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The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Dropping Eyelids.

have long been discouraged with
dropping eyelids and thin cheeks, My
face Is very pointed, and VIII you kindly
give me an exercise for IT, K. K.
II you are in perfect health. the
dropping eyelids show some eye aftec-
ton, which no one but an OCulist or
your own doctor should De allowed TO
prescribe for. II they droCp because
YOU are run down and nervous, you
should endeavor 20 build up your general
Tor gaining flesh generally, which are
based entirely upon hygieniC principles.
Absolute freedom from care an9
anxiety. AT least ten hours sleep out OF
every tWen:y-fOuT. In addition 10 this,
maps during the day IL possible. This
sleep must always be natural Nothing
Is so bad for the appearance and gen
eral health as sleep induced BY anodynes
or narcotics in any form. The diet
should be liberal and should consist
largely Of food containing starch and Su-
gar: potatoes. fresh sweet butter, milk.
cream. fruits cooked and served with
sugar. all vegetables containing starch
and sugar. such as corn, sweet potatoes,
beans. peas, foods OF the macaTOni and
spaghetti kinds, fish and oysters. ice
cream, deserts without pastry plenty OF
outdoor life. and "a moderate amount OF
room I do not believe any one can gain
flesh If there is an internal disease;
certainly not II there is any tendency 10
dyspepsia or liver trouble. Where the
patient is plump in one part of the body
and fails in another a gymnastic course
Is advised. There is nothing better than
bicycling. unless II may be regular
gymuastic course. In order to pursue
the latter properly the patient is ad-
Vised to go to a first-class gymnasium,
submit to an examination and take the
exercises prescribed by tue attendant
physician. These gymnasiumS, at mod
crate prices, may be found in a town Of
any size In the country. Where the de-
velopment is meager in the upper part
of the body. swimming is also an excel
lent exercise. Walking is always whole
some. The patient who wishes to gain
flesh can never do so If she worries. il
haTassed or permits her nerves TO get
the best of her.
Massaging the face with a good skin
food viii hasten the results in that di-
rection.
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.LP0m the front Of the
throat to the side.

forced out by pressure OF Che two
thumbs. If Il moderate pressure viii
not eject them, Try this lotion, OF the
green soap treatment, which rarely, u
ever, fails
LOTION FOX ELACkHEADS-
- Pure brandy, ounces; cologne.
ounce liquor Of pUJassa. 2 ounce,
Apply at night, after washing the face
thoroughly with soap and water
GREEN SOAP TREATMENT FOR BLACK
HEADS
TiuctuTe of green soap. ounces. dis
Ulled witch hazel. ounces Let Jnls
mixture stay ON only "a few minutes,
then wash on with hot water.
If the green soap irT!tates the skin, as
Il sometimes viii. use II every other
day Apply a cold cream.
Green soap may be purchased at any
cake soap" but is about the consist
enCy of Custard.
WHEN Hl NpLES FOLLOW HL-At X HliE-AB-
Apply the following mixture TO the af-
ficted parts morning and night
GlyceIiner AZ grams oxide of zinc, %
grams, soap nCture, 10 grams, pOLaSsa
alum, gram. Mix
For Internal treatment I'm connection
with the above the patient should take
each UIOrning before breakfast one
Tablespoonful OF q mixture composed
OF equal parts OF pure glyCeriue and cas-
tor oil.
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Obstinate Blackheads.

Please write me what 7 can do for
obstinate hIackheads in the nose. Ny
diet is simple. ] take d cold bath every
morning and scrub my face AT night
with camel s-hair complexion brush. hot
rain water. and CASTLE soap. Then I
rinse II with cold water / use orange
hover skin fOOu. and like IL ever so
much. / have enlarged pores
l shall do anything you say. and am
following your advice and drinking
quantities Of cold water between meals
ana nothing with them. ] also drink
hot water with lemon In 1t before break
fast
Please give me the recipe for yghiten-
ing the neck. IL contains honey. pow
dered oatmeal, oil bitter almonds, and I
don't know what else. l.. q.
Read carefully the directions given 10
Il Y. l." FOR the treatment OF enlarged
pores OF course cure the blackheads
before you treat the pores.
As your blackheads have proved so
obstinate use this instead of the prcpa-
ratiO1s for which formulas were given
her:
OBSTINATE BLACKHEADs OF THE SKIN.
Ether, ounces; soap hniment, .
ounces
Rus into the spot affected. and as
soon as the mixture burns, wash the
surface with hot water.
HONEY AND ALMOND CREAM
Honey. l ounce; white soap. in pow
AtA. p tuufts bli b- sweet alLttLA-- j.
ounces: oil OF bitter almonds. = dram,
oil of bergamOt, 4 dram. oil of cloves
drops; balsam of Peru, = dram
liquid pOtassa, y dram.
Mix the oils with the balsam, then
mix the honey with the soap IN NOR
tar, and enough OF The potassa % make
nice cream. Add this 10 the FIRST mix
ture. an0 continue 10 beat until you
have a thoroughly incorporated emol-
nent.
I can give YOU the formula OF a bleach
for the neck IL you wish IL.
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Cheese Coiored 10 Ordez.

