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w. I'll MOSS. JUSTICE OF THE
Peace. Office No. 218 Twenty-eighth
street. Prompt attention to bust.
ness. 8.2.tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-09
HELP WANTED-MALEs.

WA NTl;lj-YOUNG MAN WITH
horse and buggy and three years IF
business experience, in This city and
Hampton, desires position rs sales
man. solicitor or collector, for some
large firm. References given: alSo
hOnd if requested. Address IL. W.
care Daily Press. 9-9-3t
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

b. the hands first. Give a light spring
to reach the limb of the tree, then hang
while you count ten Count it quickly
and drop, spring again, count it more
slowly; repeat until you feel the first
signs of fatigue
Now for the vaulting, and if you hap
pen TO have larger waist measurement
than you really want, nothing will help
reduce it more than this. and it will also
round out your arms to their proper pro-
pcrtton1 Rest the hands lightly on the
top rail and throw the body over with
out letting it touch II will be hard at
first, and you may have to lower your
pride by taking off the top rail until
you have had sufficient practice
With the rope and rings many things
can be done. Swinging by the arms is
fun GRASP the rings firmly with the
hands and sway the body with cir
cular motion.
If there are two of you, you can give
variety TO the exercises by having a
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EXERCISES FOR THE OUTDOOR eYMnAsruM GIRL.

y SIMPLE HEALTH RULE.-One of
the best ways To Keep your stomach
cleaa. strong and healthy. is by drinking
a glass of cold water every morning i'm
mediately after rising. ai=d just before
retiring at night. This simple health
rule VIII enable you To laugh at the all
nsents which owe their origin to a dis
ordered stomach and liver or 10 the
chronic constipation from which so
R4any persons suffer
WARTS cure for warts which has
been found Of great value. is the inside
part OF the shells of broad beans This
Should be well rubbed on the warts, and
they VIII surely disappear after Il few
applications.
ONE SMALL ONION eaten at night
Will often induce sleep, as onions have Il
particularly soothing effect upon the
reeves without any of the taking of
oTugs. To remove the taste. little pars-
ley may be eaten. or a few drops of
eau-de-cologne on a Tump OF sugar. A
few drops of eau-de-coloEne on sugar,
before going out in the evening, is a
good eye-brlghtener
A REMEDY FOR TOOTlfACHE-A
London physician at a meeting of a
medical society stated that extraction of
teeth was unnecessary lie was ena bled
to cure the most desperate case of
toothache, he said unless the case was
connected with rheumatism, by the ap-
plication Of the following remedy to the
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HINTS ON THE CARE OF THE HEALTH

A GOOD HINT--Salt as a tooth pow
der is worth trying II keeps the teeth
brilliantly white and the gums hard and
rosy.
POULTICES OF HOT BAKED ON
IONS will not only relieve earache, but
will sometimes cure the deafness that
results from earache and hard colds.
HONEY EATING is- one of the most
certain and agreeable ways OF growing
fat. Though made by an insect, it is a
vegetable product and of sugar. so it is
very nutritious.
COFFEE AS A PURIFIER.-Coffee is
a fairly good air purifier. y little burnt
on hot Goals Will purify a sickroom and
abolish Dad smells. Many physicians
think highly of the bracing effects Of
coffee, taken before they visit cases of
infectious diseases.
A FEW iIINTS.-Iron is always best
taken after food; quiniue should be
taken before food; hot milk and coffee
disguise the taste of cod liver oil better
than anything else. Pour a little coffee
and milk into the cup first, then the oil,
then more coffee. and one Will hardly
lEow he has taken the medicine
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Wants Glossy Hair.

