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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
To Prer mt Round Shoulders

Dear 4fs. STMeS.
What exercise Is good for preventing
round shoulders? / am beginning to stoop
a little
Mention Some kinds Of food that are fat
tening, as I wish 70 grow stout.
A PATRON.
A splendid exercise for keeping the
shoulders straight is TO lie fat on the
floor, face down, and raise the body.
keeping II rigid al the while. on the
hands and toes. Perform this exercise
twice day.
All cereals. vegetables containing SUI
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your brows very dark without harm
10 them or the skin around them.
The too thin eyebrow should have
vaseiine rubbed upon IL also; the too
thick should be treated with a pair
of tWeezers. carefully pulling out the
superfluOus hairs. Use an eyebrow
brush TO shape the brOws, brushing
them vigorously whenever you wash
your face; and as a final touch smooth
the broWs down with a finger dipped
In perfume. Never use a depiiatory
on the eyebrows; the skin around
them is too delicate. II the broWs are
really unpleasantly thick, get your
doctor 10 recommend to you a relia-
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Goiter. Vars. Moles. Etc.

Dear Mrs Symes.
/. Would like you 70 tell me some simple
way In which ! could get I'D Of goiter on
my neck. Il Is not very large. but can
easily be noticed
2 Have had a wart On the side or my
nose for many years. Would like you 10
give me some suggestions for removing u.
3. Also have large mole on the back OF
my neck that I would like TO remove.
1. Ny hair Is very short. thin and oily
end VIII not hold curl az all. DO you
know OF a good t0nicg
S After using lemon on the face 70
bleach H.. do you think one tans more
readily when getting into the sun than
before one used 81?
g. Do yod know any way IN which !
could prevent my eyebrows from growing
tOgetherl READER.
/. Many cases of goiter have been cured
by painting the lump with white iodine.
2. Daily apply castor oil to the wart.
II after fair trial II does not disap-
pear. you might consult a physician
about a cure.
3. The only way to remove moles
Is to have them treated with cleo
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
Vermin on the Head

Dear Mrs. Symes.
VIII you please publish a recipe TO kill
head lice2 I have three children, and twice
] have had occasion TO use something OF
this kind. but never found anything which
acted quickly. (Ars) ]. c. T.
Wetting the hair thoroughly with kerr
osene or alcohol viii remove all vermin
from the head. This work, however,
should not be done near any fire or ar
tificial light. Allow the oil or alcohol to
remain on the hair all day and then
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS

to withstand all the hardships a stage
life presents. II you are willing 20
spend ell your time studying. rehears-
ing and travelling. with very little oppor-
tunity for rest or pleasure, then I adj
wise you to follow your inclination. II.
however, it is merely q passing fancy
and you have not the mental. physical
or moral courage to take UP the life,
advise you 10 give up the Idea at once
and take up something more in keeping
with your abilities.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
=. To Lengthen the Waist

Dear Mrs Symes,
VIII YOU please tell me OF All exercise 10
make me long waisted?
/ would like 10 know how 10 MI out the
hollows in my neck
The lower part of my arms Is very fat.
but the upper part Is quite thin. What can
] do to fill them out? L. V. s.
To iengthen the waist practice the ex-
ercise | am about to describe: Stand
with the feet together, then touch the
floor with the palms of the hands with
out bending the knees.
To I'LL out the hollows IL the neck
massage with cocoa butter and practice
deep breathing.
To increase the upper part OF the arms
massage with cocoa butter and exercise
with dumbbells.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13

pure olive of make one stoIE7 When should
Il be taken for this purpose2 How long
will IL be before results are notceable7
INTERESTED.
The best brand OF olive oil should be
used 10 Increase flesh. When taken in
ternally. the dose prescribed is one
before each meal. II Is
not possible TO say when results will
be noticeable, but il your system Is in
good order and you take care Of your
self, ii will not be long before you see
an increase.
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the hairs removed by electroiysis.
Treat your eyes well and they will
repay your efforts; eye strain leads
TO headache, nausea and nervous
ness. and a consequent loss of beauty
through loss OF health. Besides, as I
said before. the eyes directly con-
tribute TO the beauty of the whole
person by the expression and charm
they give 10 the face Lock people
straight in the face, simply and hon
estly; never make any conscious eff
fort TO attract attention by your eyes;
and you viii find that. properly cared
FOR, they VIII be, and be recognized
as being. the glory Of your counte-
nance.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
Snperfnons Flesh

