Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-25
Burke
ON PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

The FIRST word, the wholesome appearance of cieann-
ness is a great factor in womanly beauty.
I sometimes think that if we would Just do the little
simple things which confront us in everyday life we
would not have to worry about the great things,
1t is astounding that women have as good complex
ions as they present to view daily on the streets OF our
city when they neglect them to such an extent.
Few women battle themselves properly. Perhaps 1t Is
because that bathing is such an ordinary and universal
practise. Most girls are apt to think 1t can be done In
Many women who pride themselves on a cold bath or
shower every morning would not like 1t If they were
told that no one can keep clean by cold baths alone.
A cold bath is only to be taken for Its tonic shock
It does not cleanse. Oyer the body there is a minute
covering of natural oil, provided you have not just
emerged from a hot bath.
What is the action of cold water on grease? 1t hard
ems IT. Therefore, cold water on the body only closes up
all the little pores and hardens the oily substance that
overlays them. This is why a morning cold oatn Is pre-
scribed for the prevention of cold and other pulmonary
trouble.
To cleanse the body from dirt of daily toll and contact
with city streets a hot bath should be taken at night,
using a pure soap, as 1t needs an alkali to dispense the
oil and dirt on the body. The skin should be rubbed hard
with a brush or rough cloth, then rinsed carefully with
gradually cooling water until one feels the shock of a
chill. A vigorous rubbing with a bath towel Will bring
on the reaction necessary to a glow of health.
The face and hands need an individual treatment
Water should not be put on either the face or hands
more than once a day, preferably at night, when one
takes ones hot bath. If you must cleanse your hands and
face oftener do it with a cold cream. otherwise you will
show a network of wrinkles upon your face and hands,
as continual washing keeps the natural oil away from
the skin, and 1t invariably shrives and becomes lined
and wrinkled. II is said that the hands show age much
quicker than the face, and 1t Is only because they are
washed more often. There is no oil left in the skin.
II you feel you must wash your hands more than
once a day be sure to put on a cold cream afterwards
and wipe them off carefully. After using hot water and
soap on your face with a soft brush rinse we'll in a num-
Der of waters. each one cooler than the last; then an
noint carefully with a good cold cream and pat 1t In for
about ten minutes, then wipe off all that remains. The
daily care of the complexion will keep it in the best of
order.
Be sure that all your manipulations are upward. Never
use a downward stroke when washing or wiping your
face.
Perfect cleanliness will often help to eradicate black
heads and acne from ones skin, and for fear of germs
and infection never use the same wash cloth or towel
twice without having 1t laundered and hung In the air
We must realize that the body is always throwing of
poison through every pore, and only for a very few mill
utes after a bath can we call ourselves sweet and clean.
A famous old time belle was asked for her secret oil
beauty and she answered; II have three; the first -
cleanliness, the second is cleanliness and the third is
cleanliness"
Just one last word-cleanliness is the basis of all
physical beauty.