Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

trouble within / have seen the most vio-
lently infamed lids cured by n pair of
properly fitted glasses, proving that an eye
strain caused the local Inflammation. Let
me remind those of you who have horror
of glasses that modern specialists do not
slap them on for any eye trouble, as they
once did. Therefore do not stay away
from an oculist, dreading this fate.
But local treatment will do much to less
en- the Inflammation, and especially to
drive away the scales. Apply gently at
night little of the yellow oxide ointment,
which is prepared in this way: Mix l grain
yellow oxide of mercury and " ounce rose
water ointment. Wipe away any that may
go into the eye. For the first day or Two
there may be little smarting from 1t. but
this will soon subside and the eyes will
feel greatly relieved.
Apply Vaseline.
When the lashes are falling very little it
is as well to try nightly applications of
simple vaseline. This is often suff1clent TO
stimulate their growth
Don't overlook Blackmore's reference to
"a happy light This is something that
no doctor in the world can give you pre-
scriptiOn for. You must work out this Tor
yourself and remember that II you cap
be happy you can at least be cheerful, and
this much accomplished you Will be on the
road to true happiness, for you will be
frightening others lives. No eyes In the
world, whatever their color and shape, can
be really ugly if they laugh. But don't let
this remark lead you aStray and cause you
to weave a mesh of little lines all around
them, as some do, by improper laughing.
Agreeable laughter makes the eyes shine
Within but it does not cause them to
squint. Many a woman is Shaving over her
skin food jar, trying to obliterate the signs
of ungraceful laughter. The really pretty
smile leaves no traces; but few women
have cultivated that smile as they should
have done, facing a mirror.
Get New Smile.
If the lines are already there, interviewer
beneath the eye, practice new smile to
prevent further trouble, and at the same
time begin the inevitable massage. 1t
must be gentle, as must all massage which
is to build up new tissue and so obliterate
wrinkles After washing the face at night
with the customary warm water dip a fin
ger of each hand into the skin food and be-
gin. Place the fingers just beneath the in
ner corners of the eyes. Softly draw them
outward, following the curve Immediately
beneath the eye and stroking out through
the crow's-feet at the outer corner. DO not
stroke backward; begin again at the inner
corner and count a hundred strokes before
you stop. If you have time to repeat the
process in the morning, so much the bet
ter
The massage of the upper lid is similarly
performed. Close the eyes. dip one finger
into the cream and stroke the lid very
gently from the inner corner to the outer.
Treat one eye at time, and be very care
full not to press upon the eye.
If the skin seems to have absorbed all
the food before you are through dip the
fingers into it again. If you know of any
reliable tissue builder it is safe to use; II
not prepare your own by melting together
, ounces sweet almond oil, / ounce cocoa
nut oil, 1 ounce lanolin, " ounce white wax,
- ounce spermaceti. Beat the mixture rs
soon as YOU remove it from the stove beat
ing in gradually drops tincture benzoin
and finally l ounce orange flower water.
Beat until cold.
Look to the Liver.
An appearance of dullness in the eyes is
a result of liver trouble, and any
thing that does away with biliousness will
improve this condition. Acid fruits are
good-oranges cranberries, especially lem
lemonade, using the juice of
the whole lemon, every morning before
breakfast.
If your eyes grow tired from use and
smart, use some soothing lotion or tonic,
An excellent one is made OF | ounce of dis
titled water and 1 grain of alum. Bottle
this and apply it with a dropper which can
be bought for five or ten cents at any drug
store. Tilt the head back open the eye
g bove the exposed eyebali and squeeze a
drop into it. At first you may find it diff
cult to keep from winking, but practice will
soon do away with this nervousness A
drop of the wash in each eye is a good
for the theater or the ball
when you are likely to be late about re-