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The Washington times., 1905-05-14
To Thicker the Lashes-

I am a constant reader OF your recipes
published every week. but have never
token the liberty CT writing TO you be-
fore Is there some other remedy that
Won could tell me Of to develop the bust
besides Dr.. Vaucaire's? I am anxious
to have nice, full busts. as my hips are
roo large to correspond to my busts. 1
an, also troubled with quite heavy
erovsth of hair on my arms, from my
eII9oxye TO my wrists. VIII you kindly tell
me of something harmless that could
nse. to make my eyelashes grow 1ongerf
T have fairly good eyebrows, but very
scant eyeIashes.
have tried Dr.. Vaucaire's remedy.
and like 1t very much. but 1 find it 10
a little too expensive for me. and !
would be very grateful If you would tell
me of something else, A. T. Va
I do not know of any remedy that
has been so successful for bust deyeJ-
opment as DR.. Vaueaire's remedy. Mas
sage with q good skin food is sometimes
beneficial. Since receipt OF your letter
I have published an article on the re-
mova1 of superffuous hair, and think
you will find the information you wish
contained IN it. 1 am giving you for
mula for q lotion to promote the growth
of eyeiashes,
The Washington times., 1905-05-14

T He start in beauty culture cam
not begin too early IN life. Many
a girl whose beauty is spoiled by
thick lips, protruding ears, badly
shaped nose, or other dishgurements.
propably owes it all TO lack OF knowi-
edge or carelessness on the part of the
mother or nurse. Protruding ears are
often less due to a fault of nature than
to carelessness and neglect, and even if
a child is born with ears that protrude
they can easily be trained to lie fat and
close to the head. Every mother should
pay strict attention TO this, as it is one
beauty point that she can easily secure
for her child; everyone recognizes the
attractiveness OF pretty ears, close set
to the head.
The child who shows the slightest
tendency to protruding ears should
wear a skeleton cap when sleeping.
These caps are made OF linen tape. are
light, cool, and can be easily Numbered.
They can be purchased in the shops ar
very moderate cost. or can be easily
made at home.
Always be careful in putting baby S
cap on TO sec that the little ears are not
bent forward. this has been the source
sof many prolonged crying spell. Very
often the little head is allowed to lean
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thumb is being "ehewed'' the fingers
are most likely pressing the nose in an
upward direction.
L am sure my little lady will appre-
ciate ii when she grows up if her moth
er has been careful to train her hair TO
grow prettily on her head; and won
ders can be done in this direction If an
early start is made. If the forehead is
too high the hair, by constant brushing,
training, and massaging in a downward
direction, may be made 10 grow lower
and cover the deficiency. The same
treatment may be applied to make the
hair grow prettily at the nape of the
neck.
To make baby's hair curl brush it up
ward and twist round your fingers while
wet after washing. Brushing down
ward encourages the hair to grow
straight and smooth.
There Is another childish habit which
Is the cause of many bodily deformities,
and that Is sitting badly; but 1t re-
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RULEs ZOE TIE REELECTION @ FLEsI

RULES FOR THE REDUCTION OF FLESH
Avoid all starehy and sweetened food.
all cereals, vegetables containing sugar
on starch, such as peas, beans. corn,
potatoes, etc. Have your bread toasted:
sprinkle it with salt instead of butter.
Milk, regret TO say. if 1t be pure and
good is fattening. SKINNED milk may
be drunk. Hot water is an excellent
substitute for other liquids. Add little
Of the juice OF lines or lemons to II. II
you choose. Limit your sleeping hours
10 seven at the outside. No maps. You
must take exercise.
If you cannot walk at least FIVE miles
"a day, and do not wheel, go TO one of
the institutions where mechanical mas
sage is given. Several Of my correspond
ents report excellent results from this
method of getting the vigorous exercise
they require. The system IS thoroughly
wholesome and not expensive. In reduc-
ing flesh the one fact to recoliect is that
fat is carbon; oxygen destroys or burns
out carbon. You must consume the car
bon by the oxygen you take through
your lungs. The more exercise the more
oxygen and consequent destruction of
fat by the one healthful method Of cur
ing obesity.
The more starch and sugar you eat,
the more carbon TO burn away.
The Washington times., 1905-05-14
HEALTH AND
BEAUTY HINTS
Hair Thin and Falling.

