The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-05-01
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Complexion Complaints of Sprino.
This is the time of the wear whom
complaints concerning the connlexio,,
come trooping to my desk by the hun-
drcds. The effect Of overeatinp laclr Of
exercise and fresh air. and tho Iate
hours Of the winter season have an left
their telltale lines. The skin takes ON
an unbecoming yellow hue. the ewes he
como aull and lusterless, and the mus
ClsSS OF lhe race sag into tired lines.
me manageable weather of spring
time and the dampness and chill IF the
evening. together with the relsxine beat
Of the day. too. are a tax on fhe e,erS
sies, and this reaetins on the skin
makes IL appear even more IifeIess and
dull INV
Nhen Woman's mirror finally con-
Nlnces her how faded and old she looks
she rushes 10 the beauty specialist for
treatment. The first thing necessary tn
restore the complexion TO its voutbful
tone is a diet in which vesetables nre-
dominate. The seasonable fruits and
vegetables, grapefruit, oranges. pine
apples. spinach. celery. Watercress and
the like, with at least a quart of water
gay VIII do wonders i'm restoring a
dull and lifeless complexion.
There is scarcely ANYTHING that can
compare with spinach, watercress and
young onions as complexion beautifiers
The girl who viii religiously eat these
early spring vegetables viii soon con-
quor the complexion ills of the spring
ume. dish of spinach, watercress or
onions every evening at dinner for
week is worth many bottles of cure for
that tired feeling"
The juice of a lemon squeezed into
a glass Of cold water and taken the
last thing al night or the first thing in
the morning has beautifully clearing
effect on the complexion. 1t acts on
the liver. Whitens the skin. and makes
the eyes bright and sparkling. After
taking the lemon juice. however. the
teeth should be brushed carefully, as
the acid promotes decay.
Many women have sallow COM
pleXions because they drink far too lit
tie water. At least six tunberfuls of
pure water should be drunk every day.
preferably on arising, between meals
and just before retiring. ] am often
asked if drinking water during the
meal is harmful Dry and salt foods
need an occasional swallow of water |
While being eaten. There should be a |
happy medium. however. observed be- |
tween taking no water at all during a |
meal and the other extreme of flooding |
the stomach with it.
Unless the pores of the face are kept |
open the skin become dry and leathery |
and prematurely wrinkled.
Just as the Turkish bath removes
waste materials from the epidermis of |
the body and renders active the sweat |
and oil glands so does the nightly facial |
bath in hot water, followed by massage
with some good skin food, cleanse.
soften and put into normal condition
the skin of the face
The treatment is rational and rea-
sonable, and the beneficial results of
even one massage are SO apparent that
the most skeptical must lay down their
weapons Of antagonism and admit its
merits
There are women who think that I'M
less they can afford an hour under the
expert fingers of a masseur, il Is not
Of any use to so in for this method of
beautifying the face
Yet, IL is more than worth while One
can learn TO do massage at home with
appreciable results. 1t does not take
expert skill.