l saw in your column that hairdress-
ers used some kind of oil to make the
hair gloss. ] would be pelased to know
II YOU couid tell be something in the
way of good pomenade for curling the
halr. as ] use tongs. and their effect is
not lasting, and liquid substances make
1t dry and stiff. Won't you give me a
good recipe? ANXIOUS.
Many hairdressers rub a small quanII-
" OF briiiiantine OH the hair before
curling II with irons. This gives the
hair gloss and makes it retain the
wave longer. / am aIse giving you for
mula for harmless curIine which
many OF my correspondents have used
with gerat satisfaction
SOLUTION TO KEEP HAIR CURLED.
Take or gum arabic. ounce: good.
moist sugar, Y ounce; pure hot water,
q pint. Dissolve. When this solution IS
cold add alcohol. . fluid ounces: bichIo-
ride Of mercury and saiammoniac. 6
grams each. The last two should be
dissolved in the alcoho. before adniX-
ture- Lastly add enough water 10 make
the whole measure one pint. Perfume
with cologne water Moisten the hair
with the fluid before putting 1t in papers
or pins
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diseased tooth: Alum. reduced to an
impalpable pcwder. two drains. nitrous
SPIRITS of ether. seven drains. mix. and
apply to tooth
FINGER NAILS-For discolored or
stained finger nails, a tablespoonful OF
lemon juice in a cup of warm. soft
water is Invaluable. This is one OF the
very best manicure acids It will looser.
the cuticuie from the finger nails as
veil as remove discoloratiens. Brittle
nails may be cured by soaking them
daily for a few minutes in blood warm
sweet oil Polish the nails daily with
the chamois skin polisher to improve
the circulation OF the parts. and make
them clear and pink No paste is
needed After washing the hands, press
hack with the towel the flesh about the
nails This will prevent hang-niiiIs-
TIE VALUE OF SULPHUR--For
sore throat, sip a cupful of hot milk
into which a teaspoonIui of -four of
sulphur has been stirred. For fever
ish cold sprinkle .easp poonful of sui
pi3ur upon a hot shovel. While the air
of your room is full of fumes. AXE a
hot bath. in which a tablespoonful OF
sulphur has been thrown: SO To bed
warmly wrapped up and drink het- milk
and sulphur above Avoid exposure
to cold for twenty-four hours Sulphur
used frequently as a medicine viii keen
the skin fne and elastic, and the hair
abundant, glossy, and free from gray.
ness
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~ UPPOSE when you get to feeling
out OF sorts with everything in
general, and discontended with
your surroundings, instead of
saying Il guess I'll have to see Il doc
tor, or L feel as though L ought to go
away for change you decide to make
the best of YOUR surroundings and have
a little sport to liven you up.
There are lots of things you can do
u have a good, healthy romp out of
doors. without belonging to any athletic
club.
Just try making your own gymnasium
out of doors. If you are near a tree
ana fence you are in luck for you
dent even need a piece of rone and
rngs TO fix you up The top rail OF a
fence does good service for vaulting.
and the limb of tree beats the best
horizontal bar indoors. II you can get
q jolly companion it adds to the fun
and pair of iron rings and a rome
enlarge the possibilities Try hanging
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your hands. and scrub the face thor
oughly.
HOW TO USE THE CAMEL S-HAIR FACE
SCRUBBING BRUSH.
Immerse the brush in water as hot as
can be pleasantly borne. Soap it we'll
just as you would it you were about to
use it for your hands. Scrub the face
thoroughly. taking especial care of the
places that most require cleansing.
Rinse the face with cooler clean water,
so as TO get all the soap out of the
pores. Dry carefully and apply a cream
CT toilet balsam, any good emoilient will
answer.
OBSTINATE BLACKHEADS OF THE SKIN
Ether, ounces; soap liniment, .
ounces.
Rub into the spot affected, and as soon
as the mixture burns wash the surface
with hot water
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any left-it comes out in such quantt-
ties RENA

any left-it comes out in such quanti-
ties. RENA.
First have the ends of your hair care
fully sinSed or trimmed. then shampoo
with the mixture for which l am Civ
ing you formula. and commence treat
ment with the quininc hair tonic
am sure if you follow these directions
YOU Will soon notice a great improve
Taent m the condition of your hair
EGG SHAMPOO-DANDRUFF CURE.
ok Of egg, one pint hot rainwater,
spirit Of rose mary. one ounce. Beat the
mixture thoroughly and use it warm.
Rub It wcll into the scalp and rinse with
several clear waters.
QUININE HAIR TONIC
Sulphate of quinipe. ! Dram: rosewa-
ter, ounces dilute sulphuric acid 10
mininIs: rectif1ed spirits ounces. Mix,
then further ado glycerin, 4 ounce; es-
sence royaie or essence musk, or 6
minims Agitatc until solution is COM
plete.
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Troubled by Dandruff.

