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Double Chin Reduced.

A double chin is sUper1Uous flesh
that every woman wishes TO dispense
with. IL can be done. too. if one but
perssveres- After the pores have been
opened 10y steamiug. put plenty Of
cream on the fingers and. beginning at
the chin. work down 10 the throat with
alternate hands. using tile under side Of
the fingers rather than the tips.
Next, with the thumb on the chin
and The fingers under it, work the flesh
with a rotary motion Do this with
each hand in turn
Lastly. work on the muscle back OF
the ears Ly Rubbing down with the
left hand and across with the right
The following exercises are also good
for the double chin. Throw back the
head as far as it viii 90. and thrust out
the chin and under lip. Also move the
head slowly as Tar backward and for
ward as il will 20, and from shoulder 10
shoulder in a side motion. Lastly, ro-
tate it slowly.
After the massage is finished wash
the face thoroughly with hot water.
IN which are placed small beauty bags.
containing almond meal 10 take the
place Of soap. These bags can be made
Of small squares OF. cheeseCIOth. and
fresh ones should be used at each wash
ting. Gradually cool the water till IL has
! become very cold. This has a strong
/ comic effect
Next apply a good asriugent, such
as tincrurs Of benziou, or IF your skin
/ is oily. use a solution of boric acid. one
dram; distilled witch hazel. four
/ ounces. Apply with piece Of old linen
{ or absorbent cotton Always put on
: cold wafer before the astringent 70
make the skin firm. In drying. rub mp
ward with a towel that is not too fine
Last of all use the electric roller on
the face. Remember 10 work across
.n opposite directions from the deep
{ lines. one Of these rollers can be
uougat for $50 and is easily con-
( nected with the battery
A thorough face treatment like this
-hoUld ne given but once a week.
/ though most OF the movements can he
{ followed w1e1 rubbing In "a little Of the
( skin food each night. Always Temem-
! Der. however. IN wash the face after
} each time the cream is applied. This
/ viii prevent anv danger of superfiUOus
! hair The double chin might be lightly
/ steamed and massage twice week.
For very TAT faces the massage should
be quite dep.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31

clean. soft cloth or handkerchief Aft
erwHrd put Oh more cream. This soft
ems the dirt and prevents IL settling in
the pores during the steamiug.
Steamins may be done in several ways.
but the best and simplest is TO wiring
a Turkish towel out of water as hot as
can be endured without scaldinE. fold il
in several thicllnesses and place Il over
the face and chin. allowing Il 10 remain
ill cold. Repeat this three times
Then begins The massage. which
should be very thorough and skilled. Re
member always 20 rub upward and
across the lines Of the wrinkles. Use q
good skin food 20 build mp the tissues
ana prevent soreness from the rubbing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31

anything TO clear your complexion IN
til YOU have eradicated the blackheads.
GREEN. SOAP TREATMENT FOR BLACK
HEADS.
Tincture OF green soap..-.......2 ounces
Distilled witch hazel...-.......--2 ounces
Let this mixture remain on only a few
minutes, then wash of with hot water.
If the green soap irritates the skin, as
it sometimes will, use IL every other
day. Apply q cold cream.
Green soap may be purchased at any
good drug store. 1t is not a regular
cake soap" but it IS about the con-
sistency of custard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31

movement to the eyebrows. then with
smoothing motion across.
The lines about the mouth and nose
are very hard 10 eradicate, yet are just
the lines that most influence the facial
expression. Nothing Is uglier than sag
gins corners or deep burrows. that are
almost cutters, from the nose TO the
lips
Starting al the riSht-hand corner OF
the month, with each finger in success
sion g. across the upper lip ia a rotary
mOvemeTt. drop and smooth across be-
low back TO the starting point This
may not only be repeated by every I'm
ger in turn. but by the fingers on both
hands
An excellent movement to improve
facial expression Is to buld up the ex-
preston muscle t@at Tuas between the
nose re the corners Of the mouth
The best possible movement TO wo-k on
this muscle IS 70 take the thumb and
second finger and drop and pick up the
flesh ar the same riue. This Is very
difficult 10 do for ones self, unless the
actual movement mas been seen and
felt The photograph. however,. gives
very clear conception q IT.
Another good movement for the ex-
preston muscle Is TO begin al the chin
with the four fingers on each hand, and
go upward dIagOnaIlv with a smoothing
motion 10 tie corners OF the mouth.
Here loosen II fingers, and then carry
the movement out 10 the hair. II IL
were taken through without a break
there would be danger of stretching the
muscle UnduIv
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31
rroubled via Blackheads.

