Evening star., 1915-05-23

Tan and acute inha mmation OF the
skin are caused by the same influences
that produce freckles. the direct ex-
posure to sun, the reflection of light on
water. the glare of wide open win
dow. hot winds, etc. The cure for each
begins, as before with the ounce OF
prevention. Wear the red-brown veil
when jaunting on land and water. don't
sit close to a wideopen window unless
the shade is drawn down below the
shoulders, and prepare the skin always
with cold cream and powder before go
ing out.
The first pain of sunburn can be allie
waited by bathing the face for fifteen
minutes with water as hot as it can be
borne; this to be followed by gentle
massage, rubbing with the elder flower
cream, the cream from sweet milk, or
applications of almond milk or vaseline.
This will reduce the inflammation and
lessen to some degree the brown that
will settle upon the shin-but the
bleaching is by no means sure-it all
depends upon the skin-as soon as
possible the face should be steamed
and massaged with cold cream of "A
good sort After this the freckle To-
benefit.
Simpler home remedies for tan and
also freckies are to wash the face in
fresh buttermilk or in horse radish
lotion. made as follows: Into cupful
Of sour milk scrape A teaspoonful of
freshly dug and grated horse radish:
let it stand six hours and then apply
two or three times daily.
Honey is also an excellent whitener,
softener and rehner to the skin. and
| where no other medicaments can be
had 1t may be used in a pure state as
| a first aid to a sunburned face. hands
and throat, for the honey bees store is
| very healing and softening. Made up
! into a balsam after the following
formula. however. II will surely prevent
the roughness that is certain to follow
| sunburn:
| Strained honey ....-................. ounces
| Rectihed spirits ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ounce
GltIic aeia ,, afans di
| Essence OF ambefBrls .......-..-.. D drops
| Mix the first two by gentle heat; dis
| solve the acid in the spirits and add
the essence. When the first mixture
| is cold add the last one and shake TIL
all the ingredients are blended.
The danger from the sun to the hair
comes especially when 1t is soaked in
! sea water and then submitted to the
| full blasts of Old Sol. for the combina-
| tion Of salt water and sun is nothing
II not disastrous upon the hair. To
Danish the ugly streaking that ensues.
| ana TeStOTc tHc udlT u ItS even ana
natural coloring. 1t is necessary to
shampoo the head with raw eggs and
massage the scalp with olive oil, and
this treatment will need to be contin-
ued for some weeks before the hair is
improved.
| Concerning any wetting Of the head
followed by sitting In the sun. 1t is
| good for only short period. for after
tho hair has absorbed what benefit is
coming from the sun bath = subtle
in
| streaks. will ensue. when the raw eggs
and oil massage must again be called
| in to relieve the damage. But II dry
at the time Of the sun bath the hair is
| often much improved with the summing
and airing. for IL would be ridiculous
to claim that. under the right condi-
tions. the sun is anything but good
for US
The benefits conferred by this divine
luxury are indeed manifold. and pallid
| women and women with skin eruptions
| and sour and thin hair cannot hoard
loo carefully the beams that fall across