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Show t I lUoman's COorld (: j How to Take Fresh Air Into Your Lungs. I BY MARION MARTIXEAU, I (in Chicago Tribune.) Xo matter how frosty the morning', be sure to get the fresh air. Let zero approach and .Tack Frost t fill the pane; let snow lie on the ground and wind I ;-weep the pavement ; let come anything in the way of weather, but do not fail to get the air. Of course, you must take the air prudently. The woman who gets nut of a warm bed and rushes to I ilac easement to throw wide the window pane is a I foolish woman. She will surely chill and the result I will be a cold, or a touch of rheumatism, or some I kindred ilk It must be taken as a rule this time of year that j' ih- Jiody must not enjoy a sudden change of tem- ! IHTJiture. Every effort should be made to keep the j i l.'ly ut the tame degree of heat and cold. When j j you are in the house you can by aside your wraps. Jnr when ynu go into llie street you should wear I I . a sufficient amount of warm clothing to maintain J : c an equable temperature. j ? 1 his does uot mean bundlwig up, for, when walk ing, the body keeps in a glow and often a little additional ad-ditional elothing will suffice as long as you keep on I the move. j The woman who gets up in the morning should ; see to it that her room is comfortably warm before rising. It is best to get up in a hot room which can le immediately cooled as the clothing is put'on. This allows the body to keep its proper temperature... There are no sudden changes, j The morning tubbing is a thing which depends upon the temperature. There are those who cannot lake a full bath in the morning, but who can bathe I at night; and there are others who are positively invigorated by the morning bath. This is partly a 1 question of habit and partly one of temperament, j The same rule will not apply to all, because your sister can do this and that do not imagine that you I can do likewise. Study yourself and make laws and rules for yourself. The woman who is getting ready for a few minutes min-utes of physical culture exercise in the open air must dress completely. She must wrap up if" she-feels she-feels the necessity for doing so. She must be per- feetly warm, yet not too warm; and must. Ik' dressed in turh a manner that she can draw a full, deep breath. It is now time for her to go to the window and throw it open. As soon as she does this she must ihrust her arms out of the window and. with linched fists, must login to go through a series of j ca list hen ic exercises. j The best exercises 1 lake are. the regular ones; arms up; arins down; arms straight out! anus up", fingers touching over the head. This must, lie re- t peated in a few minutes, or as soon as you can draw 1 a deep breath. Arms up ; arms down; arms straight, ' out: arms up, with the fingers touching over the head. Keep right on doing this, over and over again, without stopping, as many times as you can. Fifteen minutes of this exercise will ihrow you into a deep glow and will redden your cheeks and i make you breathless with exertion. But you will j not have an exhausted feeling and the sensation will j be one of invigoration rather than otherwise, j In ihe beginning do not attempt tho full fifteen minutes, but be content with five minutes. "Exercise ' as hard as ever you can for five long minutes and o you, will feel ready to stop. During this time use ihe arms vigorously and be sure that you are standing stand-ing directly in the open window. Deep windows are , best for this, for there is a better sweep through the 1 room. If you feel vigorous you can add the hip and abdomen exereises, but for the amateur the -arm movement wHl bo mite enough at first. - 1 The woman who exercises by the open window ! before breakfast must take care not todo certain I ihings. She must take care not to begin her exer-eisos exer-eisos directly after bathing. She is apt to chill and, if nothing worse happens, she will at least chap her faee. - . o The face and the hands should never be wet before be-fore going out. And the woman who exercises before be-fore the open window pane should dry her face well and wait fully fifteen minutes before allowing the 'Id air to lay upon it. Otherwise the action of the air will make it blowsy and mottled, chapped 'and ' r..u2'h. It is the same with the hands, which should be vrr in'lly dried ami a little cold cream rubbed into iln iiiol'rfore they are exposed to.tbe ail'. , . . , The-re was once a girl who began taking the open-window open-window exercises. She was a fat girl, far too fat for bi-auty and. since she was short, her excessive f;;t made her look dumpy. , This girl made it her practice after dressing to ihrow open the window and take a series of calis-ih-ni-s. She exercised fifteen full minutes every morning in the air. And what was the result? Why, in the course of a lVw days her fat began to disappear and in three m.nih it had melted away in some, mysterious man-:i man-:i r that was as gratifying as it was becoming.. And there Mas another girl. This girl was awk-ward awk-ward and narrow chested. Wishing to have a wide, full chest, she made it her practice to exercise in front of ibo window every morning. Aud the result , jWas most beautiful. Her chest widened and she , prrw graceful a her figure became improved. And then1 was yet another girl, this one a pretty girl, who took the exercises in order to keep her beauty. She was slender as a reed and graceful as ,, a fawn. In spite of her years of city life, with its indolences and its overheated rooms, she maintained main-tained her figure and her beauty. And if you were 10 see her today she would tell you that it was all largely due to the habit which she had f ormed of exercising ex-ercising in the open air. But. while exercising, you must take care of the skin. And Ihto is anolher story and a less agrcc-' agrcc-' able one. This story is about a girl whose skiu was red and rough and awful. Powder would not stick upon it and the whole surface Mas white and flaky. It pot worse and the more she exercised the rougher her skin seemed to become. One day she solved the mystery and it was fouud in ihe open air exercises. Instead of drying the f;;ee and rubbing a little cold cream into it, it was . her prartieo to step to the window and, with face still lamp. begin her open air exercises. The result of the cold air. as .it beat upon a sensitive, moist skin, was worse than can be imagined. The skin must be protected from the biting air or it will gather chaps and roughness even while the body is gaining in strength and beauty. But of what use all the grace and all the strength in the world when the face is seamed and creased, or when 11 looks veathor-leatcn like that of a hardened old Jack Salt. Take care of the skin before throwing open the window, and after a few days trial, if you find your complexion growing red and mottled, t ben take warning. Cold cream it well, dust a little powder over it and. if necessary, wear a veil when' exercising. exercis-ing. Kcmember that where the complexion is concerned con-cerned an ounce of prevention is worth several pounds of cure. Cold, fresh air is good for ihe skin, but the skin must be prepared for it. Otherwise there is that annoying condition known as chap and the disfigurement disfig-urement which conies from a chapped' face. iMorc than this, the sudden striking of the skin with frosty air may be positively injurious to .the cuticle, and the result will be a breaking out of red surface veins and that curiously puiple appearance which is the ' h't of so many skin.- " ' ' ' The girl who ihrows open the easement, in the morning is in a position to benefit by deep breathing. breath-ing. Here she has a fine supply of