Different parts CT the country hava
very strongly marked tastes as TO tho
color of cheese.
You could not sell at any price in Bir-
mingham a cheese that is in great de-
mand in Coventry, and If you sent some
of the kind demanded in Norfolk TO
Manchester IL would at once be re-
turned.
East Anglia demands a cheese Of
brlck-red color, while Lancashire must
have Manchester white" and the 9TH
er Northern counties go in for a gold
en-tinted cheese. Nearly all cheese is
prepared to the carefully Worded order
Of the probable buyer.-HOme Chat.
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4 serene tax on the. muscles

are sitting well. with the chest not al
lowed TO sink IN. And If the table OF
bureau upon which your elbow rests is
too low 10 permit you 10 sit poised
easily elect. place a book or two upon
IL TO bring your arm 10 exactly the
right position
The movements consist in slowly roll
ing the head bach keeping the fingers
stationary. so that when the head is as
far back as il will 60 the hnger-ups
are below the chin, possibly even Low
on the throat although this is more
apt To be the result Of long practice.
Then bend the head forward, until the
finger tins rest upon the crown of the
head.
Place your fingers upon the temple at
the right and move the head so that the
tiTs brush slowly across the face IA a
downward diagonal line and come to a
standsun upon the side OF the throat
Repeat. starting upon the left side
Resting the finger tips upon fOreE cad
or nose. twist the head around until lhe
fingers touch the side of the head we'll
toward the back. and repeat until YOU
have swung your head around in as
nearly complete a circle as can be.
Co through all OF the movements
slowly and carry them TO their eX-
tremes In direction. but not in lenEth
Of time; you should stop in a few min
utes II the strain becomes apparent
although usually. WiJH alternating
them the pull upon opposite muscles
prevents the feeling OF undue strain
Don't do them for more than ten or f7t-
teen minutes. for the first time, at any
rate. hut perform them regularly. 1t is
through the daily performance OF such
exercises that the lasting, beautiful re-
suits are made.
The vertical Iaovements-the hand
rolled alternately back and forward
are particularly good for removing that
uglv' little lump Of fat which so often
forms Just at the nopc of the neck. The
diagonal movements hll out the hOllows
directly in front OF the throat.
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Growing Out of Bounds.

VIII you please publish what will stop
the growth / am sixteen years of age
and am over six feet tall. s r
I am afraid there Is nothing that will
stop the growth. At any rate. nothing
has come within my notice which has
proved satisfactory. All 1 can advise
you TO do is to go in for general physical
development, so that instead of impress
ing people with your unusual height
YOU VIII be SO well prOportiOned that
your height will pass unnoticed. You
are not likely 10 grow much taller. at
any rate.
Learn TO stand well and to carry your
self well. There is nothing more un-
gainly than a tall woman who lounges
or who bends so that she is stoop-
shouldered
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Hair Uneven in Color.

1 am twenty-One years old, my hair
IS dark, very dark in front, but is get
ting brown in back. Please tell me If
l can darken IT without injuring the
hair ] have nice, soft shiny hair, but
there are So many short ends that l
am disguised trying TO dress il. Can
get anything TO keep it from falling in
nv eyes2
Please tell me how to wave the hair.
Is II done with an iron? / see some
girls with their hair waved so nicely
often wonder how they do it, VIII
the constant use Of peroxide of hydro
gen harm the skin, as / use Ii to whiten
my neck2 If so, please tell me when
using benzoin should I use soap for
my face OF not? a. s.
] should not aiyise you to use a dye
Tor your hair under the circumstanc Is
you quote. AT your age a course in
quent shampoOings. Will make hair
healthy and also often, OF uniform
color. Evidently it is not in good con-
dition, or 1t would not have SO many
short ends.
If you cannot afford a course of head
massage. give yourself half-hOur mas
sage treatments every night Press the
fingers well into the scalp on each side
of the temples and go all over the head
in a series of wheel-like movements.
Just before concluding the treatment
apply the quinine tonic. This will not
affect the color OF your hair.
QUININE HAIR TONIC.
Sulphate OF quinine. / dram; rose
water. ounces; dilute sulphuTic acid,
10 minims; rectified spirits, ounces;
essence rOyale or essence musk, or
6 minims. Agitate until solution is
complete Apply TO the roots every
day
This treatment should stimulate the
growth OF the short hairs so that you
Will not be further troubled with
them
Here is the formula for a brillian-
tine. which should help you to keep
the hair trim:
BRILLIANTINE
Sweet almond oil, fluid ounces; al
cohol, fluid ounces; glycerine, / fluid
ounce; oil of rose geranium, II drops
Waving the hair Is a very difficult
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When Your Face Chaps.

