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Show I how tobe BEAUTIFUL By 7a JJ-u& LESSON IIL Tor tho Adolescent GlrL A (ormer pup 1 sent her 15 year old daughter to me w th the request that I exam ne her pronounce on the cause of her poor appearance and advise as to how to remedy t As a oh Id the ?rl had been very attract ve da nty a r of sk n w th golden hair but at 1j the sk n was muddy and exam ned nde the m cros ope found to be full of nc r ent 1 la kheads her ha r had lost its gloBS and was stringy and poor n color That was a year ago The g rl s sk n is now normal and glowing with color her hair soft and glossy but t took a year of constant attention to remedy a cond t on that simply came from neglect There is no t me in the woman s 1 fe when beauty culture is so inportant as between li and 18 the period of adolescence Mothers are not always aware of this fact, and girls too busy or too gnorant to care for themselves At 14 there are glandular changes in- the body and in the construct on of the skin that render it pecul arly liable to sk n diseases If the outer sk n be comes torpid so that waste matter is not properly el initiated pores become clogged and what we term blackheads s the result Obstructions n the seba ceous glands or n the sweat ducts re suit n occas onal p mples or f not ar rested n a state of chronic acne Th s cond t on s sometimes accented as n ev table fit a certain per od of a girl s 1 fe which s a wrong assumption for wh le the sk n is suscept ble to trouble at th s t me much can be done to pre veut and remedy it The bk n must be kept n good wo k ng ond t on nour shed by healtl y blood and st mulated by proper care so that the pores are kept act e "The bod ly 1 ealth floull be f nt I o 1 after If the sk n s th k au 1 1 y t s a s gn that so neth g t w o g n the d et an I probal ly tl a n t enough cxer se s taken Diet ln Its Eelatlon to Beauty A g rl who des res a lear hea tby skin should dr nk not less tl an tb ce nts of water da ly and betwee net e HI e should eat rleuty of f u t, aud f c h green vegetables Sugar aDd bta u ex ess are lad for the sk n anl wl en there s s gn of sk n trouble cut aud out absolutely and redu e the a nou t of pot toes r e and read rep a u these tv th green vegetables and salads On ons sp na h and dande on g eens are all good for the com lex on anl the iu ce of half a lemon taken 1 efo e breakfast n a glass of hot water two or three t mes a week is a stoma h ton c that reflects very quickly on the sk n Proper and frequent bath ng s most mportant If the complex on b mu ldv and ncl ned to eruptions I advise s m nlatmg baths sucu as a cold shower bath a cold plunge or a salt towel rub I prefer the shower bath qnt f thai s not poss ble a plunge nto a tu of cold water and a rub down w th a coarse towel w 11 answer Anj hea th girl is the better for a old bath da and after a few attempts w 1 enjoy the sensat on It should De om tted how e er dur ng any pass ng II ness o f there s any tendency toward a h I or if the heart s known to be neak It can be replaced by the salt rub To do th s get common sea salt pu chased at any druggist s and ma c a wrong Dime n the Dotto n of the tub let two th ck Turk sh towels soak n th for f fteen m nutes Then w thout wr ng ng hang them up o er the tub and let tbem dr p and be o ne tho o gh lv dr Use these for a go ous bo rub e e y morn a0 Tw tow w I last a week Warm Baths Are Nece Bary Eemember that a co d spraj o r'un0e does not const tute a c eau& ng a f e warm bath v, th soaj bhou i be aken at n ght befo e go ng to bed o t t s not poss ble to ha c the bath oom w ce a daj the bod shou i be tho o ghly wash at th t u c h s bath shou 1 tak onl a few in nute il taken u the tub the e no a anta e u renia u ng n hot oap w ou the contrary t ay ba e a w a eu ng effect Be sure that soap s we nsed from the body Never wash the face n the tub should be batbed n clear bof wate w th soap if t agrees w th the k f not with a cleansing ean If oap is used rinse t well from the a e aud be careful that the wash lotl for fectlv lean for a dirty cloth o on n which soap has remained will often cause p mples How to Banish Blackheads If blackheads are f resent a spe a face treatment s nece sarv Befo e go mg to bed bathe the face thoroughly w th warm almost hot water and apply a thick coating of blackhead cream ln the morning remove the cream w th warm water and with a bla khead ex tractor press out the blackheads that are the mo t consp cuous Remove only a few at a time and those not too near together for I do not wish you to rn tate the sk n Then apply a 1 ttle peroxide of hydrogen and protect the face during the day w th a 1 ttle pure face powder Bepeat th s operat on e ery n ght while the blackheads last un less the skin becomes rntated in wh n case Confine it to alternate nights If vou do not wish to use a black head cream try the salt fate rub I do not adv se this when p mples are E resent but t will often remove black eads and will whiten and elear a th cn dull complex on Take coarse table salt in the two hands wet t and wash the face w th t as if t were a lather of soap and water and r nse with cold wa ter Twice a week s suffic ent for th s treatn ent E en an occas onal p mple should not be. neglected for while pimples are not contagious n the sense of be ng carried from one per on to another one p mple may carry nfect on to another part of the skin and continue the trouble If a p mple s iorm ng bring t to a head by apphcat ons of hot wate When the wn te spot s plainly ind cated open with a needle that nas been ster 1 zed by pass ng through a gas or candle flame and careful! v press out all the pu Then bathe the pot with perox de of h dro gen Hard sore spots that grow red but show no s gn of open ng should be pa nted w th lod ne Apply th s with a soft brush and n mo t cases the rr tat on and swell ng w 11 disappear Be sure and get the wh te or colorless lod ne the brown s too strong for the sk n pf the face and will a so leave a sta u Beauty hab ts and" hab ts that n ar beauty are eas ly ctlt vated dur nr these years Among the latter a e frown ng d to t ng the fa e and b t nf the 1 ps Th ck or to gh 1 ps should be kept well 1 br cated with a good crean ne er b te or no ste then w th the tongi e for th s w 1 only n ea c t c trouble Eemember that frown ng w 1 mal e pern anent lines n the fa e a 1 that a happv express ou wi render an face attract ve Safe Treatment for the Hair Blonde ha r so com on w th the n flo Saxon race n ch Hhoo l oue to arkeji toward n atur bo olteu n pupils ask for sornetb ng o i e ent th s There s 1 ttle we can io to change p gn entat on, that see wh le the ha r 6 in the lulb an s oue of the myster es of nature s che t Nothing can make the ha g ow arter t has started dark t an he made 1 ght bv bleach ng or I e u Tl ere are howe er son e harm e methods that will br ghten the ha Ha r that s kept drj freed t om e sp at on and an o ond t on ot tl e scalp wll rema n bio le lo ge tlan wo Id f n o-lected An egg sha oo tends to br ghten blon le ur o t t ord nary soap han poo en t c luce of half a le nou ad led to tl e a rms ng water 11 ha e the same effec oda anl pe o de of h d oge w 1 e der the ha r ght and fluff fo a t but tic out n al use of e tl er w eventual! n ake the 1 a r br ttle and 1 feless and take all color from t now n ch better to accept nature d ct m at s natter and promoto tie r ght co o b t eat ng the ha r ghtl Th s n ea a da 1 1 b g o b ng and a r ug o he h an oc i o s alp na bage a d tho o g n oo on e i fortn ht o n often d n ff s n e ent W h op a c a w I legos oft au 1 ea f no natter wl a the t i s ff ent to n k ha f T e fo ow a Ma q e Tse e t h e ts 1 no- e ons fo fa 1 h i, TV |