Dear Mrs. Symes -,
(sliper1uous flesh. For two months have
used the recipe for pomade which / saw IN
tas improved a little How much longer
should IL take TO reduce 1t TO the size II
should be? Would It hasten results very
> How should belladonna be used to en-.
large the eyes and after using II, Will
the ewes remain large foreverl
COMIC OPERA STAR.
/. 1 am very glad the pomade Is help
Ing you. / cannot say just how mnen
longer Il will be necessary 10 use 1t.
but Judging from the effects produced
by using It for two months. do not
think 1t will take much longer. l don't
think diet would have any effect IN this
case.
?. do not approve Of using belladonna
In the eyes, for the constant use OF It
win ruin the eyesight in ttras.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
Calm Cards

rhere are i've sisters OF us. Win you
please tell me how our calling cards should
readY I am going away and want 20 have
some cards printed. MARY J. 3
Each girl should have her cards print
ed with her Christian name or names as
well as the surname. The eldest sister
may have her card with only Miss
and the surname.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
Large Pores

Dear Mrs. Symes
The pores OF nv skin are constantly en-
larFing. Kindly give me recipe for con
tracing them. Do you think that cos
metics have tendency TO enlarge the pores2
Are cold salt baths good for the faeeI
S. S.
Here is the recipe for a lotion which
you may use for your pores:
Boric acid .....,.,................... ! dram
Distilled witch hazel.s...,.,.,...... ounces
Apply with a piece Of old linen or bit
OF absorbent cotton.
A powder cosmetic viii enlarge the
pores II il is not thoroughly removed
from the skin.
Salt baths are very good for the
whole body. for they tone up the skin
WONDERFULLY.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
Hair Has Been Bleached

UeaT MIS- STT0e0
write 10 you for advice as to whether
there is anything besides sage tea that will
daESen the hair or bring il back 70 its
natural color after 1t has been bleached
s. z c.
IL Is better not TO use anything on the
hair 20 remove the effects OF a bleach
once a month give the head an egg
shampoo.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
To Remove FreckIes

CNIUea
Can you tell me what viii remove
freckles? / have them on my nose and
have tried lemon juice without receiving
any beneAt. CONSTANT READER
Once day apply lotion made of
half peroxide and half water to the
blemishes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
Once a Week

Dear ME-. ENUt8.
I am taking a dose OF salts once a week
as a laxative 10 rid my complexion OF a
few pimpies which break out on my face.
Do you think this is too often? K G..
Once a week is not st all too often If
you find that the laxative agrees with
your system. Should IL have a weaken
ing effect, discontinue taking il.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
StyLe Of Hair

Utar MIS-. S}nes-
Kindly advise me how 10 wear ny hair
II Is long and / have been wearing II Part
ed. with two braids in the back I am
anxious 10 wear II a different way Ny
age Is is years. TRENTON GIRL.
II the part is becoming TO you, con-
tnue to wear 1t that way and coil the
braids around your head. This style IS
most appropriate for one Of your age.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13

Tinetgre Of green Foap.......,",. ounces
Distilled witch haZel............--.. z ounces
Let this mixture stay on only a few mo-
mentE; then wash OF with hot water.
II the green soap irritates the skin, as Il
sometimes VIII. use Il every other day. APP
ply a cold cream.
Green soap may be purchased at any
drug store. It Is not a regular cake
soap" but II is about the consistency OF
custard.
Open each seed acne with the point OF a
fine cambria needle. The hardened mass
must be pressed or picked out. The empty
sac Of the gland should then be bathed with
a little toilet vinegar and water, or with q
very weak solution of carbolic acid and
water. SteFilize the needle before using il
BY dipping into boiling water, as the use OF
any instrument. unless the skin as we'll as
the needle is thoroughly cleanSed. is al
ways dangerous
l. To bleach the neck use a lotion
made OF peroxide OF hydrogen and wa
ter, using half and half OF each.
S. Answer to No. will apply 10 this
question also.
6. To remove the blotches left by PIN
pies apply witch hazel.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
The Valus of a Coin

