The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-12
BY KATHERINE MORTON. (COpyright, 1904, by 1T. c. McClure.l

The prettiest of golden curls and the biggest of blue eyes and the most be- witching of ways are all marred if Miss Goldenlocks has that malady so common to little ladies-blemishes of the skin. So many are afflicted in this way that one often wonders why the term "a baby's complexion" is ap- piled as a compliment. To be sure it is the baby who has the freshness of skin when it is not marred, but the woman of thirty nowadays has a skin that is groomed by all the methods which modern hygienic science teach es, while her little daughter often goes uncared for in this respect
 It Is so easy to correct the fault in almost any child that it seems a pity that mothers should not take the lit- tie pains needed to give the child veritable baby complexion" Occa- sionally a child Is so seriously afiict- ed with some disease of the blood that the skin trouble can be reached only by the patient striving of a physician. and it may be long before his best ef- forts can get at the root of the mat ter; but If she is a reasonably healthy young person. you can give her the peaches and cream skin that Is hers by right.
 First of all. pimples on the child's face are more from internal than from external causes, and need a cor responding treatment. When a woman complains of pimples. ten to one they are the result of blackheads, clogged pores. and can be banished by scrub ping and an ointment. To be sure, the general condition of the bodily or gans affects these pimples, but there must be external care into the bar gain. But with child the matter Is different. The baby skin does not form blackheads as easily as yours, but the blood and stomach readily cause an eruption and this eruption must be treated through them.
 Rich food is often the cause of fine rash appearing on the face and spreading until it covers the face. At
 the first symptom of this, look to the little ones diet. If she Is in the habit
 of eating pastry. deny her that luxury even though 1t Is hard to do 1t. Cut
 down the candy supply-perhaps 1t will be necessary to take,~it away all
 together for a while. Keep rich meats
 from her and let her have little but ter. She should eat cereals. vegeta"
 bles and fruits, with some of the less rich meats-poultry and fish will tide over the troublous times.
 On the other hand. a rash may come from impoverished blood. This condi- ton results from the childs having too little that is ric and nourishinG
 instead of too much. If she has been living on a very light diet and the
 rash appears. try something more
 hearty for awhile. Never greasy meat,
 but eggs, milk. soups that are not greasy, and rare beef.
 A general rule for t-.e child's diet
 is this: Give her varied food, appetiz- ing food and the food she craves. It l is all nonsense to think that all | sweets are harmful. Every system. old and young, needs a certain amount l of sweet food. This should come in | the form of dessert after lunch and dinner. with an occasional candy treat | in between But avoid the continual eating of candy. \ Every system crpves some acid, too; salad should be given
 if 1t is made with pure vinegar, but the habit some children have of fre- auently sucking cheap store pickles should be nipped in the bud.
 Keen your little daughter in igno- rance of the charms of coffee and tea.
 They may be harmless to you, but they will not treat her SO kindly. Many eases of extreme sallowness in young cheeks that ought to be charm InRly pink are due to nothing but the | regular custom of drinking one or | both or these peNcia6os 70 U" doubt of the delights of both of them. and children soon learn to crave them with an abnormal appetite. The wise mother distinguishes between the cravings that are natural and whole l some and those that lead to dire re-
 suits
 1 For the child whose food does not nourish her well and whose face is either pale or pimply in consequence | A glass of milk at bedtime is worth It's weight in gold The milk will di- gest more rapidly if it Is warmed. and
 will lead to a sweet sleep. If you are
 nervous. sleepless mother, the sooner you take to this habit yourself the better.
 The ld-fashioned sulphur and mo- iasses dose for impure blood. while by
 no means pleasant, is one that will