New-York tribune., 1906-08-21
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THE PINE NEEDLE BATH.

The luxurious grooming of Cleopatra. Queen
Of the East. fades into insignifcance beside the
pine needle bath of the modern American queen.
This new treatment for the restoration and pres
ervation OF beauty and nervous vigor is never
likely TO become popular. for the specialist who
discovered il keeps il absolutely among the
eject by means Of high prices and no advertising,
but few Of it's secrets have leaked out.
The treatments are all given at the patients
homes, often II a stipulated yearly salary. The
patient, completely relaxed, lies on couch
near the bath. and the body is thoroughly
saged with a certain vegetable cream, after
which a daintily perfumed lotion is applied.
Next the patient is placed in a tub Of warm
water in which some pine needle Jelly has been
dissolved During the twenty minutes that she
spends in the bath she is thoroughly rubbed
with a knitted toilet glove. Then she is wrap
ped in bath sheets and put into bed The body
IS allowed TO dry with its heat thus ab-
sorbing all Of the health giving qualities Of the
pine needles The great virtue Of the treatment
is supposed TO lie in the pine needles, and tired
and nervous women find it wonderfully in
vigorating.
one Of the stumbling blocks 10 the wearing of
decoete gowns is. with many women. par
ticularly those given TO athletics, roughness Of
the skin. especially noticeable upon the uppel
shoulders, commonly called goose1lesh. The
massage with The new pine needle treatment
does away with this ToughnesS. The cream
used in this treatment Is worthy OF another
mention. It has flaxseed foundation and is d
soft. creamy substance readily dissolved in cold
water. which proves it has no grease whatever;
hence It is non-fattening. The lotion which fol-
lows the application Of the cream is made OF
the juices % lettuce. celery and cucumber, high
iy perfumed with lilac.
The idea Of putting pine needles to some use
IN her work came TO the specialis. while on her
place near Lakewood. where pine trees abound.
Knowing that pine needle pillows were used for
insomnia. she wondered why the health giving
properties of the pine needles could not be util
lied fc- brain rag, nervous exhaustion and kim
dred ills. From boiling down the pine needles
jn. copper k=ttle she conceived the idea of
using still. n the needles were finally con-
ver1ed into the requisite jelly form.
Summer doesn't DO people half the good it
should" ra.naricd physician day last week
because many persist in getting sleep
enough They say the heat makes them cross
but really they would he just as cross with the
thermometer below if they didn't get any more
sleep Every ore si;s uo late in simmer. After
the heat and glare of the day, the nights are de-
hghtful and nobody warts TO go to bed. They sit
rp on the roof out the veranda or in n
park on tie beach til late when the early light
the ice carts and morning hustle wakes them I'D
eaTly-for in ssumn,0r, with all the windows oDerl
one hears outdoor sounds twice much as IN
winter.
Many women work themselves up into n seri-
ously nervous condition bv shutting themselves tD
81 carkeneo. closed rooms all day IN an effort 70
avoid the heat and glare Of the sun. They do no.
realize that the air they breathing devoid OF
oxygen and that 81 time they are bound 10 res
exercise so many people forget that exercise and
nouTsshment are just necessary 10 the bGd,- in
warm weather in cold. Summer nerves are as
bad as summer colds and far more easily avoidable