The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-03
BEAUTY AND DIET.
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 | While some fortunate beings seem 1 able to digest anything and every ! thing i'll the category of foods, re- l taining at the same time complexion ; 1 that are the envy and despair of 1 their sisters, such cases are, unhap 1 oily. the exception. and it may be i set down as a safe and reliable rule i that consideration of the matter of l diet is of more importance to beauty ! than all the lotions and creams on ! the market.
 i Indigestion is the sworn foe to i beauty, both in it's influence on the 1 skin and on account of the drawn i lines that usually appear on the suf- i ferer's face and that are very apt to l become permanent. So it behooves us all, whether for looks or bodily l comfort, to study what foods agree with us individually as We have 1 found them through experience. and then to stick to those.
 | Pure milk is so perfect and so well balanced food that it is pity l that it does not agree with everyone. Such is not the case, however and i for those who do not assimilate it 1 IeCIuS IL IS IeCOlIlHleuucu ludt syphon of carbonated water be kept in the icebox for diluting the milk third or even half. This makes 1 is almost universally agreeable. Very few of us drink water enough. Not too much should be taken at meal time but the old idea that none fallacy Drink copiously on aris- ;,,,, ho ty,y hnf to bed at nights, and between meals the water noes not interfere with cause intestinal indigestion, as 1t meals so that the food is washed from the stomach before the action of the gastric juice is completed. Try drinking each morning for two weeks a pint of hot water to which lemon juice and as much salt. If at sufficiently gratified at the improve ment in your complexion to keep up the habit, you are an exceptional person.
 Paris gave the apple to Venus for iCI DCaulJ anu III h uAAACASAt oSAoS' nature may be said to have given 1t to us for ours. At any rate apples are surprisingly good for health and the complexion and the more of them the beauty-seeker eats. the bet ter Oranges are good too, through their direct action on the kidneys, and tomatoes and lettuce act on the liver. Spinach is friend. also, and there are radiant beauties who swear by the humble raw onion. eaten with olive oil before going to bed. As paragus. if it is fresh and young, is recognized eliminator of impurity from the body. None of these car ries great deal of nourishment into the physical economy. Its simple doom is to make beautiful"
 While the fact that coffee seems not to have a deleterious effect on the brilliant complexions of some young women, it is also a fact that the elimination of coffee is the safer course. and if you are troubled with muddy. dull skin, you should pass it by unhesitatingly. relegating it to the limbo where, if you are wise. you have already sent fresh bread and pastry and. of course. alcohol.
 If you are hungry between meals and seem to crave something sweet do not unhesitatingly fly to the can dy box-although the harm that moderate amount of pure candy does has been greatly exaggerated. Try pilfering raisins from the cupboard. There's much virtue in a handful of raisins taken frequently.
 Remember that the coat of arms of the dyspeptic is the frying pan. rampant, and don't adopt 1t for your own. Baked potatoes are potter than boiled, baked apples better than