The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-12-26
WHEN SKINS ARE OILY.

WHEN SKINS ARE OILY
The First Step Towards Remedy Is
to Find Out What the Cause Is.
Sufferers from oiliness of skin must,
Of course, first consider what produces
this complaint, and take active lnea-
sures Ito cure it. 81
1t lis caused by either weakness or
some disorder of the system, and the
diet should be carefully attended to,
first,of all. Rich food of all kinds. must
be given Up, and plain nursery cook
ing, with plenty of fruit and vegeta-
bles, taken instead. r..
Hot, ill-ventilated rooms must be
avoided, as well as late hours and
heavy bed-clothing. Plenty Of outdoor
must be daily item in our
life. a daily bath Of tepid water,
douche baths, and ali occasional Turk
s#ish bath, must be taken. But this last
must never be taken except under
medical orders. -. : ..sse
Aperient medicines should be taken
lin the morning, and fresh fruit eaten
while dressing. Apples or oranges are
advised at this hour. If fresh fruit is
difficult to obtain, French p1ums, figs
dipped i'll oil, or prunes may be taken
instead Salads should be eaten for
breakfast and lunch; water cress and
dandelion can be advantagcou used
for this purpose as well as lettuce.
AS to the treatment of the skin itself
this must be carefully attended to.
8S. The skin Of the body must be well
rubbed with "a loofah or am electric
brush, and to the bath water, borax,
vinegar or carbonate of soda can be
added. ,t 49,.
For the face, of course, different
treatment is required .Borax can, how
ever, be used in water, and when pos
{ sible, rain water must touch the COM
A pleXiOn. sS7 ~.
White wine of some kind ;(that from
the Rhine is the besD, must be used to
battle face with twice a day, or this To-
q ton can be tried instead: White rose
leaves dried, three ounces, on which
& has been put a pint and a half of puf-
est white wine vinegar. s,s 81.
Let this steep for two weeks or long
Is er. Then strain through fine muslin
and add a pint of roseWater and an
ounce of fresh cucumber juice. IF the
skin is very greasy,a sponge Dipped in
8 benZoin should at first be rubbed over
& the skin md then the astring gents lotion
applied Al greasy pintments, etc,
must be Kept far away from the face,
and the softesf towels. only beused for
the skin
Face powder must on no account be
used, as this wi1l only help to make
matters much worse.
Did you know that pedistry was the
latest fashionable science? -
Starting from the base of the big
toe, thereYis a distinct lime. That is
n the life line. In ONE foot it will curve
until it terminates under the instep far
toward the lower base of the little toe.
/ This means long life If broken in the
J, hollow of the foot it denotes sickness
at middle age, and it it terminates in
the hollow of the foot it means short
life. This line lis the most interesting
one in the foot The experiments that
have been conducted lately have prov
zen this to be an almost mnfailing read
ing of longevity
III Next to the line of life are the dag
onal lines, running from one side to
the other, in what is known ;as the hol-
low of the foot, below the ball of the
foot. These are the lines of love- All
the home and moral sentiments are
here found. A pronounced cross line
means that good domestic woman or
a good family man is here. And If the
line is broken it. means domestic es-
arrangement. The originator of pedis-
81 try, seeking to bring the occult to his
& new science. has tried to show that
there will be as msny transverse lines
5 as there are to be husbands and wives.
But this is not followed by the true
\ pedists, who refuse to see more than
character traits in the lines.
Mentality is marked on the EheeI
Only those with pronounced brain abil-
4sity have these lines sharply seen. 9th
a ers have them as mere markings If
there is a network of small lines upon
the heel it means great versatility
People who draw. paint, play and dab
). bic in the languages have many heel
stlines. a smooth surface of heel de
notes placid, nom working brain.