The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-07-05


Girls of sixteen and even younger
often write me for complexion formu-
las and l always feel like saying the
same thing to them all: j
my dear children, you have 1t In
your own hands to possess not only a
good, but very likely beautiful, com
plexion."
And II did say this thing should
be speaking the absolute truth.
Now let US consider the complexion
defects which afflict so many girls be-
tween the ages OF twelve and eighteen.
Pimples. oily skin and large pores are
the chiefest ones, and these are large
ly attributable to unhygienic habits.
The 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 highly
seasoned foods. have drunk too much
ice water, have slept in close rooms
and done everything else they ought
not to have done. or what benefit to
these young ostriches would cosmetics
be? Their heads arc 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 10 the operations OF ma
ture herself.
There is that much abused organ.
the liver, to which Is intrusted so
many of the chemical processes OF the
body. II 1t is clogged through having
too much work thrown upon II as in
gormandizing or when deprived Of tho
mechanical action needed to stimulate
the flow Of Its juices. as in a sedentary
life. 1t 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-
dition, the existence OF poisonous mat
ter. which gives rise to so many COM
plexion defects. and. when the liver is
so clogged there is nothing to do but
give the system complete clearing
out. An innocent little dose OF castor
oil, bought at the drug store for ten
cents and doctored with five drops OF
brandy to keep II from gripping. will
start the liver to a better action
through freely moving the bowels. The
oil must be taken on an empty stom.
ach on going to bed: and tho next
morning II is wise to take bottle OF
citrate OF magnesia to start the move
ment Of the intestines and further
clear them.
A diet OF laxative foods after this
will continue the good work OF keeping
the bowels In easy order. all fresh
fruits, cooked rhubnrb. cooked and raw
prunes. spinach and greens coming un-
der this head. As beautiher to the
skin. and gentle laxative. molasses.
too. is unequaled. but II is necessary
TO get the very dark. rich kind and eat
II with coarse bread. such as graham
and rye. whose rough grain Is very
beneficial in clearing the bowels. A
sufficient quantity OF pure drinking
water between meals. this taken hot or
cold. is required. and II squeeze OF
lemon Juice is added to the hot water
at least once day the complexion is
further cleared. Other drinks OF a
frcshening sort TO the skin might DO
sassafras and spearmint tea. The
sassafras is prepared by stepping the
roots in boiling water. and tho infu.
sion may be taken hot or cold.
This getting OF tho bowels in good
order and keeping them 30 with fresh
foods and drinking water is required
for the preliminary treatment OF every
skin trouble-pimples. large pores.
oily condition. discoloratlons and sal.
lowness. Even frecklcs, those teasing
little skin spritos which arc 80 hard
TO Danish. are moro easily dispersed
and dimmed II tho bowels arc cleared
frst.
A. TO other foods useful for clearing
tho complexion. milk. sweet and sour.
IL undoubtedly beautiiying. milk pos.
hessing tho Tactic acid which bloaohoR
tho skin. and being about tho most
natural OF nil foods TO tho stomach.
Sweet butter Is also preferable 20 salt,
while liberal diet OF green salads.
prepared with olive oil and lemon
Juice. through tho help they give In
tho dlgcsting OF heavier foods. ia Ger.
tainly TO be recommended Tho anao.
mic girl who needs all tho nourishmont
hho can go, should. however take her
salad with mayonnaise. which Ia In n
way quite solid food and easily d..
gos,ed m well. In fact. tho more
olive oil tho thin. pale Girl takes tho
better and II would do her far more
good than harm n shc consumed, DO
aides. four raw eggs day