Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-11-28
A Healthy Skin.
THE SKIN AN INDEX TO THE GENERAL
HEALTH.


THE COLOR OF THE SKIN AN INDEX
TO THE VITALITY.
During an attack of illness, or when
one has been deprived for considerable
length of time of exercise in the open air,
the skin looks pale and the body weak.
ems. This paleness is due to decrease
in the colOring matter of the blood, the
scientific name of which is h@m0globin,
and when this substance is deficient in
amount the oxidation processes going on
in the body all the time cannot be
properly performed, and the whole sys.
tenn is not nOurished as it ought to be,
so that whole train of symptoms ap'
pear, such as lassitude, palpitation, poor
appetite, lack of energy, and 80 on,
which disappear when the cause is re-
moved.
TO IMPROVE THE COLOR OF THE SKIN
1t follows that the only thing to do is
to get this substance back as speedily as
possible, and nothing will effect this
more quickly than plenty of easily as
simulated, nourishing food, such as milk
and eggs, with sunlight, fresh air night
and day, and suitable exercise out OF
doors.
THE LINES OF THE FACE.
The face may show few lines, except
ing those which give it character and ex-
preston, or it may present many linet
and deep burrows where the underlying
muscles have lost their tone and the Skin
has grown coarser in texture, dry and
inelastic, so that the unwished-for crows
feet appear, and lines appear on forehead
and around the mouth, giving severity
to the expression and adding years t.
the PERSONS age.
WRINKLES NOT ALWAYS CAUSED By
DEEP THOUGHT.
1t is popular belief that these facia
blemishes we call wrinkles are caused BY
prolonged and persistent mental exertion
Scott evidently thought so when hi
wrote of Marmion:
Yet lines Of thought upon his cheek
Did deep design and counsel speak.
But lines appear on the face not only
over the muscles of expression, but ovel
those which neither add nor detract from
the expression, as the small ones i'm
mediately in front of the ear, which
draw the ear upward and backward
slightly and do nothing else. Wrinkles
also appear upon the neck, where by NJ
stretch of the imagination can we thinl
they are caused by mental gymnastics Of
even steady effort of any kind. We alst
see them on the hands of elderly people
No matter how youthful person ma!
be, if he or she forms habit of per
sistently contracting any part of the face
in certain lines, there wrinkles will form
it may be between the eyes, as wheI
one frowns or squints because the ligh
is too bright; on the forehead, which
wrinkles when the eyebrows are raised
in surprise; or when the eyes are strain
ed and require the assistance of glasses
and so on.
TREATMENT OF WRINKLES.
So-called skin foods are beneficial
because they contain fats which nourisl
the skin and keep it soft. One of tn,
best of this kind is lanoline. The skill
foods are usually combined with SOM
kind of perfume to make the applica
ton pleasant.
Massage is an excellent treatment o
these conditions, and of especial valu
when combined with the application Of
fat or cream to the skin. Indeed, Their
is scarcely anything of more Importance
To massage the face for the purpose o
removing wrinkles from the skin, tn
face is first washed in hot water o
steamed by placing hot towels over II
then carefully mopped dry. Qn washin!
or drying the face never rub downward
but always up.)
To remove wrinkles from between tn
eyes, anoint the tips of the fingers will
some kind of cream, then rub up ant
outward toward the temples; rem0v
the fingers and without touching tn
skin bring them back to the starting
point, and repeat tho process a humble
of times. Never rub from without in
ward. For the horizontal lines on tn
forehead rub in the same way outward
toward the temples number of times
If crow's-feet call for treatment, stead.
the corners of the eye with one hand 81
that the eye will not be pulled upon
then rub the lines gently but firmly in {
circular fashion outward.
If lines are to be removed between
nose and mouth, steady the flesh will
the fingers of one hand and with tn
other rub in small circles upward.
For the removal of the accumulation
of adipose tissue known as double chin
that detractor from woman's goot
looks, after the usual preliminaries
steady the fingers of each hand on tn,
temples, bringing the thumbs beneatl
the chin in the middle line, then mas
sage firmly outward and upward towart
the ear for at least ten or fifteen minutes
needing the advice before given of neve
rubbing from without inward.
To eradicate the depressions in from
of the ears where small lines form, draw
the skin upward gently with the middl
finger of the left hand and, with tn
fingers of the right. rub in rotar,
fashion toward the temples.
Massage to be etfectual should be use'
daily for from ten to fifteen minutes
The surfaces acted upon should first b.
cleansed, preferably with hot water, ant
the fingers employed in rubbing shoul'
U6 Woll luOIiCdJcu WIN bOhO Aos "
cream. The treatment must be persiste,
in for weeks if q satisfactory result 1
desired. In case of pronounced doubl
chin, an astringent instead of plail
cream would be the most desirable t.
use.
The washing of the face seems sim
pie matter, but there is right way t
do it and wrong way. The pores o
the skin should be freed from any accu
mutations resulting from exposure t
dust and wind, and for this, warm waite
and plenty of pure soap are required
Soap will not injure the complexion
rather it will be beneficial, especially
the skin is inclined to be oily. It shoult
be we'll rinsed off and the face carefully
dried with soft towel, rubbing with tn
motion directed for massage. Sulphur
baths act effectively upon the skin, ant
consequently upon the general health
and for an oily complexion, weak solu
ton of alcohol and water Is beneficial
Any treatment, however, must be pa
tiently persevered in and the genera
health looked after.-New Idea.
Various Hints.
To beat whites of eggs quickly, add .
pinch of salt.
A few drops of lemon juice makes CAKE
froatin0 very white