Stopping here en- route TO the coast,
am advised by a lady resident OF your
active interest in the welfare Of people
who are suffering from various scalp
troubles, and beg that you Will allow
me to state mine.
1 have a large or rather heavy head
of hair, reaching below the waist line.
and had ever been free from dantiruh
until the early part Of September, az
which time l first noticed the scaly for
eign matter on my scalp and through
my hair. During this winter, toward
spring, l noticed my hair got very oily,
particularly at and near The scalp. /
and thoroughly cleansed with the use OF
either carbolic. olive oil or a tar soap,
which | have used for a number OF
years with satisfactory results. Since
last fall my hair became quite full OF
scales OF dandrum three or four days
after thorough shampoo. However,
as yet 1 have not noticed the loss of
of something that will keep my scalp
free from this unpleasant condition,
through the columns of your paper?
The dandruf remedy given below Is
one OF which correspondents send nls
gratifying reports. It Is my belief that
the scalp cannot be kept clean and In q
healthy condition unless il is thoroughly
washed once a week.
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF.
Tincture of cantharides, ounce;
ounce; oil thyme, 4 dram; rosemary oil,
X dram.
Mix all together with six ounces OF
rosewater. Rub the scalp thoroughly
with this preparation until no further
evidence of dandruff is noticed.
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To Develop the Bust.

VIII you kindly send me Dr. Vau-
CARES prescription for developing the
bust, and also state how it should be
taken to produce quickest and best eff
feet? l am twe1lty-one (married) and
have never had = very full bust
MRS. NJ. O.
Dr. Vaueafre's prescription is usually
most successful aid to bust develop
ment: You can get quicker results by
practiclng deep breathing and giving a
short and gentie massage treatment
each evening While using the remedy
Frequent ahlutions of the bust in tepld
water Will also assist
DR. VAUCAIRE'S REMEDY
Liquid extract ci galega (goatsrue}, 10
grams; lacto phosphate OF lime, 10
grams; tincture of fenneI, 10 grams: sim
pie syrup. 400 grams. The dose is two
soupspoonfuls with water before each
meal DIR. Naucaire also advises the
drinking of malt extract during meals.
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A Good Face Bleach.

Kindly publish DR.. Shoemaker face
bleach. and also the Chinese eyelash
dye. Win you tell me if the bleach will
make a delicate skin coarse? MAE
DR. SHOEMAKER's BLEACH.
tF'or tan, freckles and yellow discoIora-
uonS of the skim
Bichloride or mercury in coarse powd-
er, grains; distilled witch hazel ,
ounces; rosewater, ounces
Agitate until solution is obtained Mop
over tfe ahected parts. Keep out of the
way ot Ignorant persons and children.
CHINESE EYELAsH STAIN.
Gum arabic, dram: India ink. -
dram; roSewater. ( ounces
Powder the ink and gum and triturat te
small quantities of the powder with the
roSewater until you get a uniform black
liquid In a powder, and then add the re-
mainder OF the roseWater to 1t. 1t should
be applied with very tiny camel s.
hair brush.
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CORN CURE
2 To Purify the Blood.

/ have seen you recommend earsapa-
rilla for a blood purifier and richener
will you please tell me just how it is
prepared and taken? A READER
There are many excellent prepara-
tons of sarsaparilla on the market-or
you can procure the bark and make a
strong tea of il your self / am also
purifier containing sarSaparilla.
BLOOD PURIFIER.
Potassium iodide. 240 grains; water, 2
fluid ounces; fluid extract of burdock 2
fluid ounces; compound fluid extract of
sarsaparflla, fluid ounces; syrup glu-
cose. enough TO make. 1s fluid ounces.
Dose, 1 10 teaspoonfuls. according TO
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WITCH HAZEL COLD CREAM.
Hair Thin and Lifeless,

L am reader of your beauty and
health page. bat do not find anything
that quite fits my case.
/ have light brown hair. which is of
and hfeless. and is constantly falling
out. l am troubled a great deal with
dandrufr. My hair seems TO be quite
oily, but looks dry and brittle, and has
no gloss. l am yu0ng and my general
health is good, AID cannot understand
why ! should have such poor hair.
comb and braid II every night, but
do not brush IL. for fear I will not have
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To Keep the Hair Light.

nave hight hair-it is between vel
low and gold-but in the last yeai. II
began getting dark at the roots. and is
spreading. and ! fear it will all turn
you please try to help me2 10 ~o.i
know Of anything TO make it light
again and not kill it?
GERTRUDE
Shampooing frequently with the fol-
lowing mixture will tend to keen yonr
hair light:
White CASTLE soap, in shavings
ounce; water. "a ounces; potassium
carbonate, go grains; boray, 120 grains;
ounces.
Dissolve the soap in the water, and
add the other ingredients. Rub well
into the roots. Rinse Thoroughly in
several waters. Then Dry carefully
Any OF the white floating soaps will
do as well as CASTLE
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Correspondent Gives Formula.

