The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-26
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ter, because they perspire more, thus
leaving greater. deposit of ashes ID
the arteries and other% tissues The
merchant or professional man WHO
takes moderate exercise by walking!
about five miles daily will live longer:
than the average farmer who has,
many advantages otherwise. st.
The skin of the laborer early BE-
comes hard, dry and wrinhled, BECAUSE
Of the more rapid deposit Of mineral
matter; the ,sedentary worker hardens
soon, comparatively, because his cir
culation is sluggish. Moderate exer-
else to keep the circulation in~normal
flow, olive or peanut oil to lubricate
and to soften. tho Tissues; are ths ma
tural means of avoiding premature os-
sifcation.
A beautiful complexion is an essen
tfal element Of beauty. The, ideal is
that Of childhood, the bloom Of youth
upon the cheek. There is NO. substi:
tute for the beauty of health; ~
The average young woman, by the
time she reaches mature age, begins
to look sallow and the face perhaps is
disfigured with pimples. 49, ~ r:. =:
Sallow skin, pimples and blotches of
all kinds are produced by failure of
liver, kidneys, lungs and skin to elimi-
nate naturally the waste products of
digestion, whose retention is favored
by constipation. The tissues of the
body, including the skin, become hard
ened as age advances, partly by the
weakening of these eliminating organs,
often prematurely. The skin and the
muscles underlying it become hard
and wrinkled by the weakening of the,
normal metabolism, by which worm
out cells are carried away and new re-
placed. AS the kidneys and liver de-:
cline in power (or rather as the vitali-
ty that actuates them declines, with
advancing years. there is gradual
deposit in the arteries and in the It's
sues generally of mineral matter from
the food and water. "
These conditions are to be avoided
by avoiding constipation, so-called
rich foods, such as pie and cake, ami
NAL fats, starch and meats, particular
ly pork, by eating few articles of food
at meal, by eating freely Of acid
fruits, especially apples, lemons, or
anges and grapes and by the daily use
Of olive oil or peanut oil, and by the
free use of water, including the inter
nal bath" occasionally. Proper exer-
else daily in the open air. will also
serve to preserve ruddy complexion
and soft skin.
Distilled water will dissolve mineral
matter from the tissues, and 1t should
be used by everyone past middle life.
The objections to the use Of distilled
water raised by persons interested in
mineral waters are, think, not we'll
taken. 1t is unreasonable to suppose
that pure water, as we have it in milk
and in fruits, could be Injurious. One
who drinks little water will always i'm
prove by drinking large quantities of
any mineral water, especially when
accompanied by change of surround
ings, better food and, more. than all,
the effect of suggestion that the water
will effect cure. And by this I do not
mean that mineral waters may not be
in certain cases beneficial, as drugs
may, at times, be means of cure.
The water in juicy fruits and milk
serves the same purpose as distilled
water. About two quarts of water
should be taken daily, when the
weather is moderately warm and
proper exercise is taken.
Mrs. Lille Langtry, asked for her
"secret" of beauty, said: "The fact
that believe in the power of mind
over matter does not blind me to the
fact that the foundation of the whole
secret of beauty is good health. "A
sick woman cannot be beautiful.
Work, sunshine, exercise, nourishing
food, fresh air and cheerfulness are
my recipe for beauty" +..'
accept this prescription from an
eminent practitioner as complete and
correct in every particular. Some use
full work is, as Mrs. Langtry says, a me-
cessity to keep the mind and body
normally active; sunshine benefits
both body and mind; fresh air purifies
the blood and gives the skin the only
| natural pink of health; exercise in
| creases the breathing, accelerates the
circulation, and therefore purifies the
blood, assists in breaking down tissue
that would otherwise clog the system
and furnishes the opportunity for the
| building of new tissue from the food
! supply; cheerfulness and hope are es
sential in the right mental influence ;
they are the states opposed to worry
and discomfort which make fur rows
and cloudy visage; and, lastly, 's,our
ishing food" that harmonizes the vital
forces and that does not congest the
eliminating organs or waste vital force
extravagantly- is the whole art
of beauty and youth.
| The food should be plain, avoiding
waste of vitality in digestion and elm
nation. vivacity is inconsistent with
working overtime in digestion. White
bread, pie, pickles, cakes, tea, coffee
pork and : all :, stimulants should be
avoided. Coarse wheat, rye and corn
bread and; nuts, olives and figs should
form the staple pf ssthe:. diet. Fruit
sugar should be substituted for stafch
the least Objectionable sources Of
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