The herald., 1896-02-21
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teeth firmly and thrust the bead for.
ward. then. still keeping the jaws
clenched. move the head backward as
though against some force presSin.
upon il. Next. turn the head to the
left and placing the right hand. with
outspread finger tips. partly on the
neck and partly behind the ear. turn
the head slowly to the right agains,
the steady pressure of the hand, which
must he as strong as possible without
actually preventing the movement OF
the head. Repeat the process alternate.
iy. six times to the right and six to the
left.
Another method OF strengthening
the muscles of the neck Is to lie face
downward upon a bed or a dat couch
and. with the arms resting by the side.
raise the head upward and then turn
it from side to side.
Where the tissues of the neck have
shrunken considerably. it Is well, in
addition to these exercises, to rub the
throat thoroughly at night with lano-
line cream.
TO prevent the clogging of the pores
with dust and grime-a fruitful
source of the undesirable "black heads
cleanse the face and neck thoroughly
once day with the oil OF sweet al
monds. rubbed on with the hand and
then wiped off with a bit of soft linen
cambria. If when this is done in the
morning. for any further washing that
is needed, wipe the face over with the
following preparations:
FACE BATH.
One pint of rain water. Half an
ounce of ticture OF benzoin. This may
he used several times day and allowed
to dry upon the face. 1t will whiten
and refine the skin.
FOR SHINY SKIN.
Many ladies are troubled with a
shiny surface Of the skin, and, to con-
ceal it, have recourse to face powders.
but it can be permanently removed by
the use of the following wash:
FACE LOTION.
Wet the skin with saturated solu-
ton of borax. Allow it to remain
three minutes. Thcu wash it off with
soft water.
A saturated solution. it may be said
for the benefit of those who do not
understand the term, is made by add
ing as much boraX TO water as will dis.
solve in it. Then pour into a bottle.
TO WHITEN THE SKIN.
An excellent and perfectly harmless
wash for the face. which should be on
the toilet table for use instead of water
Is saturated solution of Saltpetre in
water. If the singing sensation it pro
duces is at all severe-for the same
proportion cannot be expected to suit
all skins, any more than the same pre-
scription suit all constitutions-dilu
with rain water or soft water until the
smarting is so very slight that it ceases
to be unpleasant.
TO REMOVE WRINKLES.
A preparation which aids massage in
the removal of deep lines, is made by
dissolving one-half teaspoonful of pull
verized alum in one tablespoonful of
rose water, beaten with the whites of
two eggs.
TO REMOVE FRECKLES.
A perfectly harmless remedy for
these blemishes, and one which is usu-
ally effectual. is saturated solution of
boraX in rose water. Apply five or six
times day and let it dry on the skin.
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Into one pint of rain water. put one
wine glassful of fresh lemon Juice. Add
little rose water to perfume the mix
ture. and keep it in tightly -corked
bottle. Apply several times day
with piece of soft linen, allowing it
to d:..' in.
BATH POWDER.
For those who invariably use pow
der after bathing the following is an
excellent preparation. Mix three parts
of fine starch with one of orris root.
If this is sifted through the boiling
cloth it will be beautifully fine and
soft.
In conclusion it may be said that
whoever follows these directions for
face culture, will doubtless see at the
end of Il month sufficient improvement
to induce perseverance, and no one
need fear to use the washes recon-
mended. as they are absolutely harm
less and have been successfully tested
by many who have derived much bene-
mt. AS may be noticed, they arc also
lar less expensive than the numerous
cosmetics so widely advertised whose
ingredients are usually unknown to the
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