Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-07-10
To Preserve the Complexion.

Eat plenty of spinach. 1t acts as
tonic and beautifier.
Good soap, soft water, plenty of fruit,
early hours, and a daily walk in all
weathers.
Battle the face every night with equal
quantities of warm milk and water. 1t
keeps the skin fair and smooth.
To preserve good complexion, never
wash the face with hard water. II
natural soft water cannot be obtained,
throw little oatmeal in the water used.
Anyone can have clear complexion.
There is simple remedy at hand, and it
is water which should be drunk freely,
but not at meals. The water taken must
not be too cold.
Madame PATHS Recipe. Take one
cupful of hot mutton fat, into it stir as
much glycerine, adding few drops OF
perfume. Stir until this begins to hard
en-, and then place in jars. Massage
with this cream every night, and rub oil
in the morning.
Avoid the use of highly scented and
highly colored soaps. Wash the face in
hot water, using free lather of mild
soap. Rinse in clear cold water and rub
with a moderately rough towel. When
east winds are blowing, dab a little
glycerine mixed with an equal quantity
of rose water on the face after drying it.
Eat plenty of fruit and green vegetables.
To prevent sunburn after long walk
or ride in the hot sun, rub your face with
little almond oil instead of washing it.
Almond oil is excellent for the skin,
and used in this way will prevent that
burned, uncomfortable feeling that SO
often follows exposure to the sun.
Leave on the oil for ten minutes, and
then wipe off with soft rag. The oil
will remove any dirt there may be as
well as washing would do.
Careful ablution and the use of good
soap, strict attention to diet, plenty OF
outdoor exercise, an occasional mild
aperient, and little cold cream rubbed
we'll into the face on windy day, also
ON retiring. These little attentions will
secure for anyone complexion to be
envied.
Abstain from tea and coffee. Eat
plenty Of fruit. Go to bed early, sleep
with the window open, and rise early
Don't use cosmetics. Nothing should be
put on the face but soap and water and
little cold cream. Don't worry. Be.
ware of constipation. Don't stay indoors
too much, but take plenty of exercise.
Procure half pound of mutton fat
render down gently in stone jar. Strain
through hair sieve, then add the same
quantity of glycerine as of fat. Mix well
and it will form a white cream. Wash
the face in hot water every night, and
rub in the cream. This will prevent
wrinkles, and make the skin beautifully
soft.
Health is the best cosmetic. To be in
health one must to some extent learn its
laws and conform to them. By living
ON plain, wholesome food, taking due
exercise doth indoors and ouD, and by
keeping the entire skin of the body
in active condition by means of thorough
cleanliness, we will, never doubt it, i'm
prove our compilations. For the most
part complexion may be impaired OF
improved according to the foods one eats
lndigestible dishes render it thick and
dull. Avoid pastry, too much tea and
candy, and laziness. These are all foes
to the possession of fair face. A dis.
ordered condition of the stomach,
biliousness, constipation, and fretting,
anxious temper, all tend to render the
complexion muddy-looking and thick
Simple health rules, conscientiously fol-
lowed, will beat any cosmetic on the
market.-McCall's.