The Washington times., 1936-12-22
Beauty
Exercises for
The Eyes
BY DONNA GRACE

muSC De giving Ln6lT eyes lou
of care and consideration. Nearly
every one of them has nice eyes.
Whatever the color may be, they
are expressive and lovely to
look at.
Beautiful eyes are always a
passport to charm and attractive
ness, and the best thing about it
is we can all possess such beauty
if we will just learn how. The
color of the eyes is not so i'm
portant. Dark eyes have their
own allure, but there is just as
much fascination in the blue or
gray eyes when they are healthy
and expressive.
1t is necessary for us to know
that fatigue of the body means
dull eyes. They are just as tired
as the other muscles after hard
days work, and because of their
sensitiveneSs they will register
every phase of our WEAKNESS .
Exercises
The youthful eye is very active
and inquisitive, and this is one
requisite to all eye beauty, but as
one natures and has seen nearly
everything, there is likely to be a
slowing up of the eye movements
in the same way as the muscles
Of the body become less active.
This is what we must avoid if we
would preserve the natural eye
beauty.
There are some good exercises
that eye specialists have recon-
mended and in some cases where
they are done with regularity, per-
sons have been able to dispense
with glasses.
We have been taught to apply
heat to all muscles before any un-
usual exercise, and the same pre-
caution must be observed when
exercising the eyes. The heat
may be either moist or dry. A
basin of hot water with piece of
gauze or fresh wash cloth is con-
venient for applying moist heat.
The dry heat must be applied
by the electric light bulb or an
electric pad. Then after five
minutes of heat applications. the
eye muscles must be supple so
that they may be moved without
any bad after effects, such as
lameness and that stiff sore feel
ing we may have after strenuous
exercise.
Movements
The first movement is looking
up, them down. Do these ten
times each day. Then rotate the
eyes round and round. With the
face to the front, turn the eyes
to the left as far as they will go,
then slowly to the right as far as
possible. Ten movements for each
side. Now take a pencil or even
the index finger and look at 1t.
Then move it up and down and
back and forth and in circles, SO
that there is a slight strain on
the eye muscles as it is followed
side to side.
After these exercises dip the
tips of the fingers in your tissue
cream, and with a circular move.
ment use both hands to massage
the eyes over the eyelids and
under the eyes as well. This will
help to remove any tendency to
wrinkles.
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tie pads of cotton that have been
soaked in iced witch hazel and
place them over the eyes for five
minutes rest. Two or three times
week is enough for these eye
treatments.
"Snag-Tooth Nell" - What a
name to call yourself! The sketch
you made of your teeth is inter
esting, but I am sorry to tell you
there is no way to correct overlap
ping or crooked teeth by any home
treatment methods. You will have
to consult a dentist. You must be
a very attractive little miss from
your description of yourself, and
since you are not yet sixteen, your
teeth could be corrected. Why
not ask your mother to take you
to a dentist? He will advise you,
and it may not cost as much as
you think.
Mrs. C. M. B.-A Is per cent
solution of aluminium chloride will
act as a temporary check to ex-
cessive perspiration.
1 have a very fine method Of
treating the eyes that will give
more detail and also a good eye
wash to stimulate and cleanse
them. You may have this if you
enclose a stamped, Self-addresSed
envelope for your reply. Address
Donna Grace, Beauty Editor Of
The Washington Times.
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