The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-01
BLACK HEADS HARD
These in Amanda Parks Face
Cause Much Trouble
WOULDN'T RUB OUT AT ALL
Face of Wichita Girl Is Being
CIawed Good and Hard,


Wichita, who is being beautified at the ex-
pense Of the New York World, is improv-
ing. The World publishes another series
of pictures showing Amanda being claweo
and rubbed this way and that on the race
The masseur tells how this was done. Mrs.
Aver tells Of her struggle with blackheads-
Wait until she tries to overcome that ma
iariaI complexion. The Worlds aFUc1e'
written by Mrs. Aver, says:
"At the end of two weeks Miss AMANDA
Parks. the Sunday Worlds protege' shows
very remarkable Improvement.
First of all, she has increased IN weight
nearly fourteen pounds, almost at the rate
of 2 mound a day. She says she never had
such an appetite before. but 1 think the
choice of food has had much to do with
her flesh-gaining.
She has eaten fat-forming foods-cereals
starchv vegetables, bread and butter-and
has drunk quantities of cocoa, milk and
cream.
Already the added flesh has worked a
wonderful improvement in her general ap-
pearance,
Gymnastics have done wonders for the
STOPPING shoulders.
It is not unusual for a girl to straighten
herself rapidly. Indeed, I have seen an
astonishing improvement in a weeks time
in subjects who have grown round-shoul-
dered from the habit of stopping over
work.
I recoTect the case Of little stenog-
rapher who was so fat-chested and
stopped so badly that it was painful TO look
at her.
I feared she would die Of consumption
some day. She was crowding her lungs
really to death. SO when she went upon
her vacation of two weeks I coaxed a
promise from her to practise deep breath
ing and light gymnastics every day during
her absence.
When she came back from her vacation
she walked and stood with her head erect,
and she had gained two inches across the
chest. Amanda Parks now stands fairl-
erect. She is learning how to walk also.
A young girl is very like a young sap
ling. If you tie it down or bend it into
unnatural shapes it viii become distorted.
IF you can cut the cords and release ii soon
enough it will rebound.
Sometimes it is a cord-a corset cord
that ties a girl up This Wa the case
with Amanda Parks who was wearing an
abomination of a corset when she came to
me, but who now draws a long, refresh
ing breath. unrestricted by bones or steels.
approve Of a good corset-or stay, rath-
er-but Miss Parks during her treatment
wears a 1ygienic waist. as I want her to
have perfect freedom.
Our patient had her two lost teeth re-
placed last week. The bridge work was
very scientifically done by a skillful sur
geon-dentst, and Miss Parks now shows
ar unbroken row of pearls when she
smiles, and she has a very frank. attrac-
tive smile. She was uncanny when she
parted her lips to expose the gap made by
the missing teeth.
The artificial teeth are positively not TO
be detected. They were made with great
care TO initiate the same two on the other
side of the mouth, and on the closest scru-
tiny it is impossible to detect any differ
ence in their appearance.
The eyebrows have been made SYMMETRY
cal The superfluous hairs that gave Miss
Parks such a sinister look have been re-
moved by electricity.
She now has a pair Of pretty well arched
eyebrows. 1t is too early to know how
successful the electric process has proved
Another fortnight will have to pass be-
fore we can tell how many of the suner-
f1uous hairs were killed. do not look for
a complete success.
A second or third treatment will doubt
less be necessary, but we are prepared for
I
the electric needle guided by an expert we
shall certainly get rid of the ugly meeting
black eyebrows.
Miss Parks complexion has been a good
deal Of a trial I have seen worse. to be
sure but never have I seen such an obsti-
nate case of blaCkheads. The treatment
/ usually advise and one which will cure
90 per cent of ordinary cases of acne. which
IS the technical expression for word de-
test-b, ackheads-but which l use because
everyone understands IT. I have given
many times to Sunday World readers.
It consists of soap and hot water freely
applied To the ugly blemishes by way 81
the camel's-hair face scrubbing brush
For the first week the smaller spots re-
sponded to the treatment. and I wrote in
day hopefully on this point
The worst Of the black spots on Mis-,
Parks face showed up larger than ever
the first few days of the serubbing treat
ment
This was an enCoura Eing sign also. ana
I looked forward TO the expulsion of tn,
blackheads when the searching water will
the detergent soap and friction shoull
have fair chance with these obst.n4t,
sDecks.
But they resisted our efforts too .ong $,
I resorted 70 the old-fashIoned green soar
process. This IS = rather heroic method
but rarely fails.
Green soap is easily procured az a drug
gists. and is very penetrating.
After several days Of hot water. with IN.
French hygienic soap. the pores of II,
skin, closged by sebaceous matter nre
scented distended appearance. but III,
solid, hlsck-upped plug would not Weld I,
the brush alone. and Miss Parks face va.
therefore heated for half an hour wiz
cloths wrung out Of water as hot As 81,
could bear II and laid over the refrs.ra.-,
blackheads
Ahen the green soap which is soft. M.
thoroughly rubbed in. Next the face scrub
bed with hot water and The camers-hsf,
scrubbinE brush.
After rinSins and drying. the b-ackhead.
were forced out by strong pressure h..
tween me fingers, and this tine they Yer,
everyone got rid of. do nor ike "a ras,4,
10 this way Of overcoming acne bDt - ,,s.
20 be done sometimes. \ weak .o-.,..--
:, o'chIorloe OF mercury was applied afte,
me glands We're empusd. II afI be ON,
patient own fault if TIE b.a1kbeads eve,
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