Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-07-07
LINES ON YOUR FACE.
WRINKLES ARE THE TELLTALES OF
LlFe'S ENCOUNTERS.
Sim PIE Methods by which They May
he Softcned or Entirely Removed
and What You should DO to Guard
Against Their Coming.


and what You should DO to Guard
Against Their Coming.
Wrinkles are the handwriting of time
on the human countenance. How
much they give expression ana char
actcr, rs well ms individuality, to 1t Is
shown WHEN the photographer re-
touches the negative of picture and
wipes them ont of existence. The re-
spmhlance to the Individual Is about
the same rs the dried specimen of II
flower in the botanist's herlarium Is
10 the one which grows bright and Wig
orous. full Of life. in the meadow or
the forest. Wrinkles are telltnles 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
tons which have made lines and cross
lines upon his or her own face by rs.
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 reprehensiblc
and unnecessary, the result of Il per-
nicious habit of Overusc of nerve
force, an cXaggclation Of energy in
thought and speech and accompanied
by self consciousness. They are usual
ly formed early in life, ana parents
should by persistence prevent child
from acquiring the habit. The lines Of
latitude are less noble than those OF
longitude.
The next set of wrinkles in mpor-
lance are those about the eyes. Those
that are at the angles, the crows
feet" are plcaSan lines and come from
wrinkling the skin in smiling or in
laughter. In the olden time the teach
crs of department and good looks warn
ed their pupils against wrinkling the
face in the display of hilarious emo
lions because of these effects. The
icatc tissues under the eyes are greater
tclltIlrs than any other of exhaustion
Of vital forces and the ravages Of times
BIT 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
-, tat, l,,.
cry passing thought and emotion of be-
Ing. If thoughts are pleasant, they re-
lax; if mournful, there is Il downward
droop; II energetic they harden; II de.
tcrmincd, they compress the lips: II
angry, they contract still more; if hui
morous, they relax and the mouth
widrns the greater the merriment the
wider the mouth-and the cheeks par
ticlpnte in the pleasurable emotions,
and the parenthcscs. the two long. semi
circular wrinkles inclosing the lips, ap-
pear and deepen with age.
The skin. responding to the muscular
action underneath. becomes creased
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 ut
It's junction with the neck. They are
not expressive of emotion: they are
made by the bending of the head upon
the neck. The wrinkles OF the cheeks
are not numerous, and they require
strong agencies, such as sickness. grief
and age. to bring them out. Some OF
these wrinkles are made by taking bad
positions during sleep or crushing the
cheek upon the pillow. The soft, yield
Ing flesh is pushed upward. making
deep crenses under the eyes mt the cor
ners and Oh the temples.
TO remove wrinkles, therefore, one
must know their mechanism and their
philosophy. In tie first place, guard
against II fabby and relaxed skin. This
can be done by daSiling upon the face
either very hot w.;trr or very rOld or
Alternating them AID while doing this
rubbing the skin with the balls of the
fingers. Alcohol or cologne ioughrns
the skin anh keeps 1t smooth. 1t can
be used with water, c';:"i parts. 1t Is
seldom that the skin Of the face is too
dry, for the oily glands are especially
active; but. in ease it Is. use instead of
alcohol IL cold crcnm or an ungucnt
made Of equal parts of white vaseline.
almond oil ANA unolin to which may
be added u few drops of violet extract.
Steamug the face. masSaginS 1t and
the use of electricity are I'LL good to
remove wrinkles. The end aimed at
by the employment Of Ill these means
is to give elasticity and tirmncss to
the skin, which enable it 10 resist the
action Of the underlying muscles.
If deep wrinkles have come. such rs
the horizontal wrinkles Of the fore
head, they can be removed by mechnn-
ical means. After painting them with
an astringent such as tannatc Of
gylcerin, put them on stretch by
means Of plaster. which will also be a
means of reminding one not to wrinkle
the forehead. Some persons have n
facial skin which reminds one of q
russell apple which has been kept a
long time. These fine universal
wrinkles are generally the result Of
luerulous and dissatisfied disposition.
After all, the best cosmetic and the
most efficient preventive of these gray
en- lines of time is Il buoyant and hap
py disposition, determination to make
the best of life.--Harpers Bazaar.