The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.


MRS. L. G.-Use peroxide of hydrogen
upon the superfuous hairs on the arms.
Apply with a small soft sponge. Massage
the baggy chin and throat with a good,
pure, homemade skin food and give them
an occasional alum BATH A small piece
of alum the size of bean, dissolved in a
pint of cold water, being quite sufficient.
AN OAKLAND Gritty bathing the
pimples on the chin with listerne diluted
in three times as much boiled water. II
that is not efficaciouS touch them with
tincture of myrrh.
MRS. M.-Never, under any circum-
stances, take obesity pills or other adver-
tised f1esh-reducing medicines that you
do not know anything about. Exercise,
INDUCED in with discrimination, is excel
lent. The reason for this is not the ply
steal exertion so much as being in the
open air. Fat is carbonaceOuS, and oxy-
gen destroys carbon. BY taking plenty of
On the other hand, when exercise in
creases the appetite and causes longer
hours of sleeping, it will increase rather
lean meat, baked bread, tea, coffee and
only vegetables that are grown above the
ground, will not increase the weight, but
after month will diminish 1t. Do not
sleep more than six or eight hours. rise
early, take tepid bath and breakfast
of hot coffee without cream, milk or
sugar, and toast without butter.
For luncheon, lean beef or mutton,
crackers or dry toast, with tea or coffee.
For dinner about the same with the addi-
ground Exercise moderately and swim
in cold water as frequently as possible,
as this uses the carbon both in exercise
and to keep up the temperature OF the
body
Weigh yourself before starting in with
this regimen, weigh yourself again at the
end of a month and let me know of how
much flesh you have lost. Mind, you are
to eat nothing between meals.
e. E. E.-To reduce the size of the hips
a general reduction of fat is necessary.
Avoid all sugary and starchy foods. Ban
iSh untoaSted bread. potatoes butternilk
and fats from the daily bill of fare Then
each morning go through the exercise of
standing straight and touching the floor
with your hands without bending the
understands her business. and let her fit
you to a corset that is suited to your fig
Ure. She can advise you better on this
TNFORMATION-I fear I cannot help
you much as far as the large knuckles are
concerned: To soften whiten and q
cocoa butter. oil of sweet almonds and
refined white wax. Rub this well into the
hands before retiring. There is. believe,
a patented contrivance, thimble shaped,
which is worn on the ends of the fingers
TO give them the desired taper. 1 cannot
tel yR4T MherT you fo w hao f tne hair tonic
which / gave you is as follows: Two
drains tincture cantharides, six drains es-
flower water You can get the face brush
from almost any of the druggists in the
city 1 cannot give addresses in these
columns. If you do not ,happen to know
addressed envelope and I will be glad TO
send you name and address of a shop
where I know they can be procured
LILLE B.--Go to q hair store and buy
a roll or rat as some people call them.
Fasten to the hair and comb your pbmp-
adour over it. That is the only thing l
know of that will cause the hair to stand
out and have the fluffy look it should
have. To reduce plumpness of the neck
massage with some good cold cream,