Dear Mrs. Adams.
VIII you tell me where l can write 20
find the value Of an cid cotnI
SUBSCRIBER.
Look through your city directory for
the name OF a numismatist and then
sire.
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Peroxide of Hydrogen

Dear Mrs Synes-
VIII peroxide OF hydrogen cure freckles?
] have Used several remedies without good
results. Is IL harmless 10 the skin? How
should II be used? DOROTHY
A lotion Of half peroxide and half wa
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ANSWERS TO BEAUTY QUERIES

ter is a very good cure for freckles. Ap-
ply 1t once a day to the skin with a
sponge or soft cloth. It is not at all
harmful TO the skin.
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ON on

Dear Mrs. Symes.
some time ago read in your column that
BY rubbing the legs with olive oil they
would gain more flesh. Does the oil need
% be pure or will any kind OF oil do? VIII
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tricity. Be sure to have a reliablea
operator do the work
1. Here is the recipe for a hair tonic
which is especially suitable for your
kind of hair:
Suphate OF quinine. / dram
hoseMate .,....................... s ounces
Diluted sulDhuric acid ............ 10 miniras
hectihed splTlts..........t......... 2 ounces
Mix. then further add: Glycerin, 4
ounce: essence rOgale or essence musk
8 miuims. AgiLate until solution Is
complete. Apply 10 the roots every day.
s. No.
6. Brushing the brows several times
a day in the direction in which they
should grow will prevent them from
growing together. II Is possible for
you TO have the superfuous hairs re-
moved with the tweezers. though the
hairs usually grow again. See my ar
ticle today on this subject
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took him captive. untouched as
he then was by love. Here Is only q
typical illustration OF the power Of q
woman's eye; should she not then de-
vote some thought and care 70 It's
beauty and its health?
Yet her first thought must be mega
tive one: Never. neSer tamper too much
with the eyes: they are the most deli
cate organs OF the body. DO not put
patent drops" in them when they ache
or are tired; do not neglect 20 wear
glasses when you need them; do not so
for treatment to an optician, but 10
an oculist. Never read when lying
down, or in a dim light. or unless the
light comes from over your left shout
der. All this is an old story 10 most OF
US; but some OF US seem 10 need its
telling still, judging from what I have
seen women do 10 those precious eyes
OF theirs.
There are, of course, simple washes
which viii not hurt the eyes. weak
black tea IS one; rosewater and plan
tain IS another. for Inflammation; elder
berry water for itching. Dotted wells
are curse TO the woman whose eyes
are weak; but il seems impossible 10
convince women on TINS ScoEc- ENuDDiA-5
the eyes is another bad practice; re-
member the old adviee-"Never rub the
eyes with anything but the elbow"
This, of course, does not include the
very beneficial circular massage for
crowsfeet.
Eyelashes which are too thin can be
thickened by painting them with vase
line. using a small camel s-hair brush.
Clipping is a dangerous method; about
half the time the clipped hair never
comes back Coloring the eyelashes Is
also highly dangerous; II is only too
easy for the harmful aye TO get into the
eye itself.
This is not so true Of the eye
brows: and. indeed. women with very
faint eyebrows should learn how TO
mcneil them. judiciously. Of course
so that they give no appearance or
artifciality. Eyebrow pencils come
In shades TO match any hair and II
YOU are careful in your choice or
color the pencil marks VIII be indis-
tinguishabie. II for some reason you
object 10 the pencil. a solution OF
Chinese ink and r0seWater will color
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Knnckle5 Are Large

Dear Mrs. Symes.
VIII you please tell me some way 20
make my knuckles smaller, for they are
very large and my fingers are crookedT I
would also like a cure for warts. a r
do not think you can do anything
20 reduce the size of your knuckies,
but the shape OF your fingers may be
improved by massage.
Here is the recipe for a Wart cure:
Sublimed sulphur ..............l2 10 grains
Giycerin ........................ 5 fluid drains
Acetic acid .................... ! fluid dram
Apply repeatedly 70 each wart, continuing
the treatment for several days. The warts
dry I'D and then drop of
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13
ouiuine Hair Tonic

