The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-19
MAGIC OF MASSAGE.
When Properly Manipulated II
Hurts No One-SOme Rules for 1t.

When Properly Manipulated II
Hurts No one-some Rules for 1t.
From the Kansas City Star.
Massage, when properly manipu-
lated. hurts no one. On the contrary,
it is decidedly beneficial. Great care
should be taken, however, in having
just the right movements used, for the
wrong ones do far more harm than
good.
Whether the wrinkles are occasioned
by scowling, squirting or just the
gradual coming on of old age, they
should be, literally, taken in hand at
once.
Crows feet, those tiny. radiating
marks which are the dread of every
woman, can be gently rubbed away in
time, but the little lines of merriment
which add so much character to Ger
tain faces are beyond the power OF
any masSeuse, however skillful she
may be. These are not the lines wo-
men want to get rid Of as it happens,
for there is no suggestion of age in
their merry curves. Besides crows
feet there are up and down lines be-
tween the eyebrows, long indentations
on the forehead, tiny wrinkles around
the mouth and deeper lines disfiguring
the throat which are harbingers OF
age. These yield to the touch of. the
manipulation and after a few treat
ments entirely disappear.
The very first act of the Wrinkle re-
mover is to thoroughly cleanse the
PORES of the face and throat by rub
hing in a good cream. By no means
should this be neglected, for much
harm may result from ,massaging par
tiplaS IF dirt into tho T1OraS
A soft towel, gently rubbed over the
skin, will remove the cream which
has collected all foreign matter. You
will be astonished to see how black the
towel will be, even though you had just
given your skin thorough washing.
After the dust and cream are wiped
off second application of the lotion
serves to keep the skin soft and in
good condition for the different muscle
exercises that follow.
There are two sets of movements for
the forehead, one for removing the long
horizontal wrinkles, and the other to
get rid of the smaller and deeper ones
| in the center, which are usually the
| result Of scowling. In regard to the
| latter, all the manipulation in the
! world would never succeed in bringing
about satisfactory results unless the
person first determined to break her
| self of the ugly little habit which
caused the lines to appear.
With the eight fingers placed, tip;
| together, in the center of the forehead
the hands are gently drawn back t.
| the temples.
All movements, 1t must be remember
| ed, end in either the temples or the
| ears. This same motion should be re
| peated gently several times, gradual!
becoming bit stronger until the fric
| ton has brought the blood well to tn,
| surface and the skin feels soft anC
smooth.
| Then, with the finger tips of on
hand placed at the center and at thu
! top of the forehead, and those of thu
| other hand resting gently at the eye
brow, on the opposite side, both hand
are drawn quickly up and down, S,
| that they move in opposite directions
| After a few treatments of this kline
| sccwling wrinkles will soon disappear
ness of the eyes and the tenderness o
| careful in regard to the movements IL
| thir vicinity.
A vigorous kneading and pounding
! will soon result in making them firm
! is kept up the fingers move in a semi
circle, always in the hollow below tn
cheek bone. Wrinkles around tn
mouth are generally smoothed upward
while any fiabbiness of skin arount
the ears is kneaded until the texture
assumes a desired firmness. fl