The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-05

partment or MISS HUNT
Agriculture
and the National Nutrition &C rfer-
ence for Defense whenever the
diets of defense workers are not
nutritious enough.
II you are engaged in war Wt>rk
or even If your effort is limited. to
sewing for the Red Cross or hoio e.
making, keep up your energy. build
health and good looks by drink n &
more milk. There are several go ID
reasons why you should do so.
Perfect Food
Milk has long been called the
most perfect food" 1t is readily
digested and is such rich source:
of calcium that it's nearly impos-
sible to have a well-balanced diet
without 1t. A pint day for each
individual Is the minimum, a quart
is desirable. especially If you tend
to be underweight or tire easily.
Milk is not high in calories, how
ever. A pint contains just little
over 800. less than an average serv-
ing of most desserts. Besides con-
tanning calcium and other bone
building and teeth-protecting ma
terials. it supplies proteinS for
growth and the repair Of body
tissues.
Professional models, actresses
and singers have long recognized
milk as one of the best beauty
builders. It's vitamins and min
erals help to give clear. lovely
skin by improving the health in
general. Sparkling eyes. glossy
hair, a clear skin and supple.
streamlined figure are all divi-
dends paid by a well-balanced diet
and these in turn improve not only
your own morale. but also that of
your man in the service or hard
at work on the home front.
Milk for beauty can be used from
the outside as well as internally
In fact it is one of the oldest cos
metics known to women. Poppaea.
the charming wife of Nero. is sup
posed to have bathed in it to keep
her skin soft and fair. Other beau
ties have used 1t with crushed rose
petals and mysterious blends OF
cereals and herbs for bleaching
and identifying their complications
Our grandmothers used it as
softener and used buttermilk ap-
piled on strips of soft cloth for
bleaching faces and arms and
hands.
Mash From Yeast Cake
One of the easiest masks to make
today is plain yeast cake. Softened
and blended to a thin paste with
milk. This is smoothed over the
thoroughly cleaned skin and al
lowed to stiffen. then washed away
with tepid water. Rinse again with
very cold water or sponge with
chilled skin freshener. The mask
is mildly bleaching and astringent,
firms and tones the complexion.
leaving it clear and soft looking
Used once week. it's grand pick
up. especially important II you
work in factory where oil. dirt
and perspiration are apt to en-
courage blackheads and enlarged
pores.
You don't have to make your
own beauty aids from milk, how
ever. 1t has been done for you.
even better in the chemists lab
oratory There is q new line OF
milk preparations. ranging from
cleansers and creams to makeup
and bath preparations. all contain
ing pure whole milk or cream.
My pet Is q cleanser that Is
spread over the face like cream,
allowed to stiffen for couple of
minutes and then washed of with
cold water and rough sponge. Be-
cause it combines some Of the ad-
vantages of both cream and
cleanser the skin is left soft.
smooth and pliable. This is a
splendid preparation for the sem
sitive or very dry skin. At night.
or two or three times week when
you have time for more complete
treatment. apply a softening cream
made from real dairy cream. It's
the kind that goes on easily and is
absorbed so quickly that the skin
doesn't feel greasy or uncomfort-
able. Top of the treatment with a
fragrant bubble bath-also con-
tanning milk to make the skin on
the body softer and smoother.