Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
WOMAN'S EARS AND HER EYES
Care Is Needed To Preserve Their
Beauty.

Care Is Needed To Preserve The
Beauty.
To be ideal, a woman g ear must
small, rosy, transparent, and it shou
taper slightly at the top. A we
shaped ear goes with high bred ten
lperament, and is rarely found on
person of coarse nature,
A woman who has small, shell liz
ears at so years of age should not
too proud; at As she will possess med
um sized ears, and at so large ear
This is a fact, and is proved by som
busy bodies who are not happy unles
making some one miserable.
i Another curious revelation is tina
nobody in the world has a pair of pei
fectly matchedears. In most peopl
the two differ perceptibly, not only il
Ishape but in size, and frequently the
are not placed precisely alike ON th
head.
They betray ones age too, in th
most heartless fashion and with grea
accuracy. After youth is past the,
assume an Increasing harshness o
contour.
There are several important thing
to remember regarding the ear. On,
is that earrings are sometimes very
dangerous to the health, and woman
with tendency to scrofula should
never assume the risk OF boring he,
ears.
Deafness may be brought On by sea
bathing; a large wave striking the side
of the head may rupture the drnm of
the ear. This danger is partly avoided
by putting cotton in the ears while
bathing. Boxing child's ears may be
followed by rupture of the drum and
deafness.
Oil should never be put into the ear.
as it forms gummy mass which can
not be washed out with water and
serves to catch the dust, thereby clog
ging up the ear; nor should any lini-
ment be put into the ear
If an insect enters the ear, or any
small, hard substance, do not make
frantic efforts to dislodge it; do not dig
1t out. Try douche of warm water;
if this does not avail summon,a physic-
ian. The substance lis not likely to do
any serious harm unless tampered
with.
There is prevalent notion that the
eye is the most perfect organ of our
whereas it Is really the most
imperfect. The percentage of perfect
eyes does not exceed 10 or IL. That is
to say, SS or 80 persons out of every
100 have something the matter with
their eyes.
Weak salt water is good to strength
sn tired or weak eyes. Tears are salty,
and therefore never idle, Tennyson
20 the contrary Notwithstanding. In
Iced tears give a bright, tender look to
'he eyes, keeping them soft and limp
d. 1t may be noticed that women in
whose eyes sympathetic tears gather
quickly have brigher, tenderer eyes
jhan others.
The appearance of the eyes depends |
argely on the lids, eyebrows and eye
ashes. Scanty eyebrows may be filled |
'ut by the application of olive Or CO.
;oanut oil to them over night. They |
must be rubbed or stroked the right |
way.
Oil applied to the eyelashes also in
'reases their growth, and .stroking |
hem upwards gives them the curly |
endency which is charm to the eye.
Don't try to get a cinder out of the |
'ye by rubbing the injured orb; rub |
he other eY. If foreign substance
las lodged in the eye and lies loosely |
n the surface it may be removed by |
means of camel's hair pencil dipped !
n oil, or with bit of paper rolled up |
o the size of a quill and moisted in |
he mouth.
Don't expose the eyes to strong,
;laring light it causes squirting and |
wrinkles.
Don't face the light when reading or
ewing. No matter if your eyes are
haded, the reflex rays strike from
our book or from your sewing into
our eyes. When your back is to the
ight, the rays rebound away from you
lot toward you.
Don't read, study or sew lying down.
Don't have colored shades on the
amps. use white or ground glass
Don't sleep opposite window in
uch a manner that strong light will
trike the eyes on awaking.
Don't have children sleep so that the
morning sun shines in their faces to
rouse them.
Don't use the eyes when they are
ired or weak from illness.
Don't go directly from warm room
nto cold, raw atmosphere.
Don't allow cold wind to strike the
yes.
Don't open the eyes under water in
especially in salt water.
Don't bathe enfiamed eyes with cold
water; that which is as warm as it can
e borne is better. j
Don't work longer than two hours
Without closing your eyes and resting
hem for five minutes.
Don't wear veil, or don't wear ore
With dots, or one woven of double
breads.
Don't wear tight collars, tight cor
cts. tight shoes, which cauSa a dam-l