The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-17
CARE OF THE SKIN.
roo MUCH SUN is QUITE AS BAD
AS TOO LITTLE.
some Valuable Suggestions from an
Authority on the Proper Care Of
the complexion-The e.
feet Of Lotions.
BY G. Elliot Flint.
(Author Power and Health Through
Progressive Exercised

)espeaks a love Of athletics. and it
makes one look healthy But now the
'air ones are discovering that too long
exposure to a summer sun rather
eoarsens the skin.
The change, from a beauty view
point. is not wholly bad one; and yet
Inc face may be too assiduously pro-
.ected as well as too much exposed.
Nothing more beauties the complex
on than iudicious exposure to sunlight
and fresh air. The truth OF this is
recognized when we observe the pale,
sallow compilations that prisoners ac.
quire after even short confinement.
says the Chicago American. Plants
that grow in dark places are almost
! colOrless; whereas those exposed to
the suns rays are varlegated with the
brightest lines
] II is good occasionally to anoint the
entire body with oil or glycerin The
| application q vaseine, csmphor ice
or cold cream to the hands, lips and
face at night especially in winter, will
keep the skin Of those parts soft and
pliable and prevent chapping. Exer-
else. by inducing perspiration and thus
getting rid of noxious secretions, 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 acton are common causes
Of colds, fever and diarrhea.
Sunbaths are extremely beneficial
to the skin; they first redden 1t, and
then II peels, disclosing the new. deli
cate pembrane underneath. But
there IS mean In the duration OF sun
baths beyond which one should not go.
Constant exposure to a torrid sun de-
stroys the skins natural sensbllity,
coarsens and roughens 1t, and. by
causing the obstruction and rupture
Of its capillary arteries. imparts to It
the streak, ruddy. weather-beaten ap-
pearance that we see in the coun-
tenances Of most mariners.
The Importance to health OF expos
| ing the body for a few hours. however,
each dav TO the sunlight cannot be
too strongly insisted on. The sun,
having remarkable gernicidal power.
deg.roys all disease germs; and rooms
into which it occasionally enters are
more healthful than those into which
! 1t never enters. The suns actinic or
chemical rays are great beautifiers.
When the complexion is coarse, COW
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 thin-of
many yellow-complected persons show
how essential to beauty is a thorough
though not excessive. desquamation
Of this first layer. Rubbing the face
/ vigorously with a coarse washcloth
wet 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. II never
rubbed even metals become incrusted
and dull-loohng
And friction has more than a super
dcial effect on the skin. BY bringing
blood to the surface it enlarges the
capilarles 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 a more thorough destruction
OF fat; that is characteristic of youth.
While massage has somewhat the
same effect Il is not so pronounced
as when It - combined with friction.
The claim has been made that scrub
bing the body daily with flesh brush
prolongs life. the argument being that
! friction, by rousing and acceleratlng
the circulation in the minute vessels
of the peripheral parts. which are es-
peclally prone to decay in old age.
energlzes 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 glove. will restore
tone and color 10 the most lax aud
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 lotioE formed by add
ing aeetie, hydrochloric, nitric OF sui
| phuric acid or liquor OF potassa to
water, until Il is just strong enough
to slightly prick the tongue" has been
recommended.