The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-08
THE PROPER CARE
 OF THE SKIN

The most beautiful race known to his- tory were the ancient Greeks. and they in the washing and care of the magnif1- cent human body. They had a reverence for 1t. We should have the same.
 To begin: The person who wants good skin should bathe the body all over every day. I know there are unbathed people with a beautiful skin. But they were born with it. and their abuse of it has not yet made itself manifest outwardly; that is all Just wait till the physical ailments consequent on an unclean skin get the better of them.
 Every house, country or city, should be provided with a bathroom and abun- dant hot and cold water supply. Every farmhouse may now have these. To bathe the skin properly cleanse 1t with hot water. soap and a scrubbing brush. Then to harden it against taking cold, spray. dash or pour quickly cold water all over the body. It will not hurt. Have a soft brush for the face and throat, a stiffer bath brush for the body. Both these can be got at drug or department store. When purchasing the soft one ask AOi h AdSC SSi upDiIiB Di uSli
 If you have no bathtub and hot and cold water on tap, try the more primi- tive washbowl or tin basin. Use hot wa ter, soap and brush first and rinse in cold water after. The soap must be all cleans ed off the skin if you would have 1t beau tiful. It is sufficient perhaps. unless your skin Is very heavy and oily to scrub the body all over with the brush every other day. meantime, however, taking an or dinary bath on the off days
 But you have no leisure for this daily bath and rubbing? Very we'll then; don't take it. But you can never have a beau- ttful skin till you do take it. Besides, what Is time for? The evening, just be- fore retiring, is an excellent time for the bath. Then you will go to bed clean, and you will not take cold. In time the face brush scrubbing will remove blackheads. The scrubbing should be most vigorous where these are Another point: If in dressing for an evening you sometimes use powder upon your arms and rouge and powder upon your face, be sure and wash all this off before you retire. Don't have the pores of your skin swallowing dust and colorlng matter while you sleep. Meantime take all the outdoor exercise you can and breathe in all the air you can. Next to pure water, there is no beautifier for the skin like pure air. No tice the fine Iuster and radiance that are reflected from a perfectly clean, satiny skin; then contrast with 1t the gummy horror of the unclean one.
 Some lotion Is good for most faces and throats. Here is a simple one to be gently rubbed in after the bath: A mix ture of one-third pure olive oil; one-third glycerine and one-third lemon juice. The lemon juice is very bleaching to the skin. Strain 1t always through a thin cloth to remove all pulp. Used in this way gly- cerine agrees with nearly all skins. A few drops of tincture of benzoin added to the mixture are good. Shake we'll be- fore using. I never knew steaming the face to do any permanent good. When the throat begins to be fiabby and the muscles around the mouth and eyes to look little drawn there Is nothing bet ter than tapping as restorative. With your finger ends tap the flabby places shortly awhile several times a day, or If you have not leisure for that do 1t in the evening. The fiabby throat and space under the chin may be slapped rather smartly. Continue the tapping and skipping perseveringly. and you will mo- tice improvement after awhile. All bet terments take time After the bath and after the lotion has been rubbed in is a good time to apply the tapping and mas sage.
 Skinning the face by electricity is pain full and expensive. but 1t certainly does improve the complexion greatly to have a new epidermis. The operation must. however, be performed by a thoroughly skillful specialist.
 Mary Gould Lytle.