] always read your health and beauty
article. Some time ago you recommend
ed henna TO brighten light hair. You
call It stain for gray hair. Now.
what / want to know is, what IL is
and how TO use 1t, and whether or NOT
it is injurious.
A year ago 1 had typhoid, and lost all
my hair, which was very light 1t has
come I'm thick and curly, and is growing
fast, but is much darker than before
want something to restore the natural
color without injurine the hair: am
afraid 10 use peroxide. Do you think
I could use a, net on my short hair?
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To Clear the Conplexicr,

wlhten he skin on the face? nv skin
seems very cloudy and muddy, and |
thought l would ask you if peroxide of
long would It take? have used Deroxide
for two weeks, and 1t seems to give my
face speckied look. I have black hair
ana f<rk eyes, and would like so much
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: pulp, To which is added pure alcohol
10 ounces. Let stand eight days and
strain
be freed from grease by a thorough
shampoo. The dye should be applied TO
the hair by means of a tooth brush and
occasional combing. with new comb;
ed
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Troubled With Corns.

i have searched your page each week,
hoping to see a formula Of corn cure
I shall be very grateful to you if you
will kindly inform me of a remedy for
corns. j have a corn on each little
toe, and also on the balls Of my feet
caused, / think, from wearing shoes
that were too narrow, and my feet are
very tender, anyway. / have i'll health
am not the least bit robust-so that
Is the reason my feet are SO tend =r.
MRS T. s.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

race. Go short distance from the
swinging rings and see who can reach
them first and gain possession.
There are no end of things you can
do. and 1t is really getting something
for nothing-all the privileges of a gym
nasium out in the fresh air under green
trees Try it-it will change the whole
aspect OF things. 1t will make your
blood circulate. brighten your eyes. put
roses in your cheeks, give you new in
terest in life and fresh point of view
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Harmless Stain.

This Is the first time have written to
you for aid, but have got many helpful
suggestions from your page. I inclose
a bit Of my hair SO that you will tell mo
exactly what to use as II is gett;nf,
gray. and / am a business woman. Who
cannot aiIord 10 look old. Do you ad-
wise the pyrogallic sta1n7 [ want TO tiso
something that you can assure me Is
perfectly harmless. Kindly tell me how
TO use 1t, how often. the right propor-
tons for my shade Of hair. etc Trust
Ing TO hear from you at an early date
through your page. NJ -
The lotion for which L am giving YOU
formula is harmless stain, whi.h :
think you viii find satisfactory
WALNUT STAIN FOR THE HAIR.
-Four ounces of walnut skins beaten TO
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To Remove Fittings.

and beauty column. but haven't seen
anything in them that was recommend
&c TO do away with smallpox scars.
would you please publish a prescription
IN your beauty column that will help
to dispose of smallpox scars? l have
had them, and m face is very badly
pitted, although they are not deep
scars, but they are so numerous that
they make my face look very ragged.
VIII you publish a remedy that will re-
move them from my face?
AN 6NXJOITS PEADEP
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Getting Bald.

enjoy reading Your valuable helps.
and thought perhaps you might be %
some help to me. Have watched the
columns closely. but have not found my
case exactly. My hair is dry and thin
and | am getting bald on the top OF my
head The. scalp Is dry and tough. If
you can tell me what to do | will be so
glad. | am q young woman and don't
like the idea of getting bald NJ NJ
FoHow directions given to Rena.
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Excessive PRESENTATION.

Could you kindly tell me what will
prevent perspiring under the arms?
am inclined TO be stout, and although
use the largest size shields / ruin
all my clothes Yours gratefully
"MIJSA -
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Rubber Sponge for the Complexion.

