The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-17
CARE OF THE SKIN.
TOO MUCH sun - QUITE As BAD
As TOO LITTLE.
Sore vai8zbis Suggestions from an
Authority On tss Proper Care q
fhe complexion-Thr Ef-
feet q Lotions
81 c. Elliot Flint.
iAufhor Power and Health Through
Progressive Exercise

The an craze. 30 prevalent LAST
year. Is abafing A dne coat q tan
h-.peaks a love of athletics. and II
makes one iook healthy. Bur now ths
fair ones are discovering that too long
exposure 10 a summer sun rather
c0arsens the skin.
The change. from a beauty view
poini Is not wholly a bad one. and yet
The face may BE- TOO assidu0usly pro
iecfed IS well as too much exposed.
NOihing more beauties the complex
ion than indieiOus exposure 70 sunlight
and fresh air. The truth Of this is
recognized. when Ne observe the pale.
saliON complexions that prisoners 40
quise after even a short confinement.
says the Chicago American. Plants
that grow ia dark places are almost
coiorless. whereas those exposed 10
the suns rays are variegated with the
brightest lines
L is good occasionally 10 anoint the
entire body with oil Or glycerin. The
application OF vasellne. camphOr ice
OF cold cream 70 the hands. lips and
face al night. especially in winter. viii
keep the skin Of those parts soft and
piiable and prevent chapDing Exer-
else. BIS inducing perspiration and thus
getting rid Of nOxiOus secreuons. does
much for the skins health. In fact
anything that tends TO raise the gen
eral body tone. such as proper diet.
plenty Of fresh air. etc, conduces to
beauty. clogged pores and deficient
respiratory action are common causer
of colds. fever and diarrhea.
sunbaths are extremely beneficial
10 the skin: they first redden it. and
then II peels. disclosing the new. deli
cate membrane underneath. But
there + a mean in the duration Of sun
baths beyond which one should not go.
Constant exposure 10 a torrid sun de-
stroys the skins natural sensibility.
coarsens and roughens it, and. bS
causing the obstruction and rupture
of lis capillary arteries. imparts to It
the sfreak ruddy. weatherbeaten ap-
pearance that we see in the couIi-
temances of most mariners.
Tne importance to health Of expos
ing the body for few hours. however.
each day 70 the sunlight cannot be
too strongly insisted on. The sun.
having remarkable germicidal power
destroys all disease germs. and rooms
into which II occasionally enters are
more healthful than those into which
il never enters. The suns actinic or
chemical rays are great beautifiers.
When the complexion is coarse. cov-
cred with blackheads. and Of sallow
color. II is because the epidermis is
Of undue thickness. The rosy lips
parts where the outer skin is thln-of
many yellow-complected persons show
how essential 10 beauty is a thorough,
though not excessive. desquamation
Of this first layer Rubbing the face
vigorously with a coarse washcloth
vet with soap and water will make
one as rosy as a baby. Still another
way to thin the epidermis is by dry
friction with a coarse towel If never
rubbed even metals become incrusted
and dull-looking.
And friction has more than a super
fetal effect on the skin. BY bringing
blood to the surface it enlarges the
capillaries which. as | have said, the
arteries supply to the derma. and this
permanently heightens the skins col
or Again. the increased flow Of blood
effects more thorough destruction
Of fat; that is characteristic OF youth.
While massage has somewhat the
same effect, it is not so pronounced
as when It is combined with friction.
The claim has been made that scrub
bing the body daily with a flesh brush
prolongs life. the argument being that
friction, by rousing and accelerating
the circulation in the minute vessels
Of the peripheral parts. which are es-
pecially prone to decay in old age.
energizes them and thus conduces to
| longevity. Friction was recommend
ed by some eminent physician as a
panacea for premature decay. At all
events simple rubbing with the hand,
or preferably with a glove, will restore
tone and color to the most lax and
pallid skin.
To remove the freckles that often
appear on fair-skinned persons who
have been exposed to the sun, the
frequent application Of dilute spirit, or
lemon juice. or lotion formed by add.
ing acetic hydrochloric, nitric or sui
phuric acid. or liquor of potassa to
water. until it is just strong enough
to slightly prick the tongue" has beer
recommended.