Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-06-20
LINES ON YOUR Ff,ls.
WRINKLES ARE THE TEllTAiEs OF
s LIES EncouNTERa

simple Methods BY Whkch they Nay
BE softened or Entirely Renewed
and what You sho~ld DO to Guard
Against Their Coming.
wrinkles are the handwriting of time
on the human countenance. How
much they give expression and char
acter as well as individuality. to it is
shown when the photographer re-
touches the negative Of picture and
wipes them out of existence. The re-
semblance to the individual Is about
the same as the dried specimen OF q
flower in the bOtanist's herbarlum is
to the one which grows bright and vig-
orous, full Of life, In the meadow or
the forest Wrinkles are telltales Of
life's encounters. They accumulate In
grief and in sorrow; they increase and
grow ugly when the will loses its grip
on the thoughts and the nerves run
riot. Each can ascertain the cause Of
the wrinkles and interpret the emo
tions which have made lines and cross
lines upon his or her own face by as
Stunning the muscular contractiOns that
have produced them.
The principal wrinkles that mark the
face are those that appear on the fore
head, stretching across from one temple
to another, from two to five parallel
lines or from one to three upright
ones. These lines are reprehensible
and unnecessary. the result Of per-
niciOus habit of Overuse OF nerve
force, an eXaggeration Of energy in
thought and speech and accompanied
by self consciousness. They are usual
ly formed early In life, and parents
should by persistence prevent a child
from acquiring the habit. The lines Of
latitude are less noble than those Of
longitude.
The next set Of wrinkles in impOr-
lance are those about the eyes. Those
that are at the angles, the "crow's
feet" are pleasant lines and come from
wrinkling the skin in smiling or in
laughter. In the olden time the teach
ers of department and good looks warn
ed their pupils against wrinkling the
face in the display of hilarious emo
tons because Of these effects. The
long lines and the wrinkllng Of the del
icate tissues under the eyes are greater
telltales than any other Of exhaustion
of vital forces and the ravages of time.
But hardest of all to deal with are the
wrinkles about the mouth.
Few are conscious Of the part played
in the battle of life by the muscles of
the mouth. They. and not those about
the eyes. are called into action by ev-
cry passing thought and emotion Of be- |
ing. If thoughts are pleasant, they re- |
lax; If mournful. there is downward '
droop; If energetic. they harden; II de- ,
they compress the lips: II
angry, they contract still more; II hu-
morOus, they relax and the mouth |
greater the merriment the ,
wider the mOuth-and the cheeks par
ticipate In the pleasurnble emotions,
and the parentheses, the two long, semi
circular wrinkles inclosins the lips. ap-
pear and deepen with age.
The skin. responding to the muscular
action underneath, becomes creased
and wrinkled in fine or coarser lines,
according to~the display Of muscular
activity. The wrinkles which more
surely than any others tell Of the ac-
ton of time are those which run from
the ears around the base Of the chin Mt
is junction with the neck. They are
rot expressive of emotion; they are
made by the bending of the head upon
the neck. The wrinkles of the cheeks
Ire not numerous. and they require
strong agencies. such as sickness, grief
md age. to bring them out. Some Of
.hese wrinkles are made by taking bad
positions during sleep or crushing the
heck upon the pillow. The soft. yield
ng flesh is pushed upward. making
leep creases under the eyes. mt the cor
,crs and on the temples.
To remove wrinkles. therefore. one
must know their mechanism and their
In the first place. guard
against a fiabby and relaxed skin. This
an be done by daSiiiIg upon the face
,ither very hot water or very cold or
them ani while doing this
'ubbing the skin with the balls Of the
lngerS. Alcohol or cologne ioughcns
he skin and Keeps 1t smooth. 1t can
Ne used with water. equal parts. 1t is
seldom that the skin CT the face is too :.
Try. for the oily glands are especially ..
,ctive; but. in case it is. use instead Of !
,lcohol cold cream or an unguert !
made of equal parts of white vaselinc. ,
lnond oil and lanolin. to which may
'e added n few drops Of violet extract.
;teaming the face, massaging it and
he use of electricity are all good to
emove wrinkles. The end aimed at
y the employment of all these means =
5 to give elasticity and firmness to
he skin, which enable 1t to resist the
ction of the underlying muscles.
If deep wrinkles have come, such as :
he horizontal wrinkles of the fore I;
cad, they can be removed by mechan- .
,a1 means. After painting them with .
n astringent, such as tannate of e
ylcerin, put them ON a stretch by t
1eans of plaster, which will also be n
leans of reminding one not to wrinkle
he forehead. Some persons have a
acial skin which reminds one Of q
psset apple which has been kept a
)ng time. These fine universal
'rinkles are generally the result Of !
uerulOus and dissatisfied disposition.
.fter all, the best cosmetic and the
lost efficient preventive Of these grav-
q lines of time is a buoyant and hap :,
y disposition, determination to make :,
he best Of life.-Harper's Bazaar. .,