Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10
Health and Beauty.

Lemon juice is not a good freckle
cue. because it leaves the skin IN Such
a sensitive condition that other fr"ck
les accumulate rapidly.
For cold in thu. head place tea
spoonful of powdered camph"r in a
basin. Pour over il a quarter of a pint
of boiling water. Inhale the steam for
Il few minutes.
Put the bleeding studied toe into
clean hot water, which should be
changed until it remains clean and the
wound is clean. Then dress with the
clean rags Of gauZe after covering with
the boracic acid powder.
If Your hands will not endure soap
at all-and that is the way with most
handS-use almond meal instead. A
thick paste is also very nice to reduce
redness. Keep your hands out of hot
water as much as you can and AVOID
tight gloves, tight corSetS and every
thing el:;,. that may interfere with tn"
free and healthy circulation OF the
blood.
Tired Feet are often soothed and re-
freshenrd by an alcohol bath: cologne,
too, is delightfully."- refreshing. When
the feet are very tender soak them
for ten minutes III this bath: FlNt
quarts of hot water, 200 grains of bore
acid, i've grains of tannin 1t IS vel
to massage sore. tired feet with oiV.
oil Battle feet that are swollen froia
long standing with the following: one
ounce Of alum. two ounces Of rock
salt. two ounces of bOraX. enough water
20 dissolve and make the bath.
Enlarged pores are the natural re-
suits of blackheads. When the pore~
nave beel filled with SebaceouS matter
and dust for a long time they grad
lually lie ONE diStended and the delcacN
Of the skin is destroyed. cure IN;
blackhtdds first by bathing the face
we'll every night with warm water
pure CASTLE soap and correct COM
plexioE brush of firm, even brlstie5
Rinse the skin thruughly. dry well ant
anoint with crepe marquiSe. Three
times week apply lotion made I"
| four ounces of saturate solution I"
maenesia sulrhate and one dram {"
slycerin. In two weeks time yo,n
lblackheadS will have packed up and de
rarted hence.
Organ playing is recommended by
woman OrganiSt as panacea Tor many
| ills. OF all physical gymnastics, Sh'
| saws. none is at once so enJoyahle an'
| helpful as organ playing. For thoS'
| who suffer from cold feet or dyspepsia
| il NAV be confidently recommended "a
an infal!iDle cure. if taken IN moderat'
ion. As AN antidote t" neurhlc 81
| meIancholic tendencies there IS M
more sovereign remedy than an hour
uninterrupted organ practice. TIT
| idea that an organ is too heavy fo
| n woman player is as ludicrouS as I
| is fallacious. A small. little hand ]:
hest for the true organ grasp, Just as !
ic most etficaciouS in rapid stop reg
| istration and manual alienation. Peda
| ulaying is by no means 50 arduouS n
IIycycling and still less 50 than dancing
| In case of stone bruises and deel
Injuries under the surface, where Their
is no outside wound and the outer lay
or of the skin is very hard and deep
great care should be taken to proter
the injury from further bruising am
the pres sure of the hard scarfskin re
moved by careful shaving with 1 sharl
razor. Then soak daily in the rot bait
three or four times and dressing witt
moist. clean gauZe may prevent pu
forming and cause the absorption
the blood. If not. then a physician
should be consulted and his direction
followed. There is no need of suffering
days of pains and nights of sleepless
ness from these or any other injuries
ANY wound, be it cut. bruise or sprair
or even a fracture or dislocation. ma,
he benefited and almost freed fror
oain by the hot bath or hot fOrmentat
lions and infection prevented by sur
gical cleanliness.