The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-28
FACTS ABOUT WRINKLES.
They Are the Telltales of Life's
Encounters.

Wrinkles are the handwriting of time
on the human countenance How much
they give expression and character. as
well as individuality, to it is shown when
the photographer retouches the negative
of a picture and wipes them out of ex-
istence. The resemblance to the individ-
uat Is about the same as the dried speci-
men OF "A Hover I'm the bOtanist's herbar-
ium Is to the one which grows bright and
vigorous, 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 emotions which have
made lines and cross-lines upon his or
I her face, by assuming the muscular con-
/ fractions that have produced them. The
/ principal wrinkles that mark the face
/ are those that appear on the forehead
stretching across from one temple to
another. from two TO five parallel lines,
or from one TO three upright ones These
/ lines are reprchensible and unnecessary
/ the result OF a pernicious habit OF over
i use OF nerve force, an exaggeration Of
/ energy in thought and speech and ac-
| companied by self-consciousncss They
are usually formed early in life. and par
cnts should by persistence prevent a child
I from acquiring the habit The lines Of
I latitude are less noble than those of lon
gitude.
/ The next set Of wrinkles in Importance
are those about the eyes. Those that
are at the angles. the crows feet" are
pleasant lines. and come from wrinkling
the skin in smiling or in laughter In
I the oldcn time the teachers OF deport-
ment and good looks warned their pu-
pills against wrinkling the face in the
/ display OF hilarious emotions, because of
these effects. The long lines and the
wrinkling Of the delicate tissues under
I the eyes are greater telltales than any
[ other Of exhaustion OF vital forces and
I the ravages OF time. But hardest of all
20 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 every pass
ing thought and emotion of being If
thoughts are pleasant they relax; if
mournful, there Is a downward droop: if
energetic. they harden. if determined,
they compress the lips: If angry. they
/. contract st!ll more; II humorous they
relax and the mouth widens-the greater
the mcrriment, the wider the mouth
and the checks participate in the pleas
urable einot ors. and the parentheses, tne
I two long semi-cirCular wrinkles inclos-
ing the lips, appear and deepen with age
The skin, responding 10 the muscular
action underneath. becomes creased and
wrinklcd in fine or coarser lines, accord
ing 20 the display Of muscular activity
/ The wrinkles which more surely than
/ any others tell Of the action Of time are
/ those which run from the ears around
/ the base Of the chin at its junction with
the neck. The wrinkles OF the cheeks are
not numerous. and they require strong
f. agencies, such as sickness. grief ana
age. TO bring them out Some Of these
wrinkles are made by taking bad posi-
sitions during sleep. crushing the cheek