The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-26
TREATMENT OF sUpERFLUoUs HAIR

One of our renders SuDmlts her auVico' hho 1 think u Is good:
 My advice to girls wishing to remove sue perhuous hair from upper lip or from chm or cheok. Do not shave it. That makes mat. tors worse. TweeZe, rather, just as you do the eyebrows. The results arc exactly the same The hairs grows back, but not coarscr nor heavier than before. Keep on pulling them out with tho tweozers as often as necessary After n certain time the growth seems to be slower and you will notice longer intervals between tweezinRs.
 For hair over tho checks bleach with q mixture of peroxide and watef, half and half. If the skin becomes slightly irritated stop applying the peroxide for a week and then try again, a couple times a week By this use of peroxide the hairs become almost invisible. Eventually they seem to dry and disappear cease to grow,
 have found this way of dealing with the
 (Mrs M.) A natron of oxtra ordinary pulchrtude assured me that she had suffered for years from super. nuous hair and having tried all the recognized means of relief she found that the regular uso of fine pumlce stone kept her face smooth and free from the blemiSh. She rubbed the hairy surface not too vigorously every day or two, with the fino stone which toilet goods dealers supply. This regular attention. she found, kept the growth of hair down to Instability without irritating the skin.
 one thing the woman annoyed by superfiu- ous hair on theG face must learn Is that no known chemical medicament VIII destroy or permanently remove hair. The various depil- chemical shave, but the erect iB no more pcr- atory preparations dissolve the hair give q manent than Is the effect of an ordinary shave with razor. Most of the cosmetics offered for the removal Of hair are harmless ana tairy satisfactory if the lady does not desire to use a safety razor. Of course any chemical power ful enough to dissolve hair Will irritate the skin If allowed to remain on the skin few Few if any RESPONSIBLE physicians or specialists (dermatoogists) will employ x-ray for the destruction of superhuous hair about ts. tknA tnna fUaAn n hair that often grow in a mole or similar le' sion. The reason why reputable physielans hesitate to use x-ray for ths purpose IS that there is always more less danger or an x-ray burn, which is infinitely worse than su. perfuous hair. So the woman vexed with this trouble should think twice before entrusting
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Variety In Diet These days we hear much about food com binatiOns Certain authorities Insist that one should never take acid fruits and milk or acid fruits and starch together. tMrs V. B.D Please tell whether milk. cheese and cream are mucous forming fOOds
 Answer--AII the queer notions you cite are those of charlatans who find that line of ho- kurn effective in attracting uneducated cus- toners. UDeducated in elementary physiology 1 mean. It is absurd to Imagine any particular food or foods is "mucus-forming." If acid fruit and milk, or acid fruit and starch combina- tiOns appeal to your taste. they are perfectly wholesome combinations.
 Humor in High School
 lt strikes me as rather comlcai the way yon seem to contradict many statements we high school pupils learn In our textbooks How about h? (M. O.
 Answere-The funny part Is that the text books keep right on teaching the errors.
 ROuciBes Gone
 Kindly give me your very best remedy f0r cleaning beds. 1 used your remedy gor cock roacses and it was marvellous, in fact ] havent seen a roach since. (krs B.I
 Answer--send stamped envelope bearing our address and mention your affllctIon. whether bed-bugs. cockroaches. or what have you.