What is good for thin skin? My face
seems to chap the least change OF the
weather. Unusually l have very. clear
skin, but for some time Il has been dis
colOred by brown splOtches on forehead
and temples. enlarged pores across nose
and very few brown splotches prominent
on cheek; also small freckles on face,
not dishguring, but annoying. ! have doc
tOred for the brown blOtches, as my
physician said they We're the result Of
a disordered liver. Nothing seems to
do any good. Also that iron in the blood
caused freckles.
/ should be very grateful for your
help and suggestions In these matters,
and kindly publish good and harmless
cold cream that viii not promote down
on the face and lip, and a good massage
cream. r. E NJ p
Undoubtedly those brown splotches
upon forehead and temples are liver
spots External applications can do
little good until the cause is removed
In ''dOctOring," as you call IL, have YOU
been careful OF your diet, avoiding rich
food, pork in every form, hot breads
and sweets? Have you abstalned from
both coffee and tea? Do you live prin-
cipally upon fresh or StewCd frult dnd
green vegetables?
The trouble with so many who treat
for liver disorder is that. while they
NAV be faithful in taking medicine,
taev utterly ignore the diet question
and that of exercise, as well-bOth the
most important factors in ridding one 8
self of facial blemlshes The enlarged
pores and the blackheads both point 10
the same causes; and what you call
small fTeckles" are, probably, tiny
liver spots. instead
I am giving you a formula for orange
flower cream which IS excellent for
preventing the skin from chapping- Re
fore exposure, rub a little of the cream
well into the pores Of the skin. Wipe
off carefully with a soft cloth. II ap-
piled in this manner. il Will not leave
the face with an oily appearance.
ORANGE FLOWER CREAM.
OIL OF sweet almonds. 4 ounces; white
wax. drains: spermaceu, drains :.
bOraX, 2 drains; glycerine. IL ounces |,
OTanEe-fiOWer water, ounces oil or
nerOn Is drops; oil of bigarade tOrange
skim Is drops; oil OF petit grain. u
add the glycerine to the orange-hower
water and dissolve the DOraN in the mix
ture: then pour II slowly into the blend
ed fats, stirring continuously.
TREATMENT FOR BI-ACKHEADS
Get the correct c3meTs hair face scrub
/ brush. a bland toilet soap, little good
cold cream or toilet cream OF superior
merit-there are many OF tnem-and a
few ounces of common washing soda.
| If the black points are very distinct,
press them out; II not, scrub the face
morning and night with hot water, into
which you have put a bit of soda, ebOut
filbert in size, to each quart of hot
water; soap the brush precisely as you
would were you going to use 1t for your
ha Bds, and scrub the face thoroughly.
This treatment may cure the enlarged
pores as well. without recourse TO more
specific applications. If they show signs
Of growing smaller by the time the black
leads have totally disappeared. use the
Lotion for Enlarged Pores, for which
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Oily, Damp Hair.

I have the most annoying head OF
hair on earth No matter what / do
it is always damp and greasy. and all
the new hair that is coming in is per-
fectly white. / am thirty-two years
Old-nOt OF an age 10 turn gray. Ny
family never turned gray until past
fifty, and l am at loss to understand
my afflictiOn. l love gray hair. but as
/ have 10 work for a living Il makes
against me.
VIII you kindly give me recipe to stop
gray hair. also the damp and greasy
condition. TROUBLED
Here is a splendid shampoo mixture
for oily hair. Use II at least once a
week, and try this lotion. There are
few cases so stubborn that this treat
ment viii not bring about a marked
change for the better in a surprising
~ short time
EGG SHAMPOO.
Yolk of one egg, one pint of rainwat ter.
spirit Of rosemary, one ounce. Beat the
mixture thoroughly and use il warm.
Rub 1t we'll into the scalp and rinse
with several clear waters.
LOTION FOR OILY DAMP HAIR.
For greasy, moist hair the following
is an excellent drying lotion. If used
daily. 1t tends to produce a crispy con-
dition and an auburn shade:
Powdered bicarbOnate of soda, bo-ate
of soda falsO pOWdered), !. ounce OF
each: peau de cologne. l fluid ounce; al
cOhol, fluid ounces; tincture of cochi-
neal y fluid ounce; distilled water. l6
ounces
Mix and agitate until solution is COM
plete for general use.
AS to its coming in white. that is a
much more serious matter At your
age a course in massage is often all
that is needed TO arrest the progress of
the gray hairs. Try IL, following the
directions for head massage published
so frequently IN these columns Brush
your hair every night. as much as YOU
can, pressing the brush well against
the scalp to get the benefit of the fric-
tiOn caused by the bristles. See that
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Mrs. SyneS' Aids to Correspondents

