Evening star., 1921-06-07
A Beauty Food.

We are long past the season OF the
year when a blood-purifying tonic is
needed. If the blood has been too
thick during the winter months the
skin will show it when the weather
changes. and a spring tonic is needed
then. However. it is an excellent idea
to give yourself a special treatment
about once every month to keep the
skin clear and the blood in pure,
healthy condition. I am not talking
about cosmetics now. but the far
moro important topic Of internal
cleanliness.
If the body is not functioning prop
erly the skin will be sure to show it.
1t may be too dry or too oily. or
merely coarse pored-or it may. If
the internal condition is quite bad,
be full OF little marks and eruptions.
The skin will clear as soon as the
body is in healthy condition again.
which. as said before, is a matter of
proper elimination.
Tho unfortunate part of all this is
that we fancy these physical functions
are going on normally when they
really are not. Whether or not you
suspect this to be the case, you will
find that a little extra care every
few weeks will give you its reward
in the shape Of a clear skin and bet
ter health. And the easiest and most
pleasant treatment is eating oranges
For a couple of days every month
or every two weeks If your skin is
bad. give up most of the solid foods
you normally take and eat oranges
instead. Drink the juice of two with
your breakfast, have orange salad for
luncheon. drink orange juice in the
afternoon and before going to bed.
!tS mild acid will not hurt you if
taken this way every two or four
weeks. What it does is to cleanse
tho enttre system and stimulate the
einn1nat1ve functions OF the body,
Relaxation.
Quite q few Of my readers tell me
that they have NO opportunity to
relax. that they are, to quote one
or the women, busy from morning
tin night" This is particularly true,
unfortunately. Of the housewife and
mother. There are always duties to
be performed, and somehow never
any one else to do them. The busi-
ness girl has, at least, the advantage
Of definite hours of work.
I wonder how many women have
tried to relax while they are work.
kind of work, of course, but there
are many duties which can be per-
formed while in a relaxed and rest
full position. In fact, if ones house
hold duties are rearranged it is often
possible to make a change of work
provide a little needed rest.
For instance, If there is q great
deal OF standing work and a great
deal of sitting work, the two can be
combined so that you neither stand
to the state of exhaustion nor sit
long enough to become tired with
do moro than mako generalities of
these suggestions in SO short q space,
but any housewife can work out her
own schedule of duties so that her
work Is less tiresome.
There is one thing which think
important enough to mention. Most
women take some part Of the day off
to read. but few of them relax while
they are reading. This know
from observation When you read,
lie back a. far a possible so your
body relaxed and at rest. To read
in such a position is sometimes more
refreshing than to lie back like this
with the eyes closed The house,
wife needs mental refreshment as
we'll as physical rest
Annie L-You can massage warm
cocoa butter into the lower part of
your logs, which will nnurish the
tissues. The balance Of your figure
should not worry you. as you may
be glad that your hips and abdomen
are not fieshy, even If your Agure
is fun above the waist Tine.
a. S-You should weigh about $50
pouads. Olive oil and grapejuice.
equal paxtA Wnl build you up. Ono
tablespoonful Of each. three times a
day, with the meals. Take as much
milk as your digestion win accept.
Reduction Chat.
We have talked . great deal about
reducing weight IN this column and
have always como back to tho Ques-
tion Of the calorio value Of foods
This II because the calofic method
of reduction il the most scientific ono,
and win apply in all cases. Any talk
on reduction must necessarily be gem
eral, since 1t must be made to apply to
all cases. In the case Of an indivtd-
ual. the present diet can be studied
and future suitable diet suggested;
but whore the individual case cannot
be studied, the best way is to treat
the subject from an accurate and