AgI am a new subscriber I have taken
much interest in your page. How. TO be
Healthy and Beautiful. so / would like
your advice about my hair, which has
given me a great deal Of trouble My
hair IS thin and falling out; scalp Itche5
a great deal Do you think need scalp
massage? If so please give me the re-
cipe. r. d.
The tonic for which 7 am giving you
formula Is usually very effective IN
cases of falling hair Massage your
scalp with the tips of your fingers about
twenty minutes every night before re-
firing Just before concluding sae mas
sage treatment apply the lotion.
FALLING or THE HAIR.
Tincture of nux vonisa. ounce
sr.lrffs of rosemary, 2 ounces; aieohoi, z
Abby several times a week TO the
re OTIS of the hair
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ANNOYING Blotches.

1 have seen your advice to so many
in the paper that 1 hope you will help
me.
Have had hunor or cold sores around
my mouth and they leave red blotches
Also away up in my hair and just at the
edge of the temples have two or three
pimples which leave the same red
blotch. Can you help me?
IN the paper / read about some actress
who used an electric magnetic ball to
make dimples and to increase flesh in
any place; Is there such a bah and
where could same be obtained7 Do you
Know. II they are very expensive?
In advising one young lady how re
make her face fuller, you said use some
good skin food Can you tell me one
that Will not make the hair grow? Nv
AFRAID TO use any creams which are
oily, and almost all Of them are.
Please pardon me If 1 am asking too
much, but | do want an answer so
much, and I have no one to tell me
about such things You are of so much
help TO many girls. NJ e r.
The blotches you describe Indicate
some internal disturbance and until
tnis IS f!shted fear they will continue
70 trouble you Better consult relia-
pie physician, who Will advise you as to
what Internal treatment YOU need. The,
cream for which formula is given is an
excellent healing agent, but it will not
cure the pimples permanently If the
tFouble comes from within.
oelleYe there is an electric ball such
as you describe on the market but |
Know nothing OF its qualities. The
orange flower cream SO often published
IN this department is most excellent ard
VII not promote the growth of super
fuous hair. -
FtGSsATI CREAM FOR PIMPLEs.
Lanolin 3 grams: sweet almond OIL. :
grams sulphur precipitate, grams:
oxide Of zinc. 218 grams; extract of vio-
let. TO drops.
Apply q very little of the cream to
each pimple; wait until the pimples are
cured before using the face brush
which might irritate them,
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How to Use the Freckle Lotion.

Would you please tell me how to use
the following face lotion. which /
copied some time ago, but forgot how
ii was applied?
Eight grains of bichloride of mercury
in coarse powder; . ounces or witch
hazel; . ounces of rosewater-
And could you give me any idea Of
how long it takes to remove freckles?
j. a. B.
The solution referred to should be
applied TO the affected parts with a
soft linen cloth or a piece of absorbent
cotton. Keep it out of the WY ignor-
ant persons and children.
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Insu!fieir1,t Development.

In view of the fact that have been
benefited IN several instances by your
advice. write TO ask you if you think
it would be adgisabIe to use DR. Vau-
CARES bust developer, when one bust is
much smaller than the other Gas in my
case), caused by the lancing Of assesses
which formed when l was eight years
old. and, in consequence, same has not
developed much, if any; at least, not as
much as the ether? f. c. S.
I think it would be advisable TO use
DIR. Naucaire's remedy. and in addition
to this use massage for that part of
your bust which is undeveioped
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quires an article all to itself. and /
shall discuss it later.
I am quite satisfied that all mothers
are deeply interested IN the future good
looks and health Of their babies, and
these are only q few suggestions to re-
mind them that a little carelessness on
their part may have the most disastrous
and cause the children many heart
aches and rebelIious thoughts in after
years when they have to pay the pen
atty of this neglect.
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TO RESTORE THE NATURAL COLOR OF
THE HAIR.
ca physIcian's prescription.)

U pig S1t@4e.lI . D CoEilItIUII'J
Sugar of lead, II ounce lac sulspur, II
ounce: essence OF bergamot, II ounce
alcohol. II gill: glycerfn. l ounce; tine
ture Of eantharides, II ounce; ammonia,
u ounce.
Mix ali in one pint of soft water. APP
ply 10 the roots of the hair, which must
be clean.
The dye should never be applied if
there is any irritation or abrasion Of the
scalp.
The best way to use any stain is TO
apply it to the roots of the hair with
a small brush-a toothbrush viii answer
for the purpOse-then spread it evenly
downward through the tresses with an
ordinary hairbrush.
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Hair on Lip.

