The Washington times., 1904-11-20

able Is there any way to cure this
d.sagreeable feeIing?'
do not use your eyes by artificial
light for awhile. Stop reading in the
evening; II you are woman Of sense,
you never sew at night Twice a day.
again before going 10 bed battle the eyes
IN & 3 per cent solution OF boracie acid.
Buy IL ready for use from the druggist
or purchase the borax powder and make
It for yourself. or course. you must
tell your druggist how you are going
TO use It."
MY complexion. I notice. while II is
uniformly good. is inclined TO pimple.
I frequently have little patches OF PIN
Piles. Is there any way 10 get rid of
them?"
Pimples Cured.
Yes; they are easily cured. Battle
your face three times a week in a car
bOiated bath. Take a basin OF water
containing about two quarts, and add 10
the water about ten drops OF earbolie.
In buying the carbolIc tell your drug
eist now you are going 10 use 1t. and
ask him II ten drops in half a gallon
OF water will be too much. II acts as an
antiseptic. and. II * agrees with your
Ek4Hf Is AAAOEA F%tFAtNlAks II - Ur4HE uHsu
ell the time by New York beauties"
"And for other imperfections of the
skin?''
TRY face steaming. Do IL az home
yourself. 5y applying hot cloths TO the
face until the skin is very warm. Do
not scorch or burn the skin. Now
spread the face with sweet. thick cream,
II you can get it. and let II dry on. Sour
M
acid quantities. is suI better After
half an hour wash OF with soap and
water Use many waters 50 as TO
remove all the soap. The trouble Is that
soap is almost always left in the skin
and nothing could be more Injurious to
the euticle,"
Yellow Skin Cured.
But my neck is yellow. How shall
make II as white as my face?"
Try peroxide Of hydrogen. IL can be
applied pure II the skin Will stand it.
But, Il Is better To use a mixture of
lanolin and peroxide. which is less apt
to make the skin sore. And there are
other methods Of whitening the skin
please tell me something TO use
daily"
You might try lemon juice and water
in equal parts. Or you can try gly-
cerin. cut with rose water. with little
borax added. or you can use cream OF
cucumbers made by stewing "a cut up
cucumber IN half a pint OF water and
adding five drops of benzoin TO the
strained Juice"
do you approve OF witch hazel for
the skin?'
Witch Hazel Effective.
Yes. and especially If il be made
into a cucumber cream using half witch
hazel and half water, a cup OF each to
two large cucumbers. Strain and use
several times a day on the face"
But / am troubled with heaviness. 1
am gaining in weight and l am losing
my fine outlines"
For this there is nothing the equal
OF diet. Take a teaspOOnful OF phos-
phate OF soda in hot water before each
meal. Drink little or nothing with
your meals and do not eat meat more
than once a day. Walk ali you can
II am fond Of walking"
Advises Walking.
1T is a good thing. But be careful
that you do not drink too much fluid
| while walking. Walking brings on a
WEAKNESS and thirst and the temptation
| is 10 drink too much water. There
| have been cases where a woman really
grew fieshIer on exercise. And the reason
was not far TO find. II was simply and
entirely because OF her water drinking
propensities. She would drink a full
| glass OF water, or OF soda, or sarsapa-
rilla or other fluid mixture TO every mile
she walked. The result was seen IN Il
quickened digestion and an accumula-
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