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Show I HOW TQe BEAUTIFUL LESSON X Breathing Its Relation to Health, and Beauty We all know in & vague way the et I feet breath ng has on the blood The 1 ngs are one immense repos tory j through wh ch the blood passes for the lp rpose of ox genat on or pur fv g by i means of tl o ew a r taken m It b eas to see tl at f an ns ff ent amount of a r s ta en n by the 1 ns this work of p r f cat on b only 1 artl done Improper Breathing j Few women nlcss they ha e leen tra ned n this subject breathe p operl ,lhey rarelj f 11 the ent re lung's! e and in fact t 13 no exaggerat on to say that one half or tvotnrds of the lung area is abo t all -tl at s in use Th s result n many lis the one I part cularh w sh to dwell on s anaem a :and ts atten lant ner e weakening the res It be ng ner ea or neurasthen a The beaut of the sk n s large! de pendent 0 the cond to of the blool Such si n t oubles as 1 mples (a ne) or eczen i mod eallv peakinc a e not : blood disea es b t 1 seases ot tl e sk n t the same tne the a e largely af jfected by the cond t on of the blood 1 Anvth ng that will affo t the tempera j t re of the blood or ts f ee even c re j lat on affects the hue of the sk n When rosy cheeks fade or turq p rple 1 there 13 someth ng w ong with the blood I Somet mes ip a due to n 1 scret ons of d et more often it comes from nsuf f c ent oxgen or an n proper hab t of us ng the lungs Out-of door Exercise Take a factory worl er or one shut up in an off ce turn hin out into the coun trv subject h m to considerable exer e se in the open and the color of the I skin will shortlv change from pallor to j rudd nass Whether he is conse ous of chang dg hs method of breathing or not the increased amo nt of phvs cal exercise forces h m to take in more a r the a r be ng purer than that to wh ch he is accustomed the oxvgenat on in the lungs is n ore complete and the blood more fullv nourished Out of door exerc se coif ug row ng tennis long walks when done under proper cond t ons and with the skin properly protected are beautifying as well as health giving These pleasant things however demand a certain amount of leisure and many women are not able to indulge in them for that reason Tn such cases breathing exer : c ses should be taken up regularlv n ght and morn ng These need not take j much t me twentv minute a day d ivided nto two parts n f f ic ent and if a moderate amount of out of door ! exerc se ts taken n coniunct on marked 1 mprovement in both health and appear laice w 11 be noted To Begin the Day Begin the day b throw ng back thp bed clothes and d scard ug the pillow T e flat on the ba k throw the hands over the head and stretch p sh ng out first one leg and then the other the movements coming from the h ps I assume that the windows hae been open during the n ght e ther partly or whollv depend ng on the season no one should sleep without a constant re newal of fresh air n the room Repeat this stretching mo ement 11 x a to e cht times it will start the c rcu lat on and jrive act v ty to the 1 mbs Breathing Exerci'es Throw a loose Trap over the shoal lcrs f the da s old anl ta o an e e t pos t on befo e an open w udom txere s No 1 bitend the a ms palms p nhalc and exhale slowly through the nost Is 1 eep njr the n outh a Ta s closed n ov ng the arms front n 1 back desc b ng 1 or zontal c r les Tl s oj ens tl e lungs o that the a r has i mce to get into the uterlor and si ands the chost at the sane t me Make t e t c r les with the irms in th pos t ou Exerc se o Place the hands on the h 9 reit 1 htl on the balls qt the teet with shouldefs well back In hale deeply ent rely f 11 ng the lungs exhale slow as slowl as pos ble un t I all the a r s exhausted Repeat th s ten t mes Thi3 exercise w 11 strengthen the dial hragm and f cont nued rogu la lv w 11 reduce the wa st measure n ent Fxerc se No 3 Take from ss to e "ht uhalat ons expell ng the breath s ddenl Repeat this ten t mes To f n sh Throw back the beal and blow about an mag nar bubble mov ng tje head fron s le to s de Th s s excellent for neck development and w 11 round and smooth out the throat Use of MaBsage Cream Vn extra beaut fy ng effect w 11 be olta ned fron these exerc ses if the throat the skin beh nd the ears and any hollows n the neck are co'v ered with a good massage cream wh le do ng them. The exerc ses by mcreas ng the e rcula t on n ake the skin part cuJarlJ suscep t ble of absorb ng the nutr tire alue of a g6od skin fool W hen the exerc es are fin shed wipe off anv surpl s cream with a soft cloth a d follow by bath ng the sk n w th ery cold water Skin Bleaching Alany of m pup Is are writ ng me compla ning of a summer 8 crop of freckles or of a lrv ellow condition of the sk n the s al aftermath of sun burn or unprotected exposure to the sun As I ha e expla ned n previous lessons t s much eas er to protect the sk n from tan and freckles than it is to remo e these blemishes However we must take in 1 and the work of re mov ng this trouble Keep the skin always well lubricated that is never w thout the protection of some good complex on cream If the sk n is dr ed and tanned lo not use soap on It nnt 1 th s conlton s re moed Clean the tace at n ght w th a good cleans ng cream bathe with hot water unt 1 the sk n s comfortably warm dr gentl an app assage cream lea ng t on o er n ght Tn the morn ng bathe w th co d watpr and rub a 1 ttle cream into the face before put t ng on powder Protect the face w th a veil out of door one of th n mesh is better than none at all Th s treatment f pe severed n w 11 gradually remove the 11 effe ts of sun b r I do not 1 )te to give m pup Is strong bleaches There is danger that any preparat on that does the work too quickly may ha e nn nrar o s effe t on the sk n Freckles. If freckles are present e ther on the face o arms add half a teaspoon of lemon )u ce to a cup of buttermilk cove the sk n w th th allow t to dr and rema n on o er n ght In the morn ng wash it off w th I ke warm water Repeat th s three time a week |