Last weeks page on health and beauty
was so interesting I am going to ask
your advice and see If can be benefited
as others seem TO be.
/ am troubled with superfiuous hair
on the lip. is there anything besides the
electric needle that win remove them
so they will never return, without con-
slant care? You state not TO use a. skin
food containing animal fat. Please give
me a good recipe to massage wrinkles
and I'LL out the cheeks. ANXIOUS.
Since receipt of your letter I have
published an article In this department
fully discussing the treatment of super
fuous hair. The orange flower cream is
al excellent massage cream.
The Washington times., 1905-05-14
To Remove Stains From the Hands.

Have seen so many valuable hints on
How TO be Healthy and Beautiful /
have decided to ask for help for my poor
hands. l am a printer. employed in a
Job office and bookbindery, and the
printers ink works into my hands SO
badly that it is impossible to get X out
With sOap and water. I have also tried
other various remedies, but can get
no help. Now, if you could give me q
recipe which would take out the Ink ana
also remove II from under the nails you
would have the grateful thanks Of
a PRINTERS DEVIL.
To remove the ink stains from your
hands with oxaIic acid: Put an OUNCE
OF the crystals in a pint bottle and ld NJ. nj
IN with water. Mark the bottle plainly
with the name and also the word
poison Wet a. piece OF cloth with me
acid solution, and rub the stained places
Use a pointed orange wood STICK De-
meath the nails. Follow with thorough
washing in clear water.
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Mrs. Sunes Answers to Her Manu- CORRESPONDENTS

weeks with the mixture for which form
uIa Is given will tend To keep it light.
SHAMPOO FOR LIIHT HAIR
White CASTLE soap, in shaVings, /
ounce; water, a ounces: potassium car
Donate, 80 grains; borax, 100 grains;
cologne water, ounces; bay rum, 2
ounces.
Dissolve the soap in tie water and
add the other ingredients. Rub well into
the roots. Rinse thoroughly in several
waters; then dry carefully.
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To Whiten the Hands.

VIII YOU kindly tell me how to make
cosmetic gloves''-I believe that Is
what they were called? I do my own
housework and my hands have BECOME
rough. hard and red. Please tell me
something to soften and whiten them.
They are so hard on the inside.
[ would also like you TO tell me what
TO do for my hair, Until the last year
it was a pretty golden brown, glossy
and naturally a little curly. But now
it is dull brown. dry and not glossy.
I wear a pompadour and "tang1e" my
hair under II. l thought this might be
the cause. but / have the same trouble
with my three-year-old sons hair. Be
fore his hair was ever cut It was golden
from that time, a year and a half ago.
it has grown very little, and Is stiff
dry and a neutral tint. I hope L have
not asked too much and il you can help
me I would be so grateful. / have never
tried any of your recipes, but see SO
many others have been helped l feel
sure you can do as much for me.
FRANCES.
The cosmetic gloves for which am
giving you formula should be worn at
night 1 think you will find their use
Will greatly improve the condition OF
your hands, as so many of my CORE
Spondents report that they have been
greatly benefited by wearing them.
| L rom tIit- CDIuI(lOn or halT ttlat you de-
scribe, Judge that yonr scalp, and also
your sons. is in need of treatment Fol-
low the directors for scalp treatment
given 20 other correspondents In the
department. IL may be possible that
you are. using hard water; this has a
most injurious effect on the hair.
TO WHTrEN THE HANDS.
Lanolin. 100 grams; paraffin Qiquid),
% grams; extract Of vanilla, 10 drops;
oil of rose, drop.
Mix and apply when necessary.
TO MAKE COSMETIC GLOVES.
Use soft. large leather gloves. three
or fout sizes too large. R . them open
and spread the inside Will. one of the
following preparations, then sew the
ripped seam up. The simplest, and
therefore the least troublesome, paste
to make is this
COSMETIC GLOVE PASTE.
Ground barley. the white of an egg, a
teaSpoonful OF slycerin and one ounce
of honey
COSMETIC GLOVE PAsTE-No. Q
Homemade soft soap, - pound olive
oil, / gill. mutton taIlow ] ounce
After boiling these together remove
them from the fire before adding spirits
of wine, l gill; aTnbergris or some other
perfume 10 an amount to suit the taste,
always being on your guard not TO scent
things too highly
COSMETIC GLOVE PAsTE-No. 3
Refined pine tar 1 teaspoonfui; olive
oil, l pint.
Melt in a water bath. gcentine with
rosewater or some other perfume. This
Is 4 preparation which does not spoil.
The following preparation for use With
cosmetic gloves is slightly mere elabo-
rate:
Myrrn. ! ounce: honey. ounces; yell
The Washington times., 1905-05-14
To Arrest Falling of the Hair.

