Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-09
How These Torturing ToucheSof
 Time May Be Removed.
MASSAGE IS A GOOD WAY
To Rub Out the Marks-An Excellent Uneuant Electricity Is a Most EAee-
 tive Aid.
nY DIANE pl. MORN.

There are wrinkles and wrinkles. The wrinkles of the meditative man or woman of the thinking world are not distasteful because we may read the history of a life devoted to humanity. or science or art. in their folds The wrinkles and furrows of old age tell their own sweet or dismal story, and as we pass life's midway and turn our facesa toward it's boundaries we have carved our inmost thoughts. whether we VIII or no, good or bad, upon our faces.
 Wrinkles in young or middle-aged women are unnatural and to be depiored and may be entirely obliterated. or so lightened as to be scarcely perceptible. They are the result either of III health, which has robbed the skin of It's elaS- ticity, or of bad habits of involuntarily contracting the muscles of the face. In frowning, studying, etc, and, must l say it. frequently of a. bad temper and a fretful irritable nature. They may also be the result of grief, and be very pit iful to see, especially in the young. or they may be the little criss-cross lines around the eyes. produced by laughter and by that sense of humor which is in- herent in many and not dsagreeable, but on the contrary very suggestive of the spirit of fun which no truly har- dened sinner ever possessed.
 The general treatment for wrinkles
 
 care and anxiety Is great cleanliness, nutritious food out-of-door exercise agreeable occupation of the mind and the cultivation of an equable temper and a happy spirit. Whatever tends to pro- mote the general health and to increase the deposit of fat in the skin tissues of the face tends to obliterate lines and wrinkles and to increase the firmneSs and beauty of the skin. Attention to the diet is of the utmost importance, and xant a icta fnn in- ally, is of great benefit The skin is kept smooth and firm by its padding of fat, and with the loss of flesh and the softening of the muscles, from whatever cause the skin loses its support and falls into folds and furrows. For these premature wrinkles advise washing the face frequently with a pure, good soap and warm water and the following To- tion applied after the face has been rinsed thoroughly so that every particle of soap is removed and carefully dried:
 Remedy for Wrinkles.
 White wine Barsac or Graves of cheap quality) one pint. powdered alum four grammes, rose water fifty grammes Dissolve thoroughly and filter. This mix ture is indorsed by very high authority IS most efflcaciouS in restoring the skin to it's original firmness Apply as often as required.
 Massage properly administered and ap- piled in conjunction with an unguent which I give the formula for will post lively remove premature wrinkles. A number of mechanical appliances have been manufactured for the removal of wrinkles; the most successful of these Is glass cup with rubber bulb the treat ment being similar to that used in ordi- nary cupping. If used with discretion this method is advantageous, as 1t brings the blood to the surface and starts it to circulati ting where often the skin appears almost dead and bloodless The difficult ty is that an amateur is usually too en- thuSiaStic and in using, the appliance bruises the tender flesh so that large black and blue marks result and ire quently the whole face will present very battered and dissipated look after a first home treatment with the cup A better method for treating such wrinkles is in gentler but frequent massage after the free use of the following unguent:
 Unguont for Wrinkles.
 Cocoanut oil.... .....12 ounces Lanoilne .,...-.,.-........... ounces . White Wax.+.. ,...........,... 4 ounces TIncture Denzoln.....,. 50 drops Melt the cocoanut oil, lanoline and wax together; stir until cold, then add the benzoin.
 This is a very penetrating unguent, and is excellent for building up skin tis- sues. It may be used continuously for three or four months until the skin is re- stored to health and firmness but I do not advise its perpetual usage because lanoline has tendency to darllen the skin if used constantly just indeed as glycei inc has. When you give yourself facial massage rub always in the oppo- Site direction from that formed by the wrinkles. Kneading and plnchng the flesh gently should form a part of this treatment, which you should perform with regularity for at least five minutes three times day It is fatal mistake to rub the face when it is not perfectly clean as you are apt to create local ir- ritatlon and arr sure to rub dust into the pores of the skin.
 Value of Electricity.
 Electricity Is a great skin stmulant. and, properly applied, is a most effective aid Tn the Urea tment for wrinkles Use galvanic battery, and never more than three or four cells for the face, which is covered with a network of nerves and is exquisitely sensitive.
 Electricity may be abused as well as any other stimulant. Some time ago an electric battery with brush attachment was invented for the special purpose of massaging the face, promise being at- tached to each apparatus of total ob- liberation of wrinkles in I forget how many hours, a. very few. I was called early one morning to the Waldorf hotel to see an old client who wrote me sine was reaping the rewards of enthusiasm in her electrical researches. When I reached her she was in state of nor yous excitement approaching hysteria. On inquiry I found she had used her electric outfit on her face most of the \ preceding day. which had been rainy, bnd colSeas ently made her prisoner. khadG already been interviewed by
 Fr physician. to whom she did
 lain her home treatment for
 the da1iu u13aSnn1nuai2 who very
 have suc-
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