The Washington times., 1914-09-08

Constant Reader. Will you give me
remedy for oily hair?
Also a remedy for dandrufr?
| . Is -- good to take for the COM
pleXion. or is ii harmful?
| 4 What is good for blackheadso
| Sc balsam peru. 4 dram: sulphur.
y ounce; castor oil. 2 ounces; glycerine.
! X ounce
, Rub into the scalp twice a dav:
Balsam peru. drams; cocoa butter, 3
| drams: sulphur. 3 drains: resorcin. 5
| grains: castor oil. ounces
! dies
4. Dissolve the blackheads out with
eycerin and benzoin. or massage them
out with sterilized surgical gauze
Walter A. Johnson.-Dr. Hirshberg al
low me to ask you just one question.
and that is, what made you bald head
ed? l being the President of the Bar
bers' Union and delegate at larne. And
they all are looking for me to ask YOU
few question about your article of
Friday, =, 1914, in The Washington Times
paper. When you have answered this
question then i Will go further in your
article.
Have been bald since I was seventeen
Years old. due TO BARRIERS who never
sterillzed their brushes and combs. who
singed the hair and applied egg sham
ZOOS.
F. G. B.-Can you explain what rela-
tiOn worry has TO the kidneys or the
liver or the state OF physical health ?
ated with an outpouring OF the juices
of the adrenals and the thyroid. These
cause hardening of the kidneys.
VI. Own you prescribe a remedy
for freckles? Have them on arms and
shoulders.
Use night and morning carbonate pot
ash. Grams carbOnat soda. l dram
aurant flower water. l ounce. rose va
| ter. ! ounce.
F. W.-What shall l do for puns un-
der the eyes;
The only thing to do is to build up
your vitality and improve the condition
Of your blood See that your kidne 5
I arc sound. Cold water and massage Of
the face would be advantageous.
D. NJ. T.-My little girl, six years old
has had bad case of malaria. We
have moved into the suburbs. and to
get 10 school she will have to walk IL
miles. DO you think this would tax
her strength too muCn?
| am always dountfUi about so-called
malaria" unless ! see a drop Of blood
Win the malar ria anImalcules in IT,
Have one of the army surgeons ex-
anime the child before you send her TO
school. The suburbs are fine for her
in any case.
Warm Admrer-What can be done for
\ sprained wrist"
Perfect rest is the usual best treat
ment for a sprained wrist, tOsether with
hot water and holding the wrist up
ward. but it is hard TO say what ran
be done with a sprained wrist that has
not improved IN six .ears. Possibly IL
is tubercuIous. though it would not be
II you are healthy in other respects
Alternate cold and hot water should
help. Do not strain IL
A READER-The skin on my face is
very thin and tender and the hairs have
habit OF growing along under the
skin where they can be seen IN =
strong light. pull them out. Wuu!I
YOU continue to do this?
Rub the skin with Glycerine and IL
the pain is less when they are out by
all means pull them out.
Dr. Hfrshber1 DfH dnsDer 1ues.tons
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