with the preparation until no further
evidence of dandruff is noticed
do not believe in making any change
whatever in the Naucaire formula or in
the way Of taking il. 1t was very care
fully thought out in the first place. and
the directions should be followed to the
letter.
Continue with the remedy. and drink
malt extract with your meals.
Battle the bust frequently with cold
water and rub briskly with a Turkish
towel And massage the bust from un-
derneath upward and out in a series of
rotary movements. Make them slowly
and gently. as haste or heavy pressure
will do harm in this region. Deep
breathing and chest expanding exercises
are lust as necessary for you as mas
sage
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contour exercises, because
they consist ia following the
outlines Of the body and let
ting the system build itself upon ma
ture's own lines. No apparatus Is re-
quired. nor instruction other than the
simple directions given Their division
into groups for the development or ulT-
ferent parts of The body is only for
convenience in presentation, as the en-
tire series is So correlated that each set
re-enforces the effects of all the others,
and harmony of result will be best OBJ
tained by judiciously balancing the
groups so thct general development viii
go hand-in-hand with the more specific
development.
am often asked why exercises are
recommended for both thin and stout
people. What makes "A figure faulty is
that IL is either too thin OF too tat. and
both conditions are due 20 improper
uourishment.
In one case the lack Of proper exer-
else permits the deposit OF fat in and
around the muscles and entirely de-
stroys the clean lines that make for
beauty.
IN the other case. the leanness is
similarly due 10 lack OF stimulation by
properly diversified movements. Proper
nourishment means balance between
food and use. Too little use-not too
little food, but the use it is put to
may mean either fat or wasting away;
TOO much use means wasting only
In the set OF exercises pictured today,
which have for their primary object
the Development OF "a beautiful neck ali
the work is done by the head. the arm
so poised that, when the head is in
repose. the tips Of the fingers rest light
~ in the middle OF the forehead.
These exercises may be taken while
you are sitting down, only see that you
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To MAKE THE HAIR CrRr.

Potassium carbonate 120 grams: am
monia water. l fluid dram: alcohol. i
fluid drains; rOsewater. enough 10 make
l6 fluid ounces.
In using mOisten hair. adjust it loose
ly. and IL viii curl upon drying.
This preparation will do no harm to
your hair.
] am sorry. but il is against my rules
to give the names of specialists or Of
druggists-any commercial addresses. in
fact-in these columns, Your own drug
gist should be able TO fill the prescrip-
Non satisfactorily for you.
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proposition for the amateur. II YOU
cannot have IL done for you every
couple OF weeks, il would pay you to
90 10 a good hairdresser and take
lesson or two. Unless hair is well
va -ed it might better be left straight
The wide, natural-iooking waves are
IN fashion and .'friZZes'' are out
Peroxide Of hydrogen Is a harmless
bleach. But why do you use IL when
YOU have attained your ends2
II makes no difference whether or not
you use soap upon your face while
YOU are using benZOin.
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

Lanolin. ~ ounces; spermaceti, q
ounce. white vaseline. ~ ounces: cocoa
nut oil. ounces. sweet almond oil,
ounces, tincture of benzOin, p dram.
Heat and mix these ingredients TO-
KeIheT. beat until the mass COnCTeJes,
adding the benzOiu, drop by drop, dur
ing this process.
Extract OF violet or any perfume may
be added II agreeable
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Hair Too Straight.