1 am a young girl. fourteen years OF
age, and am troubled with olaekneads
on my nose Little white Jumps appear
under my eyes and on my forehead.
On the back OF my shoulders pimples
are beginning to show also.
Can you help me by telling me what
is the cause? 1t is certainly not from
untidiness. as I battle at least twice a
week and wash thoroughly every morn
I ing and night. VIII YOU also give me a
remedy that viii help 10 give me a clear
complexion and not grow hair on the
face? HOLLY n.
/ think that the green soap treatment
IS what you need. Girls Of your age
are often, however. troubled with bad
compleXlons. which improve as they
! grow older l do not advise you to use
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31

broken down Otherwise. my face is
without a wrinkle Is there anything
can 30 10 relieve this wretched condi-
uOn2 ANXIOUS
This may be the result of an internal
trouble. Are YOU aware of any such2
Otherwise. gentle massage will anchor
ate the condition and assist in building
I'D the underlying tissues. / need hard
IL 10 say, however. that II will not
reach an internal disorder, Z such be
the cause of the trouble
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31
Reducing the Size Of the Nose.

I have rather prominent nose, and
il you could give me a system of mas
sage by which 1 could reduce the size
/ would be very much obliged s c.
am sorry to tell you that no mas
sage could possibly change the size OF
shape of your nose. There are certain
beauty doctors who claim 10 DO it by
surgical means. but. If ! We're YOU,
should be very careful before trusting
myself To one Of them. Probably the
prominence Of your nose is not so
noticeabl as You seem to think, and
would advise you 20 let well enough
alone
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31
Hollow Beneath tbe -.

I have such deep and sharply defined
holloNs beneath my eyes. There is no
puffiness or discoloration- The skin just
seems fiabby and the muscular tissue
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31
A Variety Of Questions.

Would you kindly advise me? I have
taken an enormous quantity OF the Vau-
caire tonic ard am just beginning to
realize some Improvement, and, al
though il seems very slow. I am not
discouraged, but I cannot massage, as
the affected parts are very sore, and
would not permit OF any rubbing. l
drink much milk and find that malt eX-
tract does not agree under these cir
CumstanCes-
NY hands are quite slender. I wish to
fatten the fingers between middle joint
and hand Would cocoa butter be best
and how long should one massage?
Which one of the Two eyelash-grOWers
do you recommend for use? Ny lashes
are long and heavy, but after using both
of your growers they are growing. one
is in the form of brown or Orange-cOl0r
. cream, which ] rubbed along the edge
of the lashes. The liquid ointment 1
applied TO the edge Of the lids.
The lotion for oily hair, with tngredi-
ent 10 aid toward producing an auburn
shade. makes my hair heavy and sOggy,
as il Is very oily. and while II assists
very little toward producing the crisp
condition. it leaves no results upon dis
continuing.
Ny nails are much too square. Can
! in some way change them into an oval
shape2 Near the crescent they spread
in an ugly shape
Blackheads are so numerous on my
face that / apply the green soap daily
and md II most beneficial. Shall l con-
tinue its use? 1 prefer it TO any ordi-
nary toilet soap.
Is goitre durable? Have had a small
one since childhood
AN ANXIOUS READER.
The Vaucaire treatment is always
slow. and ] am glad you have had such
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31
Heavy Growth of Hair on the Face.

would ask you If you have form
uia for the following; 7 might say that
I'm a young man Of twenty years, and
have a very heavy growth of hair on my
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31

Large. puffed hands are usually a
sign Of kidney trouble II this is not
present you NAV be able to reduce them
by constant wriuzing but this is a
nervous habit. and win. besides, make
the hands hard and muscular. other
wise they must simply be endured.
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To Increase Weight.

