The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-15
tie is better borne than sharp doses, which
produce rush OF blood to the head.

Dolly Madison's Quaker mother sent her
| to school every morning along country
roads with linon mask over her face,
long linen mittens Oh her arms and
sun bonnet sewed tightly 20 the mask so
that tho little seven year old could not
take 10 Oft till 10 was ripped off. Was
| it worth the pains, even though her beauty
| won n president for husbandf More
than one face as winsome has held sway at
the White House ere now, with whose
warm tint no such mask was ever worn or
| needed. IL IL more TO tie point tn study
| a girls diet anu personal habits than 10
veil and shade her till her breath is half
cut oil. When "a rosebud will eat eight
| cream cakes at sitting dullness of
complexion must follow. though she lives
indoors But when her appetite Is regu-
| lated, aud she lives out Of doors ON beach
and hilltop, the sun bleaches and brings
out the vivid rose tint provided always
that she eats home made brown bread.
goes To bed at or 10 O'Clock, bathes
| twice or moro week in cold water,
! oftcner In warm, and is out OF doors at
least three hours every day Of her life.
The skin which clothes our bodies must
| he kept IN the freshest condition. Tho
difference between the hasty "wash" and
thorough bathing deserves consideration.
For young women in good flesh the cool
bath may be most agreeable and good.
| But In case OF lanRuor. pnllor and still
| ness of the limbs, the hot bath Is best,
| rendered more cleansing with ammo
MIA, borax or poarline Remain In
it ten minutes to let the skin absorb
| the water. 5oaki Ing off the old layer soften
ing and stimulating the new growth and
suppIing tho joints. Keep the water hot
| while taking thorough rub with good
soap, then let it run clear, adding layeu-
der or any pleasant toilet water for Te.
| freshing finish. Keep the bead wet In cool
water II any sense Of fullncss there is felt.
| q Ia fnx. aiu n fnQp nf
the stimulating heat which sends tho
blood coursing through the veins, renew
ing worn tissnos and carrying away OBJ
struotions. Tho hot bath we'll followed in
other matters leads 10 growth of stature,
no matter what age Before the decline OF
life sets in. Tho power TO grow again,
which DIR. Weir Mitchell says often follows
a typhoid or yellow fever. adding hall an
inch 10 height In six mouths. may lie gained
without such risks by strict attention
20 health, aided. by the hot bath. This
kindly agent sweeps away millions Of
dead molecules by the skin, warding of
obesity, congestion, rheumatic stiff
and host of unlovely disorders, and the
least any one can do to keep decent is To
take "a hot bath with SOAP and hot towels
twice a week. The wiping should bo
leisurely and repeated, to absorb the free
flowing perspiration, and the best practice
after toweling Is To wrap the body in
warm bath gown OF Turkish toweling
| ana lie uOWn IN ~ WtIl-Uehteu. Well-ulTeu
room for "A good rest. This restores tone
all over. doubles the ben eft ef the bath,
and does away with the risk Of taxing
cold, which, however, diminisbes with
the habit Of hot bathing. The best way
for busy people is TO take.tbe bath be-
tween aud o'clock In the evening, put
on clean clothes and go straight To bed To
read and rest till sleepy. The early sleep
and the bath-sleep keep women young.
Rubbing warm oil on the joints and
heating IL In before fire promotes sup
pleness and prevents rheumatic malase.
An old superstition OF hunters and opera
dancers, TO whom lightness and agility
are indispensable. Is TO heat deer suet and
the fat Of goats and antelopes and rub
it well into the joints. From observation
one is greatly disposed TO value the prac-
tices OF people who are not given tn
throwing away their trouble. Flaxseed
EN- brooations assist in suppling the joints
and arc made 10y soaking the seed twelve
hours In five times as much cold water,
then pressing the mucilago through
cboeseclotb, heating and binding il hot
upon the joints when going 10 bod.
Friction with thick flannel or mullen
leaves. bathing with hot water aftor tiring
exercise or cool water when fevered, keep
the joints in good condition and preserve
| the elastic gait anu easy motions which
are the soonest lost Of woman's graces.
| plancy Of limb. 1 know one ambitious
| creature. of rounded figure. who at first
| like most women. could hardly lit her
arms to do her own hair. whose stage
training included variety of muscular
| exercise fatiguiug to inspect To stand
and kick at a mante sixty times with one
| foot and as many times with the other
| for two hours day gave pliaDcy OF leg
and ankle. To stoop and touch the floor
| without bending the knee gave command
L.. a
| morning is harder work than you or |
| have vet undertaken. Then came exercise
| with the gymnastic pull OF stout rubber
cords yard long, with wooden handles
screwed TO the wall, but which one might
grip, swing, wrestlc, hang backward AT
full weight, or turn hand over band and
overhead till the figure lost all the dis.
abilities of ordinary too. too solid flash
| and blood, and seemed plastic TO sent-
ment rs nature ordained. Most systems
| of gymnastio exercises for indolent
| women aRd overtrained girls are SO arti
| ficial, fOrual ana worthless for practical
| ends, they have no use in our scheme of
| beauty. The gymnasium turns out bounce
inP girls. with biceps that I'll out
tailor-out sleeve well, but what uso are
the biceps. after all? The machne-ganed
muscle wants endurance, the wlry. stay
| ing quality which comes OF gentle exer-
else faithfully kept up with growth. Men
and women arc meant 60 work with hand
and body, and in the order of nature no
lasting beauty or strength is possible
| without the human being Is steadily
| trained TO genial, useful, necessary labor.
No life is satisfactory which lcaves out
| enough daily labor 20 develop tho system
and keep IL In its best condition. and tho
| men ard women who amount tD any thing
! find this ont for themselves. Imagine "A
| man OF brains content TO take his daily
| exercise In u gymnasium Bryant or
| Gladstone want the swing or the axe
| against the tree TO assure them tbey ae
! doing something, not merely exercising
! II the Princess Alice had been second
| rate woman Ot charity anizations and
PETTY social aims, she might have been
cuntent TO take enough exercise bv her
masseur and hcalth-lift TO keep her
| alive. But the sweet princess went into
! the poorest houses. whore the mother lay
| ill and uutended, and washed the room
ana tidied the children, and rested her
warm heart. while she used her beautiful
! arms in services our Sunday school