Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-26
HEALTH AND BEAUTY


More important perhaps. than the
washing is the drying of the hair. This
should be done with warm. soft tow.
els. Never use Turkish towels. as they
are very apt to tangle in the hair and
catch II in their meshes. thus pulling
II out. They are more apt also to leave
lint on the hair than are towels with
a smooth surface. When possible dry
your hair in the sun as this gives a
gloss and sheen that can be obtained
in no other way.
A shiny, greasy skin is caused by
an excess of oily deposits thrown off
by the pores. The girl who is troubled
with an unclean.looking complexion
Bhould eat plenty of fruit early In the
morning, drink mineral waters and eat
green salads, especially lettuce and
watercress. Turkish baths are good
and stimulating astringent washes are
the relaxed glands and to retract their
faccid orifces.
After the hands have been in water
they should always be thoroughly
dried with soft towel, then common
oatmeal well rubbed into them. A
bowlful OF the latter should be kept in
a convenient place for this purpose.
Regularly applied, It will usually keep
the hands delightfully."- soft and white.
Warm gloves or mittens should always
be worn when the hands must be ex.
posed to the weather and the hands
should never be allowed to become
thoroughly chilled.
( At the complexion Is poor one must
do more than dab on few cold
creams and astringent lotions in order
to remedy It. One must begin on the
inside and work out. There are feat,
ures of health culture" that apply di.
rectly to the complexion. One that
gives quick results Is the stomach
wash. which should be used two or
three times a week; oftener will dc
no harm. To practice the stomach
wash learn the abdominal breathing
Lie fiat on the floor. Take a deep
breath through the nose, raising the
walls Of the abdomen while so doing.
While still holding the breath lower
the abdomen and raise the chest. Try
TO hold the breath while raising the
chest and abdomen alternately, four OF
Ave times. At first this is difficult and
tiresome. but II soon becomes easy and
is especially Strengthening to the mus
cles of the abdomen. When this IL
mastered, drink two or three glasses
of warm water, lie down on fiat, un
Welding surface (the floor Is besD and
by the abdominal breathing give the
stomach a thorough washing.
Youth depends to a great extent up
on our ability to keep the blood and
circulation in a healthy condition. Tho
best method Of doing this may be brief
ly summarized as follows: Take plen
ty of exercise In the open air, prefer
ably In the country, away from the
city. The best exercise Is a long wall
in the country, and the benefit Of such
walk IL increased II only yer,
small quantity of fluid and food b,
taken during the walk. A good luncl
for such walk Is a sandwich and al
orange. This walk in the open air no
only enriches the blood with oxygen
but It strengthens the skin and nervous
system and through this the digestiv,
system. Great moderation in tn,
amount OF food and especially OF fest
food, should be practiced, particular!
by old people. There is no longer an,
doubt that moderate meat eating aftel
the meridian OF life" is reached II
conducive to longevity. Drink watel
and plenty OF II after the age of II
years Is reached. Most water is too
hard" for drinking purposes without
! being boiled. A glass of hot watel
gently slipped is a splendid stimulant
and blood purifier.