Would you kindly inform reader
whether or not massage by a Migratory
appliance would answer for finger
manipulattons in arresting the fall of
ones hair? e @
I have heard OF cases where vibratory
massage has been used with very ex-
cellent results in arrcstlng the falling
of the hair.
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Remedy Repeated BY REQUEST.

noticed IN a recent paper that you
had at some time published physician s
remedy for restoring color 10 hair" l
must have missed 1t. VIII you please
publish 1t once more? Respectfully,
CORRESPONDENT
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low wax. ounces: rosewater, ounces.
Melt the wax in water bath and add
the n1yrrh to it while it is hot. After
Deaung them together add the honey
and rosewater. Beat all up and add
giycerfn by the teaspoonful until you
secure paste which win spread nicely
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you an internal remedy. The following
massage treatment may also help you:
Use both hands. place the fingertips di-
rectly beneath The eyes. press gently
around the outer corners and upward.
following the contodr of the eye This
movement should be given fifty times
each day
The Washington times., 1905-05-14
DIR, vAUcAIRE's REMEDY FOR T

DIR VAUCAIRE's REMEDY ron THE
THE BUST.
10 grains; lacto phosphate of lime. 10
grains; tincture of fennel. 10 grains
simple syrup. AGO grains.
The dose Is two soupspoonfuis with
water before each meal
DR.. Vaucatre also advises the drink
ing Of malt extract during meals.
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Popular Formula Repeated.

have seen recently in your depart
ment many references to the Vaucaire
remedy. l have not happened to notice
the formula. though l have been told
that that also has been published.
win you kindly send me the formula
or repeat again at your earliest con.
Venfence? + A
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Short and Too Stout.

Please tell me how to reduce my
weight I am very short and stout. /
would be SO pleased II you would write
me what TO do, how to diet and how
- eN'' o A CONSTANT READER.
The Washington times., 1905-05-14

frequently give recipes for the removal
of brown patches, but moles require
electrical treatment by an experienced
person.
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puffness Under the Ewes.

All that you wrote for last weeks
How TO Be Healthy and BeautifuI''
was so fraught with careful thought
and good common sense that feel that
you may be able to help me. My chief
Disagreement Is d puffiness under the
eyes, with a curved depression just be-
low. Is there any remedy TO remove
this? / am forty years old, but | do
not like to look ugly and this Is the
chief cause for ugliness.
Puffiness under the eyes Is frequently
an Indication of a disordered condition
of the system. l advise you to consult
a physician. as he sauld JarohahAx give
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To Cure Double Chin.

VIII you kindly tell me if nassaging
double chin will make the skin loose
and wrinkled, and, if not what mo-
tons should be used in the ma3sag ing?
Also what motion should be used for
lines on the neck, starting under the
ears and rounding down under the
chin? The flesh on my face and neck
is not firm, every little pressure
leaves q mark, and in the morning my
face is marked badly by sleeping on a
pillow. Can you advise me what to do
to harden the flesh? Would baths of
cold water and sea salt or alcohol help
It? l am stout and am not yet out of
the tWentieS. SO il don't seem Us If my
flesh should be in that condition
MAXINE.
To cure double chin massage from
point of chin; with open hand press
firmly downward, dra ing the head
backward at the same time Battle,
chin frequently in cold water and make
frequent applications of clear alcohol
For the line from your chin TO ear
massage with a good skin food Smooth
the line gently but firmly. just as you
would smooth a wrinkle out of a piece
of silk or satin, and then pinch and
twist the muscles gently all around in
such direction as will tend to break
up the break or crease, but do not
bruise the flesh.
The Washington times., 1905-05-14
Hair Growing Dark.

