Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07
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W. ASAgASHA AN klN1 Va VAsXyeY
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Written for tho Times Republican,.
Mrs. Birdseye was reading q paper.
She stopped and remarked, = Ladies and
gentlemen, If can have your attention
/ should like to read aloud. We have
in our midst a philosopher, a faddist, a
reformer, not TO say a crank, who Is in
the habit of proposing to us radical re-
forms in the matter of dress, habits,
food, and especially in the care of chill
lren. This will interest him. 1t is from
good authority Harper's Bazaar.
Listen:
Mothers should care for the noses of
the children and see that they grow
can be nodded il early life. A thick
nose can be made thinner by regular
treatment, such as COMPRISING it
daily, either With the fingers or with in
3struments made with springs and
padded ends SO as to clasp the nose. a
5clOthcspin mas been used and go adj
justed as to bring about the right
amount of compression. Many noses
are Wrung and twisted out of shape by
the Vigorous use of the handkerchief.
The delicacy of the structure of the
nose is not appreciated. The shape and
size Of the nose are often Of a charac-
ter to cause great distress to the person
and the DETERMINATION in some in
stances it really amounts to this-is
borne With fortitude and resignation as
something which can not be remedied.
The Importance Of the nose in its rela-
ton to appearance has been appre-
ciated by the modern surgeon, and he
does not regard it8as beneath his digni-
~ To perform operations for the i'm
5provement of this feature. Noses which
are naturally missllapen and those
Which have been made 50 by blows and
accidents are restored, or modified to
assume a proper, shape Usually de-
formed nose interfsYes With the air pas
sages. narrowing or blocking them, and
the operation is a matter of necessity
as we,l as of appearance. Persons do
nos hesitate To spend time. money and
much endurance IL have their teeth
straightened II Is often quite as im-
staGt to the looks. To have the nose
more desirable form
'
II am glad to see, madam, said this
scribe THAT at Mast years of effort on
my part In this family show results. III
only this advanced idea had been Ia
vogue when you first saw the light of
days. soto speak, IL Your nose had been
attended to, instead of thepug our chill
drcn are doomed to wear, they would
have Inherited ratrcian probocis:
that Is. ii Sou,. parents had properly
shaped YOUR nose. OF course they would
8tlso have Inherited and properly repro-
Gucsd parse of my nasal characteristic.
and the composite effect Mould have
given the 3irdseye nose national rep
sutation. Talk this matter over With our
daughter, ard eS,en now a united effort
can improve matters. Our grandson
Teddy is inclined to have q turn-upl
nose Put clothesrin on II al once.
Instead Of allowing him the privilege
of pulling your nose. which notice is
a frequent occupation of his, see Il you.
can not daily pull his pug nose into
more of hieh-bred style Again. his
ears are ineiined3to stand out too much.
Get u piece of shoemaker's wax and
stick them tostl,e sides Of his head-this
about them. also notice he has a
Bryan mouth Instead of the usual
baby talk You give him commence now
Itrisms' If he win rereat those two
werds 100 TINES each day far ten years
the result Viii be a beautiful mouth.
Mrs. Birdsese, /, more / han pleases me
70 SEE You. even in Your sere and yell
low leaf. speaking poeucally, taxi
ing an Interest in up-to-date modern
ideas and THEORIES.
pa asked seraphina. haven't you
Knocked yourself out. How about your
theory Of faesoiogy2 Didnsi you give a
lecture on. evening and use photo
graphs and describe people, their hab-
Its. tastes and characters from the
tares before yau2 And row ii this new
school Of handmade noses. ears and
tlnouths Is the thing. whore is your the
I.orN. Suppose we change Feddy,s pug
Into a Roman nose; this by gentle
manipulation each day. Will his char
.aeter change too. | have heard you
say big Topping ears Indicate a gener-
Ions disposition. and now you advise us
ling shoemakar's wax till they grow
i5elose To his mead VIII that make him
n miser9 And II he grows TO order &
prune and prism mouth. will thai
change his whole character into a Ches-
tertieldian makeup? And is it neccs-
sa..y hat all Of this kind Of work shall
lie done on babies? Why not practice
4 on grown people,
Again am delighted" was III,
i Writers answer Not only the wife O
my bosom has begun to feel the effect.
tEof attending the mothers congress, blu
slmy heretofore frivolous daughter hal
3Epnt on n thinking cap. Know thi!
.Iiadies. that massage of nose com
mencea al an early age. not only vii
4 change the shape Of the nose, but Ger
taialyf will effect a mental make up
i We will continue to take Teddy's cas-.
las an illustration. As soon as he is oil
3Ienough to realize that we have decided
lthat he shall have a Roman nose, all o
i his efforts Will be in the line of beinl
4 worthy of his indicated character. II
Twill try to become the MODEST Roman
A of them ALL .Prunes and prisms' vii
i.mould his mouth, bur at the same tim
4 day8by day ne absorbs the idea of hav
4 ing a mind full of beautiful thoughts
4 Instinctively his associations. his read
ing, his tastes, Will be of the more Sc
lect. a child repeating such words s