VIII you please give me the formula
TO make my hair Wavy. as il is very
straight. and please tell me II 1t would
hurt the hair any. and whore l can
have II nIled at any drug store?
NJ b G.
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ON THE CARE OF THE HAIR AND SKIN

your brush is kept perfectly clean.
washing II al least once a week in
sOapy warm water 10 which a few
drops OF ammonia have been added.
II your hair persists in grayiug, I
should advise you 10 have the massage
done for you by a professional rather
than to continue TO do il yourself
1 should be interested 10 hear OF your
prOEress.
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For two or three weeks, or until the
skin is thoroughly sOftened. apply one
OF the creams or skin foods. formulas
for which may be found In this depart
ment. Make this application at night
after scruDbing the face well with the
face brush, using pure, nygienic soap
and hot water BE sure to rinse the
soap well out of the face and dry the
skin thoroughly before applying the
cream.
At the end OF two or three weeks of
this treatment the blackheads may be
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

A little while ago ! saw in your beau
~ columns a liquid TO make the hair
curly. You said il was 10 put on the
hair before putting in pins. VIOLET.
The Washington times., 1906-11-18

] think this formula is the best for
you:
TO RESTORE THE NATURAL COLOR OF
HAIR
"a physicians prescription.)
Sugar of le?d, y ounce, lac sulphur, =
ounce, essence Of bergamot, X ounce
alcohol, Il gill; glycerine, ] ounce; tine
ture of cantharides, y ounce; ammonia,
y ounce.
Mix all in one pint of soft water Ap-
ply TO the roots OF the hair, which must
be- clean
The dye should never be applied IL
there is any irritation or abrasion of the
scalp.
The best way to use any stain is to
apply il to the roots OF the hair with a
small brush-a toothbrush viii answer
for the purpose.
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Use Massage as Well.

Please give me formula for DR. Nau-
CARES remedy. Is Il advisable to Use
massage for the bust in connection with
the NaucaiTe remedy? NJ. ".
The formula for which YOU ask Will
appear before your letter goes TO press.
Massage is decidedly beneficial, but
the movements must be made gently
and slowly. as haste OF heavy pressure
might do harm.
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Hair Prematurely Gray.

Though / am young, my hair is turn
ing gray at temples, and thought you
could advise me what TO do or use Also,
about a harmless dye, and how TO use
il. Nv hair is very dark brown.
NJ. X. L.
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Hair Falls Rapidly.

] have been taking treatment for one
year from "A professional hair dresser
Early in the spring my hair. which had
been doing very well, commenced fall
ing out, 1t has come out so rapidly /
have hardly any left. The lacy has
tried various tOniCs. but nothing does
any good. VIII you please suggest
something Would you think it worth
while to keep on with the treatment
Massage and electricity have been used.
Mrs. B.
Apparently the cause is not purely
local; probably you are run down your
self Nothing betrays the condition OF
the general health, and particularly OF
the nervous system. so readily as does
the hair. See that YOU are in good con-
dition. looking we'll 10 the digestive or
gans. Eat simple, wholesome foods. and
exercise as much as you comfortably
can Don't OVertaN yourself either
with work or play. Get plenty of sleep.
going to bed early, SO as To make the
most OF the valuable hours before mid
night
Give your hair frequent sunnings
taking IL down and lOOsening il from
the scalp. and then sitting i'm a sunny
window as long as you have time
an hour a day is not too long Fur
ther than this, I cannot advise YOU.
unless YOU detail the system and the
formulas you have been using.
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Experimented With Stains.

Ny hair was turning gray all around
my forehead. SO I used two or three
preparations TO darken il: then il look
ed so terrible that ] used peroxide to
wash Il of; now It is all shades. Please
let me know whether walnut stain would
make IL an even color. and how to make
the stain-the green hulls or black ones
r A C.
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Blackheads and Pimples.

/ am troubled with blackheads and
pimples. Can you give me good recipe
for same? The blackheads seem to raise
a kind Of a pimple, and are very hard
to squeeze out ]. Y. /.
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A Good Growth.

] had typhoid fever last fan. and this
spring simply had to have my head
shaved. My hair is about three inches
long Does that seem a good growth
since March 26? But / am so troubled
with dandruf. VIII you please tell me
what to use2 The dandrun seems so
haky.
I have taken five bottles of Vaucaire
but see no Improvement. / have taken
IL without water. because il was so
much nicer that way Would that way
OF taking it hinder its being beneficial?
L. A. s.
Three inches seems To me fairly
good growth for your hair to have made
since March. Some hair grows much
more rapidly than other, but that is a
good average growth
Use this preparation for the dandruff:
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF.
TinCtuTe OF canthaTides. I ounce. Uouid
ammonia. 1 dram; glyceTine. y ounce;
oil Of thyme, = DRAM rosemary oil, y
ounce.
Mix all together with six ounces Of
rosewater. Rub the scalp thoroughly