Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-10-04
How to Reduce Flesh.

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reducing the unhappy martyrs TO avoir.
dupois to complete despair. What could
be more impossible for plump person
than the new hobble skirt?
We may refuse In self respect 10 wear
the hobble skirt itself, but the scant
skirt, its sister fashion, 10 little, II any
better. We must BE- decidedly slender
to wear either, consequently strenuous
methods of reduction must be applied at
once, the price of our summer indul-
gences.
Strenuous methods are methods de.
manding patient, unceasing self-control
and deprivation. They must not be
foolish methods, If one Is to preserve
ones health. Too rapid reduction Is
decidedly dangerous for any one, and any
reduction 10 dangerous, without the
advice Of physician, for one who 10 not
we'll. Moreover, every individual must
select her own method and learn from
experience which one will help her.
1t is usually pretty safe experiment
to cut ones menu in half-one egg In.
stead of two in the morning, one slice OF
toast instead of two, ons helping instead
of two at dinner, etc. Most ut us un-
doubtedly eat ton much, and reducing
the diet, while leaving us hungry at first
most of the time, cannot do any harm II
not carried to extremes. Moreover, 1t
is pretty sure to be efjec'ual. lin addl-
ton to that we give up s'arches, sweets
and butter, taking dry toast instead OF
hot or cold bread, and drinking no water
with our meals, the results are bound to
be satisfactory.
The most recent fad of the extremists
has been for fasting week or more at
time, or diet of milk or buttermilk for
a longer time. Nothing of that sort
should be tried except under the doctors
orders, and with his watchful eye upon
the effects of the treatment. Moreover,
one must expect to give up work and 60
to bed, so that no strength will be re-
quired.
Three splendid movements to be used
in combination with this diet are, first,
rolling on the floor one hundred times
either once or twice day. The clothing
should be very loose for this and one
should work up to the hundreds by de-
grees. Second, rising slowly on the tip
toes, and then, with the knees stiff,
bending over until the fnger.tips touch
the floor. This movement will require
patience and perseverance before II is ac-
com plshed successfully, but it is very
important in hip reduction. Third, ex-
tending the arms on level with the
shoulders and twisting the upper part of
the body first to one side and then to the
other slowly.
These latter two movements can be
practised frequently during the day by
one who does her own Homework. 1t Is
also easy to bring them surprising
number of times into the process Of
dressing in the morning, but they should
be practiced many times over by them.
selves both morning and night.
Modern Complexion Treatment.
In spite of numberless friendly warn
ings, combined with sad experiences of
the past, most Of us have thrown wisdom
to the winds this summer and sacrificed
our compilations to good time in the
same old way. We may have started out
armed with wells, parasols, and good in
tentions, and with our bags bullying with
jars of cold cream, toilet vinegar, ETC.,
but the temptations of wind and wave,
sun and air, were too much for us. We
remembered that we had always bereto-
fore bleached out in time, and almost
decided that it didn't matter whether we
ever did again or not. Now We are con.
fronted with the question, "Was it
worth while?"
The answer depends upon how good a
time we had, but our hearts invariably
sink at the inevitable struggle ahead.
Tan, burn, and roughness all seem bound
to make this time the exception and
abide with US for evermore.
Take courage and begin the cure. Use
quantities of cold cream night and morn
ing, first as palliative. This will
soften the skin at least and may tone
down the color a little. Begin serious
treatment with a steamiDg under hot
fannels or cloths wet in hot water. Fol-
low with thorough scrubbing with a
complexion brush, hot water and soap.
After that rub in cold cream and mas
sage, and conclude the treatment with
ice packs. This will clean the face and
throat thoroughly, getting all the dust
out OF the pores.
For the tan, bleaches will be needed,
either mild or strong. Among the mild
or ones are lemon juice, buttermilk, sour
cream, benzOin used in the water for
washing the face, and old cider or apple
vinegar. This last remedy is supposed
to be especially effective. 1t is an old
Southern remedy recommended by a
darky nanny. A still stronger hlss;S en-
is . five or ten per caIt solution Of
peroxide of hydrogen left on the darken.
ed Skin overnight. This is harmless
used externally and is very effectua in
most cases, although even this requires
time and patience. For deeper burns
and tans 1t is sometimes necessary to
com bine with this even more strenuous
treatment-thato of rubbing off the outer
skin with powdered pumice or fine white
sand. 1t is well to soften this rough
treatment with soothing cold cream
rubbed in with the pumice or sand. This
may be done alternate nights or once in
three or four days, and the peroxide ap-
piled between times.
Nothing is better for a burn than
heavy double cream left on the face over
night.
The steaming, combined with copious
doses of cold cream we'll rubbed in, will
soon conquer the rOughness.
If the hands are tanned you can adopt
the same measures suggested for the
face, but in addition it is we'll to rub
mixture of almond oil and French chalk
into them at night, wearing loose white
kid gloves.-Harper's Bazaar.
To Dry Blankets.