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Show Beauty Questions Answered ByHerina l A. I). B. says: -i wouiu i osli your advice on how to massage a double chin, whether to massagi? In an upward or downward direction?" direc-tion?" Upward, by all means. Never use a dovn stroke for massage, especially espe-cially for pendulous muscles as those of the chin or cheeks. Slap the chin firmly upward. Press hard upon It with the backJ of your hands. Apply cold cloths or lumps of Ice to It. A. S. N. informs me that she la eighteen years old. yet has baggy eyelldE, and saye the skin beneath her eyes hangs la loose, heavy folds. Relaxed skin Is the cause of wrinkles. If you read a recent article ar-ticle of mine on wrinkles you learned their causes and cure. If you are healthy and your body la woll nourished, If you have plenty of sound sleep and breathe freely pbrc si- you should have no puf-"ine;s puf-"ine;s r.bout the eyes. 12. S. inquires: "To a skin lotion composed of rose water, sweet and bitter almond oil can 1 add benzoin?" You can mix It with the rosewater before adding the oils. But It Is not necessary, for the oil of bitter almonds al-monds is said to have the property of whitening the skin. E. S, wishes further to know "what lotion will keep the mouth fresh and sweet and prevent the gums and teeth from growing yellow?" yel-low?" There Is no lotion that will do all this. The teeth can be kept white only by cleansing them at least twice a day with a brush and good povder, paste or liquid dentifrice, den-tifrice, by removing particles from between the teeth with dental floss and by rinsing the mouth free from crumbs after each meal. The gums will reflect tho condition of tho irnnrnrr mm health. If you are anaemic thi j. gums will be pale, If In good hMJ , j,. they will be pink. It Is not a flow sign for gums to be red. That coM J shows a state of Irritation and j tendency to bleeding gum' ' keep tho mouth fresh and sWi ; keep the digestion good and ww , teeth clean and give tho mouth ff : quent dally baths of warm waw to which a pinch of salt or or or carbonate of soda has been aoW ; 911 If the gums are massaged with , occasionally It will add to w Jj, firmness and color. . tt If the mouth be feverish, a ' of this will relieve the unplca' conditions: jW Distilled water, 1 quart. J Permanganate of potash, 5 draw Handle it carefully, as It I . strong that It stains the skin. h., authority advises rinsing the rnt" with peppermint water afterwa for the protection of the teeth. i, |