The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-25
N0NAN'S WORLD.

despair and select her hats because they
are pretty In themselves. not as suita-
Die adjunct to her own tout ensemble. she
can do much for herself.
The preservation Of ones physical
charms is science which includes care
/ Tor every function of the body and entire
control Of the mind. Its study argues
more than the mere qualification of vanity.
I Ihe woman who truly desires to be beau
| tiful or at all pleasant to look upon must
| De healthy OF body sound of mind sup
press all emotions that tend to decrease
/ vitality and see to it that her blood is in
pure condition on this last depends
/ all else.
There are so many powerful foes that
wage continual war against the would-be
| possessor of good looks that it is necessary
| Tor one to be eternally vigilant, says q
writer In the Standard Designer Hered-
/ ltary influences play an important part in
this list. Stomachic complaints, disor-
| oers OF the nervous system, diseases of
the hVer Will, of course, derange the en-
tire system and play havoc with ones per-
sonal appearance; and let II be remember
ca that constipation is the common. ex-
| citing and predsposing cause in most
! physical disorders. It's cure is an essen
tial condition to the success of any plan of
/ treatment as the complaint Invariably
! acts upon the excretory functions. viz
I hVer, Kidneys, etc, and it is a vel. known
ana undeniable fact that most blemishes
| and diseases of the skin arise from this
| cause entirely. The skin elects from the
| pores many matters distracted from the
| blood, and thereby frequently inficts in
jury on it's own structure, and no ones
blood can be perfectly pure if DISPOSE
uon TO constipation exists Indigestion
and dyspepsia will soon follow in its wake
| ana then goodby to clear skin, bright
| eyes and light heart At this season of
| the year, as rule, the liver is torpid and
the blood sluggish, showing that the sys-
| tenn is in need of a thorough course of pu-
rihcation. During the winter months full
| " one-half of our readers have probably
| been regaling themselves with generous
| diet of rich soups, gravies, meats, pies,
| etc. This is all right and good during cold
weather, for III tends to keep the blood
| warm and cover the nerve centers with a
necessary layer of fatty tissue. But for
! the spring new bill of fare should be
! substituted. For breakfast eat plentifully
of stewed or fresh fruit watercress or
| radishes, and have, instead of meat deli
cately poached or boiled eggs or fresh
! broiled fish. Toast or thinly Sliced brown
bread should take the place of hot biscuit
and cakes. Oatmeal should be left off for
a time also coffee, as the latter has a de-
| clded tendency to cause biliousness at this
| season. An agreeable substitute would
| be milk, heated or cold as preferred, with
teaspoonful of lime water stirred in it;
! light cocoa, or tea with sugar but no milk
| which invariably makes it leathery and
| quite indigestible. AT lunch or dinner a
glass of hook or Burgundy may be drank,
| and fresh fish, chops, steak, lamb, beef
| or chicken eaten while pork, veal, ham,
! corned beef goose turkey and all salt
! fish ought to be given up. One should eat
| heartily of dandelion greens which are ex-
/ ha
| pleXion, lettuce, leeks, radishes, spinach
and celery disseminating all canned veg
| etables. No pies or pastry are allowed in
| this diet, but with fruit, custard or some
delicate pudding one would fare very well
and feel much better without them. Con-
| fectionery also should be eschewed
1t Is said that buttermi1k taken by the
| glassful three times a day in spring is
| very beneficial, and as a wash for the
| skin it has no equal Regular exercise in
| the outdoor air is also necessary for the
| beauty seeker, but she must not overdo
the matter. Sponge baths may be taken
every day in the spring, and it is well to
have little sea salt in the water, as it
| invgorates and refreshes the system that
is more prone to fatigue at this season
| than any other.
If an aperient is at all necessary a very
| useful and tasteless one which will also
| prove most beneficial to the skin, consists
of two teaspoonfuls of flowers of sulphur
1 stirred into a cup of warm boiled milk
This must be taken about an hour before
| breakfast. For a sallow and dull-looking
| skin a teaspoonful of phosphate of soda
| dissolved in a glass of vichy water and
taken three times a day will be found
very good Still another old-fashioned
| receipt for a spring medicine which is con-
| sidered very efficaciOus is sulphur, cream
of tartar and molasses. Any druggist will
mix the above Ingredients in the proper
| proportions, and it should then be taken
| for three days in doses of a tablespoonful
in the morning before breakfast. 1t
| should be taken for three days and left
| off for three days, until in all 1t has been
| taken for nine days.
We do not advocate the general use of
| spring medicines, as their tendency Is to
! thin and cool the blood, and very often a
woman who Is already suffering from
| anaemia without being aware of it will,
| in her total ignorance of her condition,
| take something to thin the blood, with
the result that sbe becomes weak and
| falls an easy victim to innumerable ills
and ailments. OF course, this is not the
case with all people, but change of diet
/ and some simple medicines are all that
most people need to start them In good
| condition for the summer months.
Very often in the spring weather the
skin takes on a leather-like, growing-old
|
| and decidedly unbecOming. The following
| lotion will be found pleasant to use and
gratifying in results Simple uncture of
/ benzoin, two ounces; powdered borax
| one-haf draehm; rose water, three ounces;
| distilled water, three ounces. This may
be applied three or four times a day. and
\ has the effect of whitening the skin, con-
| tracting the pores and smoothing out
| lines. IL pimples make their unwelcome
! appearance, the cream OF tartar and sui
| phur mixture may be taken with good re-
suits. and a little flowers Of sulphur
should be busted over the face al bed
time. after II has first been bathed In hot
water in which has been dissolved a tea
| spoonful of borax.
Women who are obliged to face the ele-
ments every day should do all in their
power to protect the skin. Oatmeal,
] borax and rain-water should be used in
/ preference to SOAP and boiled milk IS very
| cficacious in whitening and softening the
skin. Almond meal simple tincture of
senzoin, cold cream glycerine and rose
water, also small bottle OF spirits OF
camphor. should be kept on every toilet
table.