and wish 10 get plump by the summer
N haT could / do to make nv face fat
teri 1 have never used anything on IT,
and am almost afraid to do so Please
give me something positively harmless.
I do regularly q great many Of your
exercises. but have never tried anything
but exercising. BETTY u.
To make thin cheeks plump. rub in
good skin food such as the one I am
giving you, with the following move
ments:
To treat the right cheek, place the
thumb OF the left hand just beyond the
corner Of the mouth on the left check
as brace. Make rotary movements
upward and outward. beginning at the
corner of the mouth and making three
diverging lines Of manipulation over the
cheek With the right hand treat the
left cheek. About six times over eacn
cheek is sufficient.
] am giving you also general rules to
increase weight. Surely you ought 10
succeed by next summer.
TO GAIN FLESH GENERALLY.
Absolute freedom from care and anX-
iety. At least ten hours sleep out Of
every twanry-fouT- ia addition TO this,
Caps during the day, II possible This
sleep must always be natural NOthl3g
Is 50 bad f0r the appearance ana GER
CTaI health IS sleep Ihol2ed - auodynes
or narcotics in any torU1- The diet
should be liberal, and should consist
largely OF food containing starch and
sugar. potatoes, fresh. sweet butter
milk. cream, fruits cooked and served
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31
To Reduce the Bust.

Will you please prescribe some form
ula TO reduce my bust, whiC% Is enor-
nous? I did try alcohol, but without
Success I would also like something TO
reduce my cheeks; my face is so fat it
looks ike a full moon. 4. 3.
If alcohol has failed to have any eff
feet on your bust. try bathing with
warm vinegar. Applications OF cold
water viii also help to make the bust
firm instead of habby. If you desire
further measures, which. indeed, your
case seems to require, try the following
poma9e.
PoMADE TO REDUCE THE BUST
Iodide OF potassium. 3 grams
VaseIine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 50 grams
Tincture of benZoin...--........- 20 drops
Make into pomade and apply twice
a day.
What you need, however, seems not
so much something to reduce the bust
as 4 general reduction OF flesh. Your
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31

and throat a pure, cleansing cream or
cold cream. remembering always 10 rub
upward. When this has been thorough
~ done. il should be wiped of with 2
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31
To Restore Hair to It's Natural Color

Please give the doctors prescription
10 restore hair TO its natural color, and
tell me If the sugar of lead that is in
that prescription Is bad for hair or
head, as I believe that is in this pre-
scriptiOn; or could you tell me anything
else TO use beside sugar Of lead, as
don't like that if there is another way
JUNE
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face. I know there is nothing to stop a
natural growth, but perhaps you know
of something that would check the
rand growth. ] have 20 shave at least
three times a week. and as you can
imagine this is very annoying, SO II
you could prescribe something where II
would not be necessary 10 ShaNe 50
often I would thank you greatly.
also haze very red face. and Il
you could give me a god face bleach
would be very thankful for the same
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31

I an very sorry to tell you thst there
is nothing to stop the growth. OF hair
on the face. OF course. electric treat
meut would permanently remove the
hair. but I do not suppose you desire
that Otherwise. you viii have 10 keep
on with your frequent shaving. as Il Is
the only alternative.
The old beaches are the best, and SO
] would recommend either peIoXlce OF
time of vear-buttermilk, This trouble,
too. us constitutional. and so you will
not be able to relieve it very much.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31
&C., Butter for Massaee-

VIII You please advise me as TO the
merits Of cocoa butter as used in en-
larging the bust2 AS it Is considered a
good flesh food. would IL not be beneii-
ciai in massagiug tne bust2
CONSTANT READER
Cocoa butter is an excellent sirnple
massage cream. and would be sX-
tremely good Tor the bust I wClld.
however. advise you TO use il in con-
neetiou with the Vaucaire remedy. 40
frequently given in these columns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31

The formula you mentioned has been
given many trials, and has never proved
very satisfactory. 1 have, therefore,
abandoned il and substituted the henna
prescription, which is as follows:
HENA HAIR STAIN.
Take one ounce of henna leaves. steep
in a pint of boiling water for twenty
minutes. Let stand until it gets cold
Strain the liquid. Apply to the hair by
the aid of a small sponge. The henna
will sometimes stain the scalp, but the
stain can easily be removed by SOAP and
water.
I am sorry If this recent change has
given you any trouble, and 7 wish that
my other readers would taken notice of
Il hereafter.
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Pulled Hands.

