The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09
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 "A CONSTANT READER"
 Mothers beauty and healthl Could here be a more endearing subject Tor discussion, one nearer to the heart sf every sympathetic human being who is blessed with a mother? Then n these days of fine dress and we'll preserved appearances a beauty talk for women of fifty and sixty is really necessary once in a while
 Let me begin with the hair of the elderly woman, the mother and young grandmother who wants to look her best. Dear woman, or women, drop the notion of dye, for there is nothing more aging than hair artificially col pred. Nature makes provision for the changes in the face by graying or blanching the hair, so when the false brown or black is used every line in the face is doubly emphasized. One of the reasons for this is that hair dye makes a uniform color and the natural eoloring of the hair is made up of many shades. So dyed hair frames the face like a cap, flinging the in- formation in the teeth of all that it is dyed In fact, it is impossible to hide the subterfuge even in the case of very young women.
 Gray hair and white hair are both fashionable now, as woman herself has learned the folly and ugliness of hair dyes. But, of course, both gray and white hair need to be very ten derly treated to look well; in other words, not to add to the impression of age.
 A stylish coiffure, becoming to the face, with pins matching the color of the hair, is always rejuvenating to ap- pearances, and as false pieces are worn by even the oldest ladies hair combings should be kept for these. If there are no combings for the false pieces, and the head needs more hair, always match the natural grayness as much as is possible in the bought piece. For silver-grsv locks there are celluloid pins and other ornaments ex. actly in the same color; there are also white ones properly shaded for white hair.
 The condition of the complexion has a great deal to do with general health but at any time much benefit may be gained by sour milk washes. Take g pint of buttermilk, or sweet milk turn ed sour, and put a tablespoonful or peroxide in it, applying the wash to the face with a small, clean sponge | after the soap and water bath. Leave the milk on the face for half an hour and then wash it off with tepid water This wash is bleaching to the skin | and it is often used for the removal of | the brown discolorations commonly | called moth patches which appear Sc often with middle age on the face, throat and hands. But one application of the milk and peroxide is not enough | to bleach the skin, and there is no tel l ing whether the moth patches wouA entirely disappear with number od them With any beauty formula one can only say that in the majority oi cases the means advised have brought | good results.
 Much stress is laid on a light diei of carefully chosen foods. No rule | can be laid down for general follow | ing, as constitutions differ, but every body tells of the usefulness of mill | with middle age and old age, and ol the great need to cut down quantitiei of food when the digestion has begun to impair, as it always does. Milk cream, eggs, cream cheese, fresf fruits, cereals and boiled fowl ant boiled fish are everywhere spoken O. as constituting some of the right die for the middle-aged and old. The milk sour and sweet, holds the tactic acic needed to fight the army of destroy ing germs which invade the intestines and by boiling the meats they art made more digestible and less harm full Meat broths are not bad wheI taken to tone up the stomach before other eating, but as they are not nour ishing they cannot possibly take tho place of other foods. Soups of al sorts are considered hard on the kid neys.
 So mother must go back little nov to the food of her childhood days she wishes to keep her health ant lcoks She must be much in the oreI air, sleep well, but not too much, drinl an adequate quantity of pure water take her warm baths, look after he' digestion and, above ali, see to he hearts joy and peace
 She must beware of the tired" mc ment, stopping everything in time t' avoid it.
 She must try and dress with tast' and cultivate interest in all passini