Evening star., 1940-06-16
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

The most beautiful view is no,
yours to enjoy with eyes smartine
with sand burn, the thought Of sur
and ocean is misery with a bao
case Of sunburn, and who cares
about high mountain peaks with
memories of the agony of last sum-
mer's saddle sickness?" 1t is not
always case of hardening up
to delights of vacations. A good
two-thirds of all of it can be avoid
ed with an ounce of prevention.
No, we do not recommend that you
become . travelling pharmacopeia
but We do suggest that you tuck a
few simple little remedies into your
bag which will keep you comfortable
and serene, 50 that when all the
rest are "ouching," you may take
your sun or your saddle or your
moonlight date and live up to all
Of them.
First, to the ladies, you can't be
happy or comfortable with your skin
and hair burned to q crisp. You
must return to it the oil that sun
and dry winds are taking out, and
keep 1t free of dirt as much as pos
sible. YCu may, of course, 60 laden
with bottles of all your pet prepa-
rations If you don't mind the weight
and the fact they will probably
leak all over your best dress-and
you can sneak some olive oil from
the hotel table. But better than
both, take one good sized bottle of
any good herb OIL Hankies are
fashionable. Tie your hair up with
one and keep it covered most OF
the time. Sun and brush it in the
air for few minutes each day, but
don't cook it to crisp. When you
can take time of for a shampoo, oil
your hair for an hour beforehand
and start of new again after the
shampoo.
Oil your face and hands to clean
them Of dust, and oil your whole
body after a hot shower following
strenuous riding or hiking, just be-
fore resting for the night. Shower
again after resting and you will
avoid much of the muscle strain
and pain. Since Cleopatra's day
oil has been the most soothing
treatment for the restoration Of
beauty and alienation Of fatigue
with a pint Of good oil in addition
to your personal toilet requisites,
you may travel a long way and still
Be comfortable.
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There is no absolutely sure way
OF avoiding sunburn except to take
it in such small doses that you
build a protective hide as you go
along. One usually thinks of deli
cate blond young ladies as burn
ing dangerously, but it is more
often the huskiest and strongest
men who will come up with a
lobster pinkness to which in an
hour or two are added nausea, chills
and fever. y
You will burn under the water
as well as on the beach, so take
10-minute swim your first day, or
maybe one in the morning and one
In the afternoon, and then get out
Of the broiling sun. Wind will
burn, too. The combination of
sunlight reflected on the water,
with good stiff breeze to boot, is
tremendous. Sunburn takes no more
than an hour to get and 10 days
to get over. Remember, you went
on this vacation for fun. -
An eye cup and some powdered
acid will save your eyes from dust,
burn and infection. Or q good pre-
scription from your doctor will do
the same thing. Dark glasses are
smart this year and they do keep
away that worried look which comes
from eye strain.
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Your clothes have a great deal to
do with your comfort in riding. Be
sure that trousers and boots are
properly cut and fitted.
In the West, you will ride with
long stirrups. Take the time to
get saddle that fits and have your
stirrups adjusted for the bumps" !"
Sit with almost straight legs. This
is 50 much more comfortable for
long and rough trails. If you are
on an all-day trip, get of and walk
for 10 minutes every five miles, or
Ii you must keep pp," turn side
ways in the saddle, taking first one
foot and then the other out of the
stirrup. Cowboys swing one leg up
over the pommel and rest just as
they would in rocking chair. Try
it If you think you are pretty
good and your horse Is decent. If
1t works you will be able to ride all