VIII you kindly tell me what viii make
the hair light, as nay hair is turning a
bright red, lighter Ia front than in back?
do not want to bleach 1t. VIOLET.
sfampooIng your hair ever tWn
The Washington times., 1905-05-14
A Good Mouth Wash.

erty to ask If you would kindly give me
a recipe for the lips and the gums. My
lips and gums are never red, but pale
pink. JAMES Me.
am giving you formula for a mouth
wash which will keep your gums in ex-
celient condition,
Pale lips usually Indicate i'll health or
poor circulation. and you cannot cure
them by outward treatment. Go In for
hygienic living, eat plenty OF nourish-
ing food, get plenty of fresh air and
take some form of exercise and I think
you Will find the color returning to your
lips.
MYRRH AND BoRAX MOUTH WASH.
Rub together In a mortar one-half
ounce each of pulVeriZed borax and
strained honey; then add gradually one
pint of pure alcohol and one-haIf ounce
each OF gum myrrh and red saunders
wood. Let the whole stand In q large
mouthed glass bottle for two weeks.
Shake the bottle occasionally. Pass
through filtering paper and it is ready
for use.
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MoIes On Her Face.

I am II. trouble about my hair growing
too far around on my neck. Instead of
growing up with the rest of my hair, 1t
grows away around under my ears. and
as my hair is jet black 1t is very notice.
able and annoys me very much VIII
you please tell me something that will
take it off that will be harmless to the
skin?
Also, several small brown sIccks on
the side of my face. l think they are
moles. There are quite q few. and they
look very bad ANNOYED
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the growth of hair you describe without
injuring the skin You had better try
to train Il as carefully as possible, and
L should think wearing the hair low
would make it much less noticeable. !
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MYRRH AND RoRAX MOUTH WASH
Inquiry for Formula.

Can you give me the formula for skin
food containing rochelle salts. bismuth,
rose water, and other ingredients I'M
known to me? ! find 1t good for eczema.
but don't know how to make 1t. NJ. d.
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/ am sorry. but I have not the
formula for the skin food containing
the ingredients you refer to-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-07
The SPY SYSTEM.
IL Is the Very Soul of the Govern
ment In Russia

IL Is the Very Soul of the Govern
ment In Russia
Russia is pre-eminently the land Of
spies. In Moscow in the streets agents
of the police are stationed every 900
yards. In addition secret agents watch
the houses day and night, one being al
lotted to every four houses, and In
every house is another spy-the porter.
Go where you will, you are never out of
the watchful eye of the police You
brush against spies in your hotel, as In
the theaters; in a restaurant, as in the
drawing room Of a friend. It is ridic-
ulously easy to recognize those you
meet in the fashionable resorts. They
have evidently been instructed to dis
guise themselves as gentlemen, and for
one of them the livery of gentleman
is frock coat, a silk hat and always,
by rain or sunlight, an umbrella. The
famous third policel A stranger might
fancy that in an open cab, talking
French or English to his friend, he
lance But his friend will touch him
significantly and speak of the weather.
The fat cabby on the bex, somnolent,
with white hair and good paternal
eyes, may be spy more skilled in the
languages than the travelling stranger,
and If the cabman has been found
lettering near the great clubs, the no
tells or the embassies the chances are
strong that he is A subtler police
than that Of the third section-the akra-
ma, which has its ramifcations in every
capital in Europe and America-com-
pletes this great system of espionage.
Its mesh is over every man In Russia.
Success.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-07
BEES IN WAR.
Two Instances In which the Insects
Were Used as Weapons.


Two Instances In which the Insects
Were Used as Weapons.
The beekeeper, holding a number Of
bees in his hand, said as he led the
way through the apiary: Bees in the
past were used as weapons of war. In
the siege of Themiscrya, for instance,
they played a very important part.
The Romans in this siege made mines
In the ground, and the enemy, opening
the mines from above, threw in upon
the Romans bears and other wild an
imals, together with swarms Of bees.
That caused the Romans to flee howl
ing.
Here in my notebook is another &C
count of the use Of bees in war. 1t is
an extract from an Irish manuscript in
the Bibliotheque Royale at Brussels,
and it tells how the Danes and Nor
wegians attacked Chester and were
repulsed, thanks to the use of bees by
the Saxons and their allies in the town.
"'The Norwegians,' read the bee
keeper, sheltered by hurdles, tried to
pierce the walls. Then what the Sax
ons and the Gaedhl did was to throw
down large rocks, by which they broke
down the hurdles over their heads.
What the others did to check this was
to place large posts under the hurdles.
What the Saxons did next was to put
all the beer and water Of the town into
the caldrons of the town, to boil them
and spill them down upon those who
were under the hurdles, so that their
skins were peeled off. The remedy
which the Lochlans applied to this was
to place hides on the outside Of the
hurdles. What the Saxons did next
was to throw down all the beehives in
the town upon the besiegers, which pre-
vented them from moving their hands
or legs from the number of bees which
stung them. They afterward deserted
and left the city, "-Chicago Chronicle.