The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-06

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Girls of sixteen and even younger
often write me for complexion formu-
las and | always feel like saying the
same thing to them all.
My dear children. YOU have it in
your own hands to possess not only 4
good, but Very likely a beautiful com
plcxion"
And il did say this thing | should
be speaking the absolute truth.
Now let us consider the complexion
defects which afllct SO many girls be-
tween the ages Of twelve and eighteen.
fimpleS, oily SKIN and large pores are
tie chiefest ones. and these are large
ly attributable to unhygienic habits.
me proof of the statement is that
girls who are looked after very care
| fully and who are warned BY their
mothers against mental excitement,
rarely have them Left to their own
judgments about their health, the girls
with complexion worries have neglect
ed their bowels. ignored the impor-
lance of the hot bath been lazy about
exercise have eaten coarse or highlx
seasoned foods. have drunk too much
lee water, have slept in close rooms
and done everything else they ought
not to have done OF what benefit to
these ycung ostrirhrs would cosmetics
be? Their heads are buried in the
sand of ignorance as to the needs of
their own little bodies, and there is
nothing to do but wake up their under
standing as to the operations of ma
turc herself
There is that much abused organ,
the liver, to which is intrus,cd so
many of the chemical processes of the
body. If il is cloggcd through having
too much work thrown upon it as in
gormandiAing or when deprived Of tho
mechanical action needed to stimulate
the flow of its juices, as In a sedcntary
life, II is not ordinary waste matter
which is thrown back into the blood,
but foreign products which no organ
knows what to do with II IS this con-
di'ion, the existence of poisonous mat.
ter, which gives rise to SO many com
plcyion defects. and. when the liver is
so clogged there is nothing to do but
give the system a complete clearing
ont An innocent little dose of castor
OIL bought at he drug store for ten
cents and doctorcd with five drops of
start the liver to IL better action
through freely moving the bowels. The
oil must BE- taken ON an empty stOm-
acll on going TO bed. and the next
morning i, is wise to take q bottle OF
citrate of magncsia TO start the move
ment of the iptcstines and further
clear them.
\ diet of laxative foods after this
will continue the good work Of keeping
tho bowels in easy order. all fresh
fruits. cooked rhubarb, cooked and raw
prun"s. spinach and greens coming m
der this head As boautificr to the
skin, and IA gentle laxative, molassos,
TOO is unequaled, but it is necessary
10 get the very dark, rich kind and eat
il with coarse bread. such as graham
and rye whose rough grain Is .try
beneficial in clearing the bowels. \
sufficient quantity Of pr" drinLng
water between meals. thi taken hot Or +
cold is required. and il a squeeze q
lemon juice is aid q TO tie hot va = i
at least once q d., ll,a complexion
further cleared. C'hor drinks d. ID
froshcning sort io ih" Kin mig h.
saseafras and Spc'nint tea BE-
sassafras is prepared BY s'cepiiig tie /.
roots in boiling water. and tho iu'4-
sion may be taken hot or cold
This getting Of the bowels in "poi /
order and keeping them so with ne. i +,
foods and drinking water is rcq;it, /
for the preliminary treatment OF o,'rf I
skin trouble pimples. large rpr /
oily condition. discoloraiions aud
lowness. Even frecklcs, those tca he; /.
little skin sprites which are 50 i /
10 Danish. are more easily dispnr /
and dimmed If the bowels are clarci /
first.
As to other foods useful for cioaf.ls /
the complexion, milk, sweet aud IT.
is undoubtedly beautifying, nil po5-
sessing the Tactic acid which bleacaos 4
the skin. and being about the 'aost /
natural OF all foods 10 the stomach.
Sweet butter is also preferable To salt.
while a liberal diet OF green sal 3. /
prepared with olive oil and lc,a9I
Juice. through the help they give IN
the digesting OF heavier foods. is or
tainly to be recommended Tie aLae-
mic girl who needs all the nourisimcnt
she can get should. however take Ter
salad with mayonnaise. which is IN a
way quite solid food and easilT d.
gested as we'll In fact, the moro
olive oil the thin, pale girl takes 10
better. and It would do her far lore
good than harm il she consumed, be
sides, four raw eggs day.