The San Francisco call., 1904-11-06

cane-seated chair. Wear only loose
bath slippers 70 protect the FEET ard
q gymnasium suit consisting or blouse
ard knickerbockerSs failing this low
neck. sleeveless knitted under
vest and short perticOat o. thin mus
lin viii answer very well The main
point IS 20 wear nothing which viii
prevent the free use of the muscles
Always ventiIate the room Just pre-
viOuS 20 the exercise 10 insure pure
air and do not forget 70 breathe deep
y. which viii materially assist ii
strengthening the muscles. aside from
the immense benefit OF increased Oxy-
genation of the blood Place the chair
IN an open space about four feet from
the wall. grasp the front edge OF the
seat firmly with the right hand and
the top edge OF back OF chair with the
left hand stretch the legs backward
away from the side OF chair resting
On the toes with heels against the
wan or any firm object. keep the body
rigid and BY bending the arms lower
the body until the upper part OF a0do-
men or waiSt-Hne touches the chair
edge: then raise by Strengthening he
arms OF course the greatest strain
comes upon the arm which grasps the
front edge OF chair Then reverse the
movement BY standing On the opposite
side OF the chair placing the left hand
on front edge OF chair and right hand
on back OF chair. Practice only a few
minutes at a time AZ first 70 avoid
strain and Overfatigue- u may be quite
impossible 10 keep the body and arms
rigid AT first, but a few minutes sx-
ercise each day wiz soon show 4 de-
ctdsd control until you can easily hold
the prescribed position
REMOVING FRECKLES CFrances).
Summer freckles, incident 70 q long
voyage, are not difficult 70 remove and
viii usually vanish without treatment
after cool autumn weather begins
However. II you wish 10 hasten their
from strong sunlight BY wearing a
chiffon veil and carrying a parasOl On
every possible occasion The clever
woman has long since discovered that
both are very becoming. hence the use
OF them viii be no hardship. Refrain
from open air bathing. for the action
OF the sun on skin wet with either salt
OF fresh water VIII bring out the blsm-
ishes IN greater numbers and VIII tan
and burn the skin as well Keep the
skin exouisttely clean az al times and
protect II during the day BY light ap-
plicatt0ns OF toilet powder. Do not.
however, attempt 10 cover the freckles
by this means or dab the face with
glycerin OF cold cream previous TO
had 20 the contrary. This habit gives
a woman not only a decidedly made
mp appearances. but the face - seen
10 be oily and quickly accunuIates and
holds floating particles OF dust which
clog and poison the pores and bring
eruptiOns and other blerishes AS q
harmless bleach lemon juice II the best
remedy for summer freckles and Il may
be applied several times a day provId-
ed il = diluted and does not frrftate
the skin This effect must BE deter
mined b3 the user To obviats the
mussiness OF lemon skin OF sliced lemon
press out enough juice from large
well ripened fruit 10 al a winegiass,
add a pint OF rain water. two tea
spoOnfulS OF violet toilet water and
thirty drops OF simple tincture OF ben
zoin- The last TWO ingredients not
only impart an agreeabIe odor but act
as a preservative- Strain through fne
muslin and keep in a bottle having
glass stopper Should the skin get
sensitive 1rom the action of the acid
omit its use for day and apply cold
cream The skin must always be per-
fectIy clean and free from powder be-
fore using the lemon lotion