The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
Medical Notes..

There is an old saying that he who
lives by rule dies a fool. Temperanents
vary so much that it is impossible to
formulate any hard and fast laws Of
health. 1t is the same in medication.
Opium, in the majority of cases. allevi
ates pain and induces sleep, but in GER.
tain cases most undesirable result may
ensue, although 1t cannot be foreseen.
In such cases opium causes excitement.
sometimes even temporary mania, Yet
taking mankind as a whole there are
certain laws which may be formulated
as health precepts or aphorisms. The
following are of general applications:
Don't hold the book nearer than is
necessary for clear. sharp vision.
Send flowers to your invalid in the
morning if you wish them appreciated.
Don't think because you have good
eyes that they will bear all kinds Of
abuse
Don't make a practice of reading type
too small to be seen readily at eighteen
inches.
Don't use the eyes continuously at close
work without occasionally resting them
by looking off in the distance
Sufferers from neuralgia are warned
by medical writer not to drink tea
but to partake freely Of coffee into which
the juice Of a lemon has been squeezed.
Never commit the blunder Of sending
into a sick room pure white flowers
They hint of that last, long sleep which
the bravest of us do not care TO con-
template.
The method of washing the face daily
is of great Importance. Highly scented
or highly colored soaps should be avoid
ed, and one which gives soft lather
and does not cause any feeling of irri-
tation is the best The soap should be
we'll rubbed into the face with a clean
piece Of flannel, and then bathed of in a
basinful of absolutely clean water, so
that every particle of soap may be re-
moved. After thoroughly bathing the
face should be dried with a Turkish
towel, but If the skin is at all sensitive
very soft towel should be used. and the
face finally well rubbed over with a
piece Of chamOis leather. Gentle friction
of the face with soft leather or, better
still, with the finger tips, when clean.
tends to remove lines and to prevent the
formation of wrinkles If lines have
formed the skin should be rubbed in a
direction contrary to their length as, <or
example, If there are vertical lines be-
tween the eyebrows. they should be
rubbed from side to side; if there are
straight lines across the forehead. they
should be rubbed down from the hair to
the roof of nose and back again
In narrow gold frame hung near the
dainty dressing table in a girls room ara
the following rules for beauty"
Beauty is only skin deep and does not
come in a day
Never sleep on a high pillow unless Won
admire double chin.
Breathe from the diaphragm, inhale
deeply, keep the mouth closed and hold
the chest we'll up, if you would secure q
high chest, broad shoulders and a slim
waist
Walk from the hips and bear in mind
that Il woman's greatest sins are a wob-
bling walk and a shrill voice.
The secret of beauty is good blood ex-
cellent digestion and a clear conscience.
These wise and quaint precepts were
laid down by the family physician.
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To grow plump: Don't worry. Don't
lie awake at night to think about your
shortcomings and other peoples sins
Don't care violently for any one
Hearts and conscences are opposed to
rounded contours and shapely necks.
Eat meats with fat Oh them. Eat fish
with white sauce. Fat potatoes and sim
pie buildings
Wear warm luxurious clothing, but be
careful not to have it so warm as 10 in
duce perspiration for that will prove
thinning. Do not let it be too heavy
either
Eat fruit for your breakfast Eat
baked apples with plenty of sugar and
cream and all sorts of stewed fruits
which require sweetening.
Drink milk and cream whenever you
happen to want them. if you don't care
for these nourishing drinks cultivate
taste for them. Drink beer but avoid
lemonade, lime juice. and the like.
Eat for breakfast oatmeal swimming in
cream. Drink not tea and coffee, but &C.
Goa, chocolate and milk. Spurn toast
Eat freshly made wheat bread with but
ter and honey.
Do not take more exercise than is alb