Nix then further add: NIyceTIn. 3
ounce; essence royale or essence musk,
s or minIms. Agitate until solution Is
complete. Apply 10 the roots every eay-
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To Remove a Dark Circle

Dear Mrs. Symes.
] would like 10 know what 20 do for the
following
!. A dark circle around the mouth.
2 Large pores.
3. BlackheaGs.
I. To whiten the neck.
5. To bleach dark hair on the face.
8. To remove blOtchez left by pimpes.
BELL.
]. Cleanse the sldn with soap and
water. and after rinsiug and drying ap-
ply a cold cream. Allow II 10 remain
on the skin five minutes and then re-
move all traces with a soft cloth. Next
apply lemon juice, or you can just as
well use q slice OF lemon.
2. Here Is the recipe for a lotion for
enlarged pores;
Bofic aeld. ID. ---.s.--.-.+..s.s.s cram
Distilled witch hazel. ............... ounces
Apply with piece OF old linen or BIT
OF absorbent cotton.
3. To remove the blackheads make use
OF the following recipe:
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\ WING to the great amount of mail

n WING TO the great amount Of mail
received and the limited space
~ given this department, it is alb
solutely impossible to answer letters IN
the Sunday issue following their receipt.
The letters must be answered in turn,
and this ofttimes requires three or four
weeks.
All correspondents who desire an i'm
mediate answer must tnclose SELF
addressed stamped envelope for a reply.
This rule must also be complied with IN
regard TO personal letters.
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gar or starch, such as peas beans,
corn, potatoes, etc, are fattening Bread
and milk are also good for this purpose.
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Green Soap Treatment for
Blackheads

8. 10 FtmUYe TIC DIaCkitauS MAKE .
OF the following recipe:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-25
The Argus Daily Short Story
Mr.. Webster-By F. A. Mitch61.
Copyrighted. 1910. by Associated Literary Press

"Your intentions are your own at
FAIR interrupted the lady. Your in
suit Is my husbands TO avenge." Then,
turning to her partisan, will you eZ-
change cards with the gentleman ana
with me?''
The can last addressed drew two
cards from his case, handing one to
the lady. the other to the German,
who reluctantly produced one of his
own. The Frenchman's bore the name
OF CASTOR de Curier. the German that
Of Count Herman Won Hollub.
81 may be found" said the lady to
her champion. lat the Hotel Maurice,
IL the Rue de Rivali Call for Mrs.
Webster. bid you good evening"
MAY I not act as your escort?" ask
ed De Curier.
II will thank yOu to call a carriage"
replied the lady, land if you will ride
with me 10 my hotel you may meet
the man whose challenge you have
consented 10 bear"
Having secured Won Hollub's address.
De Curicr rode with Mrs. Webster to
her hotel Leaving him in a waiting
room, she told him she would go up
she returned and said:
Mr.. Webster is away. He has left
a note saying that he will be detained
on a matter of Importance till near
morning. But l will engage that he
shall be on hand l shall not go to
bed, but await your coming after you
have seen the other party TO this at
fair"
De Curier went away in bad humor-
This is very strange affair" he
said to himself, in which l have be-
come entangled. l am the bearer of
n challenge from a man l have never
seen to man he has never seen and
who has never seen him. the whole
matter being started by a woman /
have never seen before tonight and
because she enters a public dining
room alone and is stared at for doing
so. l wonder If she really has hus-
band or if she is going to get me kill
ed in her behalf. Pouf! l don't like
this condition at all
Nevertheless he visited Won Hollub
and arranged the meeting, as the lady
had desired the weapons TO be foils.
Then he returned and reported the
matter TO the lady.
"And now, madame" he added, 'hav-
ing arranged matters for you, I pre-
sumo 1 may be excused from further
participation in this affair"
IF you so desire it, but my husband
and myself are strangers IN Paris, and
when he goes on to the field he must
60 unattended
"In that case. madame. shall serve
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-25
The Empire State.

