The times., 1898-06-05
Face Massage at Home.

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Few people can successfully massage
themselves, even if they try conscien-
tiously. 1t is best to exchange treat
ment with a friend, one who has nice
strong fingers would be preferable.
Have the work done regularly, three
evenings week if possible, but even
one treatment of an hours duration
each week will bring about good re-
suits.
First clean the face thoroughly with
good cleaning cream, kneading il
down well into the flesh. Be careful
not to loosen the skin from the under
lying tissues or stretch it. A skin that
does not fit closely soon gets baggy.
and falls in folds or wrinkles. Press in
firmly with the fieshy cushions at the
tips of the fingers until there is a de-
cided glow, and the oil, mixed with dirt
and dust, oozes out on the surface In
doing his, remember not TO rub in any
way that would make extra lines ap-
pear on the face Now take a coarse
towel. wrap it around the fingers and
wipe out well. If powder has been used
there viii be brown layer on the cloth,
particularly if the powder contains
lead. Rub back from the center OF the
face and on the cheeks toward the ear
always working up except under the
eye. Do not touch the eye until you
have had good deal Of experience in
masSaging.
Now a word about the nose. For
those who have had Dlackheads,
would say, rub hard. Bring plenty of
blood to the surface. Press the sides
firmly together a great many times,
causing the blood TO circulate freely
and it will dissolve and carry ava =
the hardened matter in the glands. The
dull red or purple hue noticed in many
noses is generally caused by sluggish
ness of the blood, and VIII entirely
disappear on being well massaged ev-
cry evening.
After the face has been cleansed and
rubbed battle in hot water, rinsing
continuously for about five minutes.
Use no soap in the water. II this treat
ment is followed carefully you will re-
tire with a decided glow all over the
face and neck.
In the morning just wipe with cloth
dipped in cold water, and afterward
| if the skin has an oily appearance, rub
on a dilute solution of salts and water
You will first notice the horizontal
lines Now remember that the skin
alone is not responsible for this con-
dition. The muscle under ii, from long
practice, has become habitually con-
| tracted, so that it is necessary, not
| only to efface the wrinkles from the
| skin, but also to stretch and draw out
| the muscle to its original length The
| large muscle of the forehead, the Oc-
| cipito- -frontalis, Is attached along the
| level of the eyebrows, its hberS run
ming UP and back TO the hair on the
| hea When 1t contracts or shortens
| the skin, remaining the same. is larger.
| and, therefore, lies in folds. If the
| muscle remained IN a semi-contracted
state, the lines would be permanent
| Sometimes the contraction is so great
| that deep cuts are always to be seen
| across the forehead.
| To take out these lines and lengthen
| the muscle, stroke up, pressing the I'm
| gers in firmly in order to reach the in
| ner fibers. Begin nearest the center OF
| the face and work along on the line.
| rubbing up we'll the whole length of
| the wrinkle. Smooth the skin UP, leav-
| ing no part untouched. A hot I'll
| brushed on the lines while you are
| working them hastens the cure.
| When you have gone over all the
| lines in this way, begin again at the
| first and massage them all again, con-
| tinuing the treatment for half an hour
1 You Will De SuTDTlSSQ dit luc
If the lines are not very deep, they will
have entirely disappeared and even II
| they are deep ruts in the flesh, still
| the improvement is so well marked
| that one is encouraged to go on with
| the work.
| Now the perpendicular lines between
| the eyes These are caused by sccwi-
| ing. Examine in the glass, and you
| can easily see how they are brought
| TO the face You will generally find
| two lines They are caused by the con-
| traction of the corrugator supcrcil1i
muscles. which extend on either side
| from the space between the eyes
| to the highest portion of the eyebrow
| arch In eradicating the lines caused
| by the muscles, rub-not up, as in the
| case of the horizontal lines. but cross
| wise-holding the skin firmly with the
| fingers to prevent undue stretching.
| Rub out from the center of the face,
beginning below and working up on
| the line.
| To take out frowning lines requires
more care and patience than the fore
! head lines, but If the subject on which
| you are working tries very hard not
| to bring them back, they will disappear
| in a short time. 1t is well. even after
| the lines have gone, to rub the fore
| head a little each night, and leave a
small particle of oil in the place where
| the lines used TO be.