The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-15
LESSON /
Tho Care Of The alrin

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The Care Of the Skin.
The most attractive feature in feminine beauty lies
b the texture and color Of the skin, and beautiful
complexion will redeem almost any other fault in the
face The infants. undeveloped features have NO
beauty-time and character have not yet stamped
preston the face but the the
exquisite In the young girl the strongest appeal lies
IN the deaieaey Of her colorirg, and mature
without clear, unwrinkled skin sadly handicapped
Every woman desires nice complexion beyond
anything else, and every woman should possess it.
tons, premature wrinkles roughness and eruptons
Ninstenths Of these from improper treatment
ek OF care the ress from III health discomfort and
worry; they al be avoided AID in large
overcome.
Few women take proper care Of the skin, and this
abuse dates from childhood Recently paid . visit
70 what seemed ideally appointed nursery. The
mother, . college trained woman, married to . Of
wealth. able to give her three little girls every
advantage that science and means could afford They
!: take perfect care Of them in every respect save
that she did not know how to wash their faces. How
longed to interfere when saw her scrub each face
vigorously with q square Of rough toweing rubbing
their faces downward and drying them in the same
manner without thoroughly rinsng away the soap she
mind everything wrong-the cloth, the soap, the
manner In which they were used, and the lack Of
This is my rule for washing tho face Of young
child. During infancy nothing roughef than absorbent
square Of soft linen is better as it offer. moro resist
ance The cloth should be absolutely Clean that ID
It should be washed in boiling water after each using
Babies need soap the face; when the children
ssry be applied directly to the face
or to tho washeloth. Instead. make strong lather
Of soap, dilute it until it is lukewarm, and wash the
face, gently, but thoroughly, with this Follow this
with . thorough rnsng first with lukewarm and then
with cold water until there trace of soap the
skin Then wipe the face with series Of gentle pats
nsSe. rubbing the skin % out always
pat dry Washed in this way, the skin is perfectly
clean, every particle OF soap removed the douch OF
haah ap6 mad inst tact viii thA
air and it has not been stretched made coarse by
hard treatment.
Delicacy Of the Human Skim
There is substance known delicate the
human skin; it is elastic great degree capable Of
absorbing by means of the exterior surface and tho
capillaries that nourish it, keenly sensitive
cold and it should in Short have the greatest
very roughly treated. woman win spend hours
washing and drying delicate piece OF embroidery or
T. TO- a. Professional cleaner but she viii give half
minute to washing her childs face, using strong
and rough cloth aids, and few years later, won
der why the child has not good complexion.
to induce busy mothers to entirely discard it. Be sure
most expensive the market-and then bear in mind
that in pure soap there is free alkali pres
thoroughly rinsing the face after soap has been used
You live in the country, where you can get clean
rain water BY =: means bottle it and save t it tor face
water with pinch Of borax If you have reason to
think it 10 at all hard.
How TO Prevent Wrinkles.
A. . gets older the skin needs and
care for Nature is less active in renewing it and
throwing off impurities. There is also apt to be lack
Of natural oil, and this is why women, 60
need to creams Of sort and to refrain from
the Of soap. Skin that il allowed to become dry
wrinkles easily; it is far easier to prevent wrinkles
n it to them, and the rst step in preventing
them 10 not to allow the skin to become dry.
There il NO question to the necessity Of toilet
kha nn1v IN NH ind de.
ponds the skin and the for which the cream
Il 70 be used Az substitute for soap cleansing
il necessary. This may be = soft ointment
liquid but 1t should be absolutely free from harmful
im0edients such mineral oils and preservatives,
end should be soft enough to be rubbed freely
the skin without causing any friction cleansing
win keep the face clean, soft and well fabricated
and it, uss win do much to prevent wrinkles sunburn
3reckles and roughness, but it contains healing
properties, neither does it fatten feed the skim
A very young face. as a rule, docs not need mas
sage, but woman approaches thirty, and unfor
tunatoly sometimes younger the fatty tissue beneath
tho skin begins fall away and in consequence ho
lows and lines and fne wrinkles about the eyes begin
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