The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25

powerfIl caustics are permitted 10 ~;
NAN on thu face for FIVE OT ten minutes
! then scrap ed "a with fat bone knife.
The hair II not the upper cutict.
| comes with them. The cautious -fFchHH
immediately applies soothing ungu"ni
Cunta ininR oxide OF zinc ~ TINS pre-
caution IL neglec ted. ~ the customer lac
com" latent hlo,d tainf IN her VEINS, ~,
skin will break ont VA blutChr, which VIII
rcguip' months ~ skilled medical tr"a
mont - cure. saW this happen s''Neral
times
4 far more expensive and therefore
mprr popular form If treatment AZ this
particular shop where | studied was that
~ "VfTuly-l-. 81 burning ~" root ui ehth
httl" hair with an electrically charged
needle | Tred 90 watch the Specialist
very carefully IN thIs work
The haIr was fret ~ all puII"'i talt 10
uncover the direction 81 the root. then
the ne'ie would be inserted at Just the
right angle To- touch Ia" base nt the fnllicl"
aud Kill the growth permanently Our
specialist was not conscientious. Some
times sh,. reached IN. root with her ne.-,ile
sometimes she did not. ln either event
the Fat! ent paid from s25 to So Tor the
treatment and suffered agonies during
the long dra an operation. Every opera
tor IA the shop knew the danger OF IN"
treat ment and also in the average CAS-.
regular applications 81 peroxide of hydro
gen to the superfiuous hair would bleach
J. To- the color 81 the skin and render u
almost invisible.
TIL" third method and one which
shall always remember with horror he
cause Of particularly sad cas- which
earn. under my observation, IL that OF
burning OF the hair with the N-ray rua-
chine. rpfneml@r an unusually stubborn
case of thick growth of hair IN the chm
and lip that appalled, our specialist and
81. ana .Ns.sN " a
volunteering In accompany the patient
IN her visits. She did. The result was
something fearful.
The entire lower half Of that girls
face. cheeks. lips and chin was hurned
50 badly by the powerful agency that IN"
operation was painless. hut the result
pltful The lower half Of that girls
face il scanned and parchmenthke. tho
sort 81 skin one SECS on a MEXICAN woman
past middle age who has lived IA the sun
She went To several eminent specialists
aftarwarH hut no remedy has ever be-n
discovered 10 undo the damage that WIS
done. and the g,ri il dt-ng,Irrd for lif"
The two most NNpsnsiv" Treatments
given in IN" shop and consequently the
two most dangerous To the health ana
app.arant,a ~ the customer were thoss
~ filing out IN. sInkan or hollow places
ia th" face and removing IA" upIs'r
CutIcla Or face skinninE TIL" woman who
had Aulluws IN her face. haEgy ch"vks or
deem wrinkles IN her forehead was gen
orally advised 10 have her fac" hll"d out
Filling uut hollows and wrinkles ~
hy a hypod-rmic injection
~ paraf'in recall that on" Of our
sy,r,ia SIS disappeared from our stan
l-'clu-.' -ha injected parafin into IA"
Saggiug check ~ middle aged woman.
only 'n hpv. It appear suddenly and mnst
on III" side Of ia" patient =
r.ns.,' rh"-. " created n hideous eNCr''s-
c"nc, which required surgical treatment
r"srll'irg ~ an unsig htly scar.
When th"s-' mistakes happened in !
n. shop m" OPERATOR g-n"rally dlsap- |
raared IN. proprietor diRclaimed all Z
responsibility. having legal JlaJ~rs "a
prove thar h" had rented once space to
~" m ssIuR specialist and the victim,
~hatn"d into realization ~ her folly,
"a r,'lv carried out her threat Ia bring civIl .
action
We lost our Swedish complexion /
specialist hacauss. IN" ruined IA" com
,,laNion and endangered the health Of
an extremely desira vi" customer. Hers
was ras.. ~ enlarged pores our 'sp"-
rialist assured her that Il her fac" were
,Srunol 'h. pores would Close M and the
r~wlv formed tissue would To- like unto
that ~ new lDrn hHts.
The foolish woman consented and
v en' into rot r"m"ut IN her own home.
" here 0ur -I"Cial,st visited her daily
\ strong arid. n" name Il which ! psv"r
I..a rnei lfor when mistakes are made
N such n shop every np - scaled in the
pressECa IT ineNperienCe like mine. was
appl.~i to the entire fac and Was allowed
10 remain on n Tor fN" DAYS Tbs re-
moved the upper layer ~ skin Then.
A. IN" Cars, was stubborn. a second Apph-
'a'Iun II the acid was made 20 remove
he sa,pnd LAYER. and Ave NOR" days -
agony we're endured by the patient
-Spn"Jhng went wrong After the
acid - u-.-t a rh,ck plaster - apI,lI"i,
AMI 10, .r this a sort - mask made from
-"uu'ing ~" ric'' paper and plaster too
son 10 - sIpt-lssd 90 drop ~ a. the
trIi dD..- IL work aUd tn" SKIN h"gIn> 3.
'o heal When IN" maxi wa removed 3
n this voman~ case inflammation 49,
IA. followed by blood poisoning AMI
he patent had tn fgh' for her llf. finally
s.rIing forth from "a EauItArIgm broke
N h.,i'h and di-fLglr"t Tor M"
-TA.'~o v"r" th" graN"r dangers which
=av patients run ~ their mad pursuit
4 b.aufN. and I ~pDn realiy', hat the
- 'otallsts around M" had absolutely
NJ CONSCIENCE ,h.ap Cs-m-tlos 'ill.-i
sI'h Ch"mICals which. when combined
= nh J..r-pIratton from the body, iurms-i
dangerous puI-pI- wore r"oA l''S-ly roc
Ifufn.rGei IA order 80 hrrug npusy INTO
h.. parlDr have 1851 IN" hair oar
li"r' fa'l t. tax" Tim" t"'W'-a' Tho 10
IArtIlTe e On" customer and the arrival
= another - Cl~aII-s. Their brushes and
p'uhs ! saw NV s..N cheated Ar.d heard
!, l'n"n LED 70. ! va a daily Nitu"s. o.
heir innocent desire 20 l." attrao'i-"
IN y~d upon hv INSCRIPTIONS minds
hat devised drastic tr"a'tu'ufs with
ny tho sI ght~-t he~~i ~ thought 81 final
- MS o. ~" patient And after further
'Tyseri.nC~- I'll II which W"r" alik" and
4 rer.nt only IN their rneth'sl> - d"'"p- ,
ION and IN IN" f"arfiIlsomrf.s-- = their
rsul'- I de"ided that INV career as q
beauty specialist Was az IN end"
scene or IN ON NiSS iIRE.