Arizona republican., 1901-05-07
RAIN AS A HEALTHIER.
An English Woman's Recipe for Per
 feet Complexion.

The English woman In the Jersey suburb kicked off her rubbers. threw aside her rain cloak and felt hat and entered, with her face bright and glow ing.
 "Gracious," gasped her friend aren't you drowned? Why didn't you have an umbrella?"
 More mist than rain" responded the English woman. mopping her face with a mans handkerchief Besides, don't carry an umbrella on this sort of trip. I've been taking the complexion cure. always do. every spring"
 Complexion cure?" echoed the friend. "Is 1t a new one? Come right in and have Is permanent l want to take that cure myself. You're walking testimo- nial. |"
 Its the oldest cure in the world. my dear" remarked the English wom- an, settling herself to make "a speech. and the simplest. It's also free. Any body can take 1t for nothing, but I'll guarantee that it's Just as good as those you pay dollars and dollars for Tn New York"
 The materials are one nice drizzly or misty day. which nature will provide. one good country road. of which there are plenty around here. one pair of easy shoes. light rubbers. golf. skirt and a comfortable rain cloak, and a hat that won't wilt.
 Take one hour for 1t anyway, two if you have good legs, anl walk-tust walk. It's simplicity itself. You may knead your face and rub it with a towel before and afterward if you like. but the chief things are the rain and the walking. I present you the recipe and If you'll try 1t and keep 1t up guaran- tee it's success"
 Tt sounds we'll said the friend. but how about taking colds?"
 "Bosh," responded the English wom- an. Follow my directions and don't stand around and you won't take cold. On the contrary you'll be all the better for the exercise you've taken. That's part of the cure.
 You see. it's as plain as the nose on your face. You American women envy the poor Irish and Scotch servant girls who come over here their red cheeks and clear complexions and you spend most of twenty-four hours for six months in the year in rooms heated by hot air. and wonder why you don't have complexion like Bridget's. When you go out you ride in heat ed car. You have hot biscuit and Ice water for breakfast. drink more ice wa ter through the day, yet when you go out you are ever so careful that little good wholesome rainwater doesn't touch your face.
 "In summer it's little better, but the air Is dried for. you then. Now look at the difference in the life of Kate and Mary and Bridget in their native heath In the first place the air is nearly all ways moist and cool, and 1t rains or is misty-foggy you might call 1.-two days out of three for nine months in the year.
 Kate and Bridget probably worked out of doors in the field. Whether they did or not they weren't slaves to um- brellas. and while you take car to go three blocks. they would walk three miles and think nothing about it. In the winter in the house they have an open fire in the kitchen. and the living room. If they have two. and cold bed rooms. so there is no warm, dry air to dry their skin and fade the color in their cheeks
 "Of course you cant alter climatic conditions. but that isn't necessary. If you'll shut off the heat from your bed rooms except when it's really very cold, and walk out when it's good and damp and healthful and let the rain beat onto your face and soak into your skin, you'll be all the healthier and look all the better for it.
 "Aprifs a good month to begin in. You'll find It pleasant enough after a while. and you'll learn to like wet weather-that is. when 1t isn't too wet. Try 1t my dear, and if you don't find the experiment success I'll never preach again"
 Tt seems reasonable" remarked the friend. "l guess I will. Now about that dress" And the complexion cure guvc way to other important subjects. N. Y. Sun.