburn and freckles. Sun
day Editor.]
The mouth has been called by famous
physician 1.-The mirror OF health" and
we all know that disease declares itself in
the appearance and condition of the
mouth. Red lips, coral gums and pearly
teeth are sure indication of good health
beautiful mouth is one that is moder-
ately small and has well defined and
graceful outline. The upper lip should
be arched. The mouth OF the poet and
painter resembles in form tho bow of
Cupid. Beauty Of the lips consists of
their being neither too thick nor too thin,
neither compressed nor lax. and in their
scarlet color and the brilliancy of the
skin. Nothing more effectively robs the
lips of their charm than chaps or assures,
from which the most beautiful and the
least attractive mouths aie apt alike to
suffer when exposed to cold and dry
winds. Many persons, particularly those
not in robust health, suffer from
species of erupsions which resembles in
appearance erysipelas. These pimpies or
sores often resemble little blis.ers; they
fill with water and discharge; ale not
only unsightly. but extremely painful.
For chapped lips use the following oint-
ment, which is called Venus Cream
Almond OIL ounces; pure spermaceti,
(pure). "a ounce; balsam of Peru, n
ounce. Mix in water bath or custard
boiler with heat enough to melt all, beat
until cold, use in place of ordinary cold
cream.
For the watery pimples or, to be more
technical the moist vascular eruptions,
of the lips an internal medicine should
be taken for the blood; good sarsapa-
rilla if you are not inclined to consult a
physician or any one of the numerous
herbal preparations which are traditional
in all families, and for an external rsme-
dy a weak, glycernated lotion of bichlor-
ride of mercury which should be prepared
only by dispensing chemist and may be
applied two or three times daily to the
pustular eruptions, which will disappear
under this treatment. Cold sores are
usually accompanied by fever and may be
cured by the above wash.
A beautiful set Of teeth, according to
the European standard, is one in which
the teeth are compact and regular, smooth
and of n pearly kwhiteness and the front
ones at least should be moderately small.
It may be here said that the possession
of small teeth is no longer considered an
unfailing sign of patrician blood. The
Asiatic nations differ radically from us
in our admiration of pearly teeth and re-.
gard them with horror. They consider
teeth of ebony backness of the utmost
beauty and blacken them commonly by
chewing the betel nut or by staining
them with strong dye.
The development and structure Of the
teeth are singular and complicated-th the
first teeth or milk teeth, beginning with
the incisors, usually commence to appear
about four months after birth. At two
years OF age the whole OF the deciduous
teeth should be cut. After tue seventh