The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-06
SOMk QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS.

o. wish you would repeat the for
mula for reducing the hips; also for
taking superluous hair off the arms.
AN ANXIOUS READER.
A.-To reduce the hips try exer-
else. To take superfuous hair
off the arms the electric needle
is best, but probably 100 slow and too
expensive. Have you tried resin
stick? Meanwhile if you have moth
ing else available, get cents worth of
powdered pumice stone and rub the
arms vigorously with it. Take off the
hair in this way twice a week, using
cold cream after each application.
O-Does cold cream make the hair
grow on the face? MARY ].
A.-No, not necessarily. Hair grEws
where it is inclined to grow. Heat
nourishes it, so also does moisture; so
does any gentle treatment of any sSlT.
But brushing, rough usage, and pun
ice or bristle brushes will kill hair,
slowly but steadily.
Q.-WiI you please have appear in
your column the recipe foG cucumber
cream? MRS. LONG.
A.-For cucumber cream take of cold
cream one ounce and place it in a
double boiler; add to it when melted
the whole of sliced cucumber and an
ounce of the oil of sweet almonds. Let
come to a simmer and allow it to sim
mer half an hour, not boil. Filter and
pour into stone jar.
Q.-Will you please give me the To-
ton which Mrs. A used in treating
blackheads? MRS. WOOD.
A.-After steaming her face, accord
ing to the directions given, Mrs. A"
bathed her face in a pint of water
made milky with benzoin. Before go
ing out she rubbed little cold cream
into her face and busted it with pure
powder.
Q.-What would you advise for a cold
hand? I have one hand that has a
poor circulation.
MRS. MINNIE G.
A.-ThiS may be an idioSyncraSy and
may be no harm. There are people
who have cold knees, people who have
hot hands, people who have a cold nose,
and so through the category of peculi-
aritieS. There are people whose natural
temperature is above normal, and peo-
pie who naturally breathe short, quick
breaths. Aside from this you might
wear loose sleeves, easy shoes, slack
corset strings, and you might try exer-
cises with your arms. Have you any
other peculiarities along with one cold
hand that might be a guide to your
condition?
Q.-Will you kindly give treatment
for a deep wrinkle between the eyes?
FAITHFUL READER.
A.-The wrinkle must be steamed,
and for this follow directions SO as not
to take the skin off; then massage
with cold cream. Next day massage
again and dust with powder. 1t will
soon disappear. Remember that wrin-
kles are only skin deep, and what is.
on the skin can always be cured and
controlled.
Q.-I used cold cream and it made
my face all pimply. What would you
advise me to do?
MRS. KELSEY.
A.-You have undoubtedly used a
cold cream which contains glycerine,
and there are many people who can
not endure glycerine upon the skin. 1t
makes the hands red and smarting and
it makes the face break out Upon
others it acts in an agreeable way.
Study your skin little and you will
not have this trouble. To take away
the pimples temporarily take phos-
plidlS VI SOud III not water Qdlly lOT d
week and rub your face nightly with
pimple cream.
Q.-Please give me a recipe for pim-
pie cream. l want something that will
take a rash off my face. ANITA.
A.-Massage the face with hot water,
then cream it with cucumber cream
until the rash has disappeared.
To Mrs. L.-There is no way of MAX
ing yourself three inches taller. Pos
sibly you might increase your height
one inch. But why do you not try re-