The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
CURES WROUGHT BY FLOWERS
THIS IS A DISCOVERY MADE BY
THE BEAUTY TEACHERS.

Roses VIII Drive Away Headache and
soothe the Nerves-WiId Flowers Re-
store Ones Youth-Violets Cure the
nwas left for ono Of the latter-dsy beauty
teachers to discover the influence Of sweet
flowers upon the mind. And now that
II has been hailed as q new discovery women
are saying that It IL . wonder no one ever
thought Of 1t before.
II you stop to think Of 1t there 10 q certain
relation between the flowers that grow
In pots in your windows and your own
spirits. And, whether unoonsciously or
not, you arc affected In no small degree
by the blossoms and their state OF proc.
perity.
II the flowers come out well and bloom
as they should bloom. you are correspond
ingly elated. The sight Of them ran
quilizes the nerves. The odor soothes
the temper. The very presence Of the
cheerful growing things makes you oon-
tent with the earth and your lot upon It.
And this Is felt. not only by you. but by
every other woman. Have you not among
your acquaintance some dear. good, kind
soul who revels In her window garden!
all other windows stare bleak and bare
into the sullen streets. In the summer
1t Is twice as gay and the woman who at
tends the garden spot is found perpetually
lowering over the beds.
BY what has always been considered
Q happy chance. the woman who revels
In the garden Is q creature OF gentle soul.
always cheerful. always kind hearted.
ever charitable and endowed with every
virtue from the beginning to the end Of
the chapter.
And now the beauty specialist come .
along and declares that 1t 10 the influence
OF the flowers that brings all this about.
and that all who would enjoy tranquility
and cheerfulness must cultivate the plants
But it is not every woman who can cult
vate plants. Lack Of space 10 one draw
back, for, in the crowded limits OF the
city. 1t Is not every house that can have 30
much a. a window garden. The window
is In too much demand to be spared for
gardening purposes.
But the city woman, the beauty spe-
ialist declares, oan always buy q rose, or q
carnation. or an Easter lily. or a bunch Of
violets, and she can inhals the fragrance
and benefit by 1t.
There are all sorts OF scents, and each
has its own influence upon the mind. just
as there are all kinds OF medicines. each
with its own purpose in the anatomy OF
the human body.
The rose, for instance, In Just the thing
to promote good temper. The odor OF the
rose drives away nervous headaches and
rose water highly scented with rose, Is a
recognized remedy for this Ill.
The rose also allays nervousness. for
it's odor is very penetrating. and, having
cured the nerves Of the head 90 that 1t no
longer aches. It gets in its good work upon
the other nerves Of the body. Gradually
one becomes soothed and tranquillized.
The woman who is subject TO nervous
attacks should never be without Q rose In
her bosom. in her hair or In her hand She
should have 1t always where she can see
II and enjoy It's invigorating influence
upon the nerves.
Wild flowers have their distinct mission
In the scheme Of beauty getting. The
odor Of the wild flower makes one unset
fish. There is that about II which purifes
the thought makes the mind peaceful
with the world. and brings about an I'M
! selfish frame OF mind.
The woman who 10 soul-weary, the woman
7 who 10 sordld In spirit and who realizet
II; the woman who is growing. more and
/ more tainted in mind and spotted In speech
| from association with evil, can 60 out anc