St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-07-15
CLUB NOTES.

Laporte. Ind.-Dear Doctor: / am a
member of the Home Health club, and
my record number is 1O,446 / am en-.
gagged in the work of giving facial mas
sage. For some reason, unknown, the
majority of the ladies here, and even
children, 10, - and Is and 16 years Of
age, contract their foreheads, or per-
haps l should state that the muscles
Of their foreheads contract and cause
deep wrinkles that cannot remove by
massaging. Since coming to this coast,
the muscles of my own face, and espe-
cially my forehead, contract, and l
would be so grateful to you if you
would give me method of treatment
for the muscles of the forehead so that
they would relax and stay relaxed, and
not contract involuntarily.
Will witch hazel have a beneficial
effect upon the face and neck? Any
information or advice that you may
give me upon the treatment of the face
and neck would be thankfully re-
ceived.
From one who is grateful and thank
full for the privilege and opportunity
of reading your Home Health club lee
lures. M. r.
l do not.believe that you can secure
any external application that will over
come the tendency to contract the mus
cles of the forehead; it is caused in
some cases by the light acting upon
the nerves of the eyes, and also by the
wind; the muscles and nerves are con-
stantly guarding against particles Of
dust and flying debris. If you will ex,
pertinent little you will find that this
contraction does not continue while in
the house, or out of the wind. The
wind and sun together are the cause
of the difficulty. In many cases it is
overcome by the use of properly fitted
glasses, in other cases it will only be
overcome by removal to mild climate
where the air is more soothing, and
the light not so intense. You would not
find this condition in Virginia and
many other southern and eastern
states, although you would find more
of it in Texas, Kansas and Nebraska
imam Wnere you are.
1 think you will find a great deal of
benefit from the use of a face mask of
rubber. Witch hazel extract is ex-
cellent for the face. Also witch hazel
and glycerine mixed in equal parts.
l thank you for the interest in the
Home Health club.
Nebraska.-Dr David H. Reeder. La.
porte, Ind.-Dear Sir: My daughter
has an ingrowing toe-nail "a horse
stepped on it,. PAIRING and trimming
has not helped it, Some one told her
to get corn salve to soften the nail.
She did so. The flesh turned brown
with water under it. A boy at school
stepped on it, and it turned black on the
end The day after put on the poul-
tice. 1t is good one for so many
ailments-scrofula, sores and the
like. 1t has been handed down in our
family from the Dutch. There are six
ingredients in the remedy, but we
only use four as it is not so harsh
Ny brother got a pitch-fork in his
foot, and blood poison set in. / put
on this poultice and bathed his foot
with vinegar and salt, and I believe l
saved his life. The poultice is made
as follows: Equal parts in weight of
pulverized slippery elm, tobacco, salt
and lobelia. However, this poultice
did not help my daughters toe It
seems the poison is all through her
blood. Small, red pimples are on her
legs. Her ears are broken out and
are red and smart and burn. The bis
ter on her toe is spreading to the ad-
joining toe Please advise me as to
what should do for her Yours trulr
Mrs. B. N:
You should adopt the method OF
treatment described in the lecture
given here on blood poisoning, and you
should also keep the bowels open.
Give a light but nourishing diet and
have reliable physician carefully ex-
anime the case. The formula for
salve is good, ans I trust that many
will find it useful. I thank you for II.
Readers 81 this paperare at liberty
to write for information on subjects
to health. An. communica-
tions should be Addressed to DR.. David
a Reedsf, Laporte, ind, and must
contain name and address In full and
at least four cents in postage.
Tobacco Injuries Hearing.
A distinguished French Psychologist
has discovered that tobacco impairs
the powers OF the auditory nerve. He
ADVISES persons who have shown any
tendency toward deafness or in whose
ancestry any such tendency is discover
.hia absolutely to eschew the weed.