The Washington times., 1906-06-16
THE EYES SHOULD BE CARED
FOR AND PROTECTED IN SUMNER
Eyebrows and LaSheS and How to Avoid Injurng
the Sight in Glarng Sunny Days

Many women in their wild striving
20 become beautiful are apt 10 consider
that a good complexion and carefully
dressed hair only are essential TO good
looks. To be sure, they are the most
noticeable points TO the casual OBJ
server. but the loveliest lips in the
world are ruined when they open 10
display UnsiShtly teeth, and the most
gracefully waving hair is enhanced by
good looking eyebrows and eyelashes-
1T is a great pity" said a hair
dresser not long ago. that women are
so careless about their eyebrows; they
never think that the little bows of hair
over the eyes can make or mar the
beauty of the orbs beneath. Then, too,
they are so careless when brushing the
hair as 10 allow flakes of IoOsened dan
druff to settle on the brows, causing
the disease TO spread there and thin
out the eyebrows as 1t does the hair on
the scalp And not only dandruff, but
soap, powder, creams, and lotions used
on the face cling to the brows, and un-
less they are carefully brushed out
serve 10 clog the pores and impede the
growth and health Of the eyebrows.
A small brush resembling a dolls
tooth brush should be kept on the
dressing table and used to curve the
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treating the complexion. Every night
before retiring the eyebrows should also
be brushed and curved into narrow
line with the fingers, after rubbing In
a little cocoanut oil.
In order TO thicken the growth the
tips Of the hairs may be clipped every
two or three months The eyelashes, too,
may be slightly clipped with curved
scissors for the same purpose, great
care being taken not to hurt the eye.
VaseIine is excellent for inducing eye
lashes 10 grow and thicken, and also
rests the eyes II they are a little irri-
tated. II should be applied two or three
times a week before retiring, care being
exercised in keeping the grease from get
ting on the cheeks. for it is an excellent
hair producer. Rubbing the eyes with
tho fingers is very injurious TO the lashes
and should be avoided at all times.
If little frown seems prone to appear
between the eyebrows when the eyes are
focused upon some object, some atten-
ton should be paid to the eyes them
selves. It may be but a passing trou-
BILE, but If the habit continues ii goes 10
prove that a visit 10 the oculist is ad-
Visab, But there are simple rules for
the health of the eyes Just as there are
for other parts Of the body, and when
abused or overworksd they will give out
just as readily, although it seems diff
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summer time and in the vacation the
eyes are perhaps more abused than even
during the winter. The hot sun shining
on the sand and water at the seashore
affects the eyes very easily, partfcll-
larly for the first few days, until they
have become accustomed TO the changed
conditions Lying down to read is an
other hot weather habit which is most
delightful, but apt to be followed by
serious consequences. When reclining
the book is not always held at the
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good. Reading in the train Is another
great temptation, but alasl also injur-
ious If INDUCED in to any great extent
The jolting of the cars, the awkward
pose of the book. cause the eyes much
fatigue. Did 1t ever occur to you that
when travelling the eyes actually travel
many more miles than the body to which
they belong? They are kept, for in
stance, focused out the car window; the
train moves rapidly. necessitating a con
stant refOCusing of the eyes upon the
passing landscape, so causing a CON
slant moving of the delicate muscles,
just as In reading, they move constantly
back and forth from line to line of type.
They are willing slaves. but how often
are they sadly overworked! When read
Ing steadily or when gazing fixedly at
passing objects the ewes should every
new and then be closed for a few min
uteS and allowed to rest A book should
never be read for more than two hours
a. 3 sretch without closing the eyes for
hve or ten minutes at the end of that
time.
When embroidering or reading and
the eyes commence to burn or show a
disposition to wink good deal, stop al
once and close the eyes for a few min
uteS, laying a handkerchief wet with
cold water over the closed lids
When a cinder blows into the eyes, as
II very often does. unfortunately when
car windows are open. do not rub the
eve violently with the fingers. Close the
lid and. with a soft handkerchief rub
gently toward the nose. This will often
remove the obstacle. II 1t does not, q