What reason Is there for large fat
hands2 ELLA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31

The Naucaire treatment is always
slow. and I am glad YOU have had such
patience. The malt extract is not en-
tirely necessary, and may be dispensed
with Do YOU agcribe the tenderness of
the bust TO the use of the remedy II
so. something is radically wrong
Slender hands are usually considered
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-22
TRIAL MARRIAGES.
A Queer Old Custom That Existed
For Ages In Scotland.

A Queer Old Custom That Existed
For Ages In Scotland.
"Handfasting" was a custom that ex,
listed for ages in Scotland. The con.
tracing parties met at the annual
fairs In their several districts. There
young men chose the maids who best
pleased them. They Joined hands and
by that act became man and wife until
the corresponding day Of the following
year. If the love and fortunes of the
pairs had prospered during the year,
on the anniversary Of their meeting
they were legally married by the
priest; if all had not been well, then
they parted.
The practice is supposed to have
arisen from the scarcity of clergy. If
the pair decided to part at the end Of
the twelvemonth the bride was at lib
erty to marry another man, her ap-
premiership to matrimony not carry
ing with it any reproach to her. Such
marriages We're by custom made legal.
Any issue resulting from the union
would in the case of q second marriage
be taken by the father and rank as
heir after the children of the marriage
which lasted for life.
Many weddings were unmade at the
end Of the year, but it was dangerous
if the initiative were taken by the
man who had welded the kinswoman
of chief. When q Macdonald of
Sleat awaited himself of his right to
send back the sister Of a Macleod of
Dungaven, the latter resented it as an
indignity. HE had no bonfire to cele-
brate his wedding, but he shall have
one to solemnize his divorce" Macleod
swore. He kept his word, and terri
BILE vendetta between the clans re-
ct1Itod
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-22
CARING FOR THE OLD.
The Humane Way Vienna Treats Its
Aged Poor People.

II
Aged Poor People.
In most towns there is tendency in
this our day to deal more generously
with destitute children than with des-
titute men and women. In Berlin and
New York, for instance, both money
and thought are lavished on the young
whom the community supports, while,
as for the aged, what is given them
Is given only Of necessity. In Vienna
it is otherwise. There the arrange
ments for the relief of the old people
are better-both more carefully consid-
cred and more liberal-than those for
the relief of children, fact that says
more perhaps for the hearts than for
the heads of the authorities.
If a man or a woman above sixty IS
without money wherewith to provide
for himself or the strength to earn the
money, he applies to the guardian Of
his ward for help. Then, if he has a
home to live in and some one to take
care of him or is able to take care Of
himself, he is granted out relief, a
money allowance If he can be trusted
to spend it wisely; otherwise relief in
kind. Supposing, however, he is home
less, feeble and "alone standing" he
is sent to a versorgungshaus, or old
age home, If there Is a vacant place
there, and, IL not, to a small poorhouse
until there is.
Versorgungshauser are the distinc-
tive feature of the Austrian poor relief
system so far as the aged are con-
cerned. Already in the days Of Jo-
seDh II. Vienna had two, If not more,
Of these homes, and at the present time
1t has six. One of them is reserved
exclusively for citizens; another, that
at Mauerbach, Is reserved for persons
who, owing to their perverted notions
as to what is seemly, cannot be ac-
corded the full liberty the old people
In the other homes enjoy In all the
six together there Is space for more
than 5000 inmates. AS the versorg-
ungshauser are looked upon by classes
and masses alike as the homes of the
aged poor, the place where they have a
right to be, no disgrace Is attached to
going there. 1t would no more occur.
to an Austrian eX-worker to be ashamed
of living in versorgungshaus than 1t
would to an English veteran to be
ashamed of being at the Chelsea hos
pital. There is not touch among the
inmates of that pariah feeling which
Is so painfully evident among the in
mates of our work houses. On the con-
trary, they all. seem to be extremely
glad to be where they are and to be
rather proud than otherwise Of being
there. And as 1t is with them, so it Is
with their relatives. There is no in
clination on their part to look askance
on these old people or to shun them.
On Sundays and holidays, indeed, the
homes are thronged with visitors come
to have a chat with old friends and
relatives and tell them the family
news. They bring them little presents
more often than not-caps with bright
ribbons for the old women, neckties,
perhaps, for the old mentor great
Importance Is attached to personal ap7
pearance in the homes, and, although
the inmates are provided with good
clothes and are given q voice In de-.
Gliding their color and form, they are;
not provided with inery.-Edith Sell
lers in Contemporary Review.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-22
He Was Right.