Would you kindly tell me if a rubber
sponge is bad for the skin? ! have been
using one for the last three weeks and
| find. after using. my race feels dra wn.
l am using your orange flower cream
and like II very much but I find IL
makes my eyes smart I have quite a
few wrinkles under my eyes SO / use
the cream quite freely.
Also can you tell me something to
make my hair grow? have bangs. I
want 1t so much to grow long. so / can
put 1t back. II does not eaep In curl
very long and It looks very untidy. and
] am not able 70 use the kid curriers' A g
they make my head acne. so I have TO
use the curling irons every day, and
sometimes twice NATALIE.
/ have never heard of any but the
most satisfactory results from the use
Of rubber sponges: possibly you use il
too severely. In using face cream you
should be careful not TO get it in your
eyes. The Guinine tonic for which !
am giving you formula is excellen. for
promoting the growth - the hair
QCININE HAIR TONIC.
Sulphate OF qulnine ] dram: rose wa
ter. ounces: diluted sulphuric acid. 10
minims; rectified spirits 2 ounces Mix.
then further add glycerin, u ounce; es-
sence Of royale, or essence Of musk. 5 or
8 nlinims. Agtate until solution Is com
plete. Apply to the roots every day.
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nave an awful struggle dressing it to
look wei, as il is just about five inches
long and very thick ] fasten it up with
d comb and pin my switch to it. which
looks all right, but have many short
ends that | can't manage. | used a
tonic. which I think helped to darkerl nv
hair. l viii give you very simple for
muId. which worked wonders in making
my hair grow. Last August | was as
baId as a ba by. and by November / nv
head was entirely covered with thick.
snort halr- ! took equal parts of lanolln
and vaselin. melted them together: dip
ped the finger tips into this and rubbed
well into the roots of my hair every day
My friends We're all surprised at how
fast it grew. Now will YOU please
advise how often to wash NV hair and
how 10 use the henna? c. J. w
Henna is vegetable Stain, quite
harmless; and produces an attractive
auburn tint IL may be applied In sew
eral ways, but the simples, and easiest
method for the amateur IL 10 use a
tea made of the leaves In preparing
the tea use an ounce of leaves to a
quart Of water, and boil the whole down
to one pint. The stain should be ap-
piled to the roots of the hair with a
small brush. Next, with an ordinary
hairbrush. distribute the heana through
the sun or by heat, concludes the tintins
process A thorough shampooing Of the
hair should precede each application of
the stain.
congratulate you upon getting such
quick results from the use of lanoln
and Yaselin, and THANK you for passil q
the good news along. Il g | an. sure many
readers will be glad to know about IL
L think wearing an invisible net would
aid greatly in COnfining yOIr short hair
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

Try washing night and morning with
hot water. in which there should be put
a few drops of ammonia, and common
brown kitchen soap
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Please send me the recipe of harm
less liquid rouge something that viii not
in1ure the skin; also tell me. after the
use of ft:de ointment for Il growth or
hair on the face. viii the use Of am
monia and peroxide of hydrogen Kill the
effect of the ointment? -AI. c.
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Face Skinninq-

VIII you kindly repeat formula for
removing the skin from the face? 1
shall feel deeply grateful, 1 assure you
have looked through stacks of old
papers rather than bother you but have
been unable to find it. INEZ
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Bathing in alum water will afford re-
lief TO tender feet. After drying dust
the feet over with boracic powder
am giving you formula for a lotion
which has been most successful In the
removal Of corns.
CORN CURE.
Salicylic acid. l dram; collodlon, y
ounce.
Paint over the corn or bunion once
q day, and scrape away the superficial
growth AT the end OF three or four days
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a risk OF making matters worse by
trying TO do the work yourself
Sallow skin usually indicates some
disturbance of the liver 1t would bs
well for you 10 consult your family
physician.
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Your search for the formula was
bound TO be unsuccessful. for the rea-
son that | have never prescribed such a
lotion. The face-skinn:ng operation can
be performed successfully only by
be undertaken except in extreme cases.
IF you will let me know what fault
there Is I'll the present condition of your
skin. / may be able to prescribe some
less heroic method of improving ii.
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Pumice Treatment for Superhuous Hair

Some time ago l saw ycur advice for
removing hair from the face by using
pumice stone. You also stated that only
q certain kind of stone should be used
And ! wish to know If you can furnish
me with this kind of stone, and if so
how much il would cost? G. X
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

Peroxide of hydrogen is an excellent
face bleach. and l cannot understand
Why 1t should give your face a speckied
appearance. You might try the follow
ing treatment with good results: Just
before washing the face rub ii over
with two teaspoonfuls of flowers of sui
phur, mixed IN half a pint of new milk
SSssshis/ mixture should stand a little while
before it is used ON the face
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Scars From Electrolysis.

I am a constant reader of your se-
cipes, and l am going to ask your adj
Can they be removed, and how?
A SUFFERER
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! am giving you formula for a harm
less liquid rouge. / do not know any
thing about the effect of the blue oint-
ment 20 which you refer
BLOOM OF ROSES
Carmine, 20 grains: ammonia water,
fluid dram; rosewater fluid ounces;
spirit of rose, ! fluid dram. Mix set
aside twenty-four hours, agitate fire.
quently and filter.
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Another Peroxide Victim.

VIII you kindly tell me through your
column if one can darken hair after
bleaching it with peroxide or hydrogen,
or do you think a hairdresser could dye
it successfully? | am very much wor-
ried over the looks ot my hair. as it is
getting strealy. and | do not care TO
keep up the bleaching process. Also.
how could L restore the whiteness of
the skin on my face and hands? 1t
has become very yellow lately.
ANXIOUS BEE
r.,