Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-19
Madame Ise'bell
Opens Her Letter Box and GiUes AdDc Toxin of Fatigue
Bags Under the Eyes and Kindred Subjects

bundles is likely to be fatiguing to the
point of injury. 1t is generally accepted
by medical authorities that fatigue may
be responsible for toxin, poisonous and
deeply injurious. Physical exercise that
leaves the muscles tired, but the brain
clear is healthful; physical exercise that
brings on nervousness, headaches, in
ability to sleep has undoubtedly produced
certain amount of toxin and should be
avoided.
Take your health-giving and reducing
exercises in the morning If possible. prop
erly dressed and with body fresh and
rested; after the fatigue of shopping,
hampered with bundles and a draped
skirt, it is much better to ride.
. Effect Of Cold Baths on the Com
pIexlon.
A correspondent writes asking me II I
do not think cold baths bad for the COM
plexion and cites the fact that English
women who habitually use them are apt
to have rough and ovsr-red skins towards
middle age.
I certainly do not think a quick, cold
plunge in the morning bad for the COM
plexion; on the contrary II It agrees with
the physique, 1t is sure to agree with
the skin. Women with thick sal
low skins need q quickening of the cir
culation and this is best effected by the
cold bath II one gets the proper reaction.
If the skin looks rosy and there is a
feeling of warmth and we'll being through
out the body such bath is a good thing:
If. on the other hand. the cheeks are pur-
pie and there are symptoms of a chill,
the temperature OF the bath should be
raised. There are other reasons besides
the cold bath that explain why English
women who have such lovely complexions
in youth become too high colored as years
go on. 1t is because the skin itself is
cruelty neglected.
The average English woman is a Spar
tan in matters of the toilet, and COM
pared to American women, or to the wo-
men OF any other civilized country
spends small part of the family income
on herself. The moist climate of Eng
land and the athletic life led by all its
young people is responsible for race OF
rosy checked. strong lmbed girls, but
these charms neglected cease with youth
English women are very sure of the ef-
f1cacy of good, pure, unscented soap
and they use 1t freely on their faces. In
some cases that is all they ever use
denying themselves the softening creams
that might mitigate against the drying
effect of soap. They expose their faces
freely to all kinds of weather without
the protection and curative after effects
of a good face cream. English people are
all great eaters of red meats: in fact
English cuisine is all heavy and makes 6
strong drain on the digestion, and this
often results in congeeted And enlarged
capillaries in the face.
The unrestricted use of soap on the
face, the lack or scarcity of good face
creams and the large amount Of beef anC
heavy food eaten are the reasons, be-
lieve, for the too red and weather beater
appearance OF many English matrons
Those who have skins inclined to fiusf
and redden easily should take warning
from this protect the face from tn,
weather, be sparing in the use of soaI
and eat light, easily digested food.