East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-16

kNlON frown Don't you hate
WI those wordsi Couldn't you al
I'll most strike the person who is
continually warning you in this
way! Your best frncds are as obnOxi-
Gus as enemies when they try to correct
this habit of yours or course, their
corrections are we'll meant, and you
know it, too, though you do answer
testify: can't help it. Do you suppose
| would do it il | bnew"
That's the whole secret Of this per
ntcIous habit-for habit II is--you don't
know when you are frownng. If you
could move around with a little mirror
IN front OF your face all the time you
might soon correct the habit. But
there are other reminders and cor
receives as efficient As this mirror would
be were IT feasible, and all you have to
do is to screw up your will power TO
the sticking point and say; Il will
conquer that frown"
One of the best reminders. and a
simple one, too, is the line OF gunlarablc
across the forehead Zach day before
the worries and work bring out the ugly
frown lines, just take a soft camers
hair brush, dip 1t in solution of gum
arabic and draw fine line right across
when this is done, of course Then wait
until you are engrossed with some ab-
sorblng problem aud watch how that
invisible line will act as quick remind
er when the browS try to pucker
Another effective way OF stopping the
frown when it comes from conccntra-
ton IN the task at hand is to sit at work
before mirror. OF course, this is not
g.1x kt,s e "a
be found an excellent way of seeing
yourself as others see you when you
have your mind otherwise employed
than on yourself The casual upward
glance from the work will show you
with all the Disagreement which the
iroWn brings and will be one more step
toward breaking the habit
Another reminder which has proved
effective in other habits as well as
frowning IS paying into a bank a penny
or, in extreme cases, a nicllcl-for
every time you are caught in the act by
yourself or some one else. The results
should so TO charity to make the cure
more effective. il is surprising how the
very fact of having TO part With as lit
Tie as a penny entorecs the falling from
grace so much more than d gentler re
minder.
One girl wears a ring on the WToHs
finger to correct a habit The con
slant irritation OF the ring where 1t Goes
not belong reminds her TO examine
whether she is frowning OF biting her
nails or twiddling her fingers or what
ever the habit may be.
But even with the habit corrected, the
tUpn lines remain unless it has been
a new habit too young to leave these
disfiglIFing marks. There is a treatment
with massage which will do a lot to
erase these lines Select a food mas
sage cream aud then, with the thumbs
resting on the cheekbones, rub in the
direction of the wrinkle with the tips
Of the two forehngers or middle fingers,
is most convenient This
treatment, followed by a wrinkle plaster
at night will soon undo what the trown
has done if the habit is broken and the
treatment perseyered in. The wrinkle
plasters can be bought at any toilet
goods department or drug store and cost
about so cents.
OF course, all frowning is habit, he
-ause it is more or less unconscious; but
hack of it there are often disorders
which make the growth of the habit an
rasy matter. Chief among these causes
IS eye strain. If you have any reason to
lhink that failure to focus properly IS