According to the latest official
figures the total value of taxable pro-
perty in New York state is $9,S21,-
62O,555. OF this quite respectable
sum New York City has S7,042,339,-
1O4, leaving for the rest of the state
only $2,779, 2S1, 451. New York
county, containing the boroughs OF
Manhattan and the Bronx, has real
and personal property of the value
of $5,262,3 SS,703. The increase in
the value of taxable property in New
York City has been enormous since
1870, when the total was a little be-
low the billion mark. The annexation
of territory in creating what is
Greater New York accounts to some
extent for the phenomenal increase
in values, but the natural growth in
itself was tremendous. In 1880 the
total value was S2,637, 9,23S; in
1890, S3,6S3, 653,162; in 1900. S.
461, 302,752; in 1909, $9,666, 118,-
61S.
1t is only natural that in a state
of the enormous population and the
fabulous wealth of which New York
can boast, all statistical figures are
upon a large scale. An example is
furnished by the figures concerning
the number of insane persons in the
state of New York and the cost to the
state of providing for their care and
maintenance. The latest statistics
show that there are 30,490 insane
persons in the various state hospi-
tails of New York, not including those
in private hospitals and the 1,127
inmates of the two hospitals fcr the
criminal insane. The twenty-three
private hospitals have in all only
1,049 patients. The total amounts to
little more than 1880. enough
to populate a good sized city of the
third class. The figures, although
official, are BY no means complete,
however, as there are many thou
sands of lunatics in New York City
and in other parts of the state, who
are not confined in any public or pri-
vate hospital Only a year ago a Ger
tain authority on diseases of the
mind made the statement that in
New York City alone there were at
| least 100000 persons of unsound
mind, who should be placed under
medical care. Cynics are inclined
to consider this estimate as altogether
too conservative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-25

The revolution of 1913 had collapsed.
At one time II had looked as if all
Europe would become republican, but
the democratic cause was not destined
at least then to succeed. Those who
had been prominent in the endeavor
to shake of royal authority were fly
ing from the scene of their operations
with a view TO saving their lives or
themselves from an infinitely long
rSrm Of imprisonment.
One evening at that hour when the
day is not quite done and the night
not yet begun a woman. unattended,
entered a cafe on the Boulevard de
Capucin in Paris and took a seat at
one of the tables. That was at a time
when q lady could not with proprtety
walk alone on the streets of the
French capital. much less enter cafe
in the evening unattended.
AT table near by the one at which
the lady sat man of a distinctly Ger
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GIVE ME YOUR ORDER FOR HIS RELEASE
man type was dining. He, too, gave
evidence Of being of the higher class
one who was used to giving orders
rather than receiving them. In his
buttonhole he wore the rosette of an
order Of the kingdom of Prussia to
which none who could not at least
write won" before his name might be
admitted. He had finished his repast,
rinse6 his fingers in a glass bowl, care
fully wiped them and his lips with
napkin and lighted q cigar. Then he
leaned back in his chair and began to
look about him.
There was something in the unat-
tended lady that was familiar to him.
For some moments he scrutinized her
features. Il have seen her some
where he said to himself, but where
or when for my life L cannot tell
While the gentleman was thus try
ing to place the lady and musing upon
her social position. his eyes constantly
fixed upon her, she was nerving her
self for a coup of which he was the
especial object. Suddenly she arose
and with flashing eyes and raised
voice said in French, but with n for
eign accent:
rs there no one here who will pro-
tect woman from insult? L have al
ways heard Of the chivalry of the
French. And yet here am l, stared at
by that man (pointing as common
outcast, and no man present comes to
my defense
A gentleman sitting at the next table
% the lady arose.
"Parbleu, madame! But where is
your escort?'
Monsieur, 1 am an American. In
America woman may go anywhere
SAFE from insult
"In that case, madame, permit me to
offer you my services"
THANK you, monsieur. 1 accept them,
but only as a matter Of form. VIII
you kindly arrange a meeting with the
man who has insulted me and my hus-
band to take place tomorrow morning
at o'clock in the Bots de Boulogne.
Meanwhile the object of this attack
had half risen from his table and at
this moment began to stammer an apol-
ogy.
Pardon. madame" he said in Ger
man. Il had no Intention