"See here" feebly complained the
victim after the accident, Il thought
you said it was perfectly safe to go up
In that old elevator?'
well" replied the elevator man, 80
it was safe to go up. You see, the dan
gerous part of 1t was comm down.
Philadelphia Press
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Adam and Eve.

Adam was making his ayowal to
Eve.
mo power shall ever take you from
my side" he declared fervently.
That's a pretty rash promise isn't
it." inquired Eve, winking, "since you
know l was taken from your side the
first thing after you arrived hereY
Percelving that the woman was CIV
ing him a rib roast, Adam went off
sulking in the apple orchard. - Elk
change
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-22
WORSE Than Murder.

An old negro preacher Of southern
Georgia had been given a fine fat
possum by some of his admirers and
was keeping it In a barrel, feeding it
heavily, to still further increase its
weight. He had decided to have it
killed the next day, when, to his rage
it was stolen in the night.
Shortly afterward a revival meeting
was being held, and among those who
went up to the mourners' bench was
q certain very black Jim, and his grief
seemed inconsolable.
Oats all right, nah brudder" the
old man shouted. Don matter whut
yo' done, de good Lawd gwine fergib
yo'r'
But Abs been powerful mean,"
jim declared, weeping.
"Is yo' stole chickens" the old man
demanded.
"Oh, wuss en- dat"
"Good Lawd, hep dis po' nigger!
the old preacher entreated. us yo'
used a razorY
"Wuss dan datr'
"Is yo'-yo' amt done killed no
body"
"Wuss dan datp'
"Den hyah's whar we tangle!' the
old man shouted, throwing aside his
coat. "De good Lawd kin forgib yo'
eff he wants ter, but Abs gwine skin
yo' alive. Yo's de vermint dat stole
nah possumw
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-22

For over thirty years" writes a
gentleman in Los Angeles, Il have
used Arbuckles' Coffee. Many times
my family has tried other coffee only to
come back to our old reliable, unchange-
able AIbuckles.' No other coffee has
this uniform never failing aroma, | care
not at what price. Ihave often wished
could tell you thu" Many other
people have the same opinion.
Arbuekles' was the first roasted packaged
coffee. and it, .ales exceed all the others put
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-22
Tbe, ,Ees and IptellieeQcer.
IS Published Epery Friday.
JOHN D. WORTHINGTON.
TERMS.-s1.a0 4 Year IN Advance.

Entered August Is, 1902, as second.
class matter, Postofice at Bel Air, Md,
Act of Congress of March 8, 1879.
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Breeding Pens-M. E. Ridgely, 1; J: L
Mccormick, 2; J. Monroe Mccormick, 8
Cocks-Miss Millicent Young, l. Hens
J. L. Mccormick, 1. Cockerels-T. Nj. Nc
Cormick, 1. Pullets-M. E. Ridgely. 1
J. L. Mccormick, 2; c. E. Ramsey, 8.
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BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
Breeding Pens-T. Roy Brooks, /;
Preston Wallis, 2. Cocks-T. Roy
Brooks. 1. Hens-William G. Bosley, l,
2, 8. Cockerels-T Roy Brooks. 1, 8;
w. G. Bosley. 2. Pullets-J. w. McAbee
1; T. K. Brooks, q W. G. Bosley, 8.
WHITE ROCKS.
Breeding Pens-Frank Fl. Fulford, Il
M. E. Ridgley, 2, 8. Cocks-M. E.
Ridgely, 1. Hens-F H. Fulford, /; M.
E Ridgely, 2. Cockerels-M. E Ridgelv,
1, 8; F. H. Fulford, 2. Pulletts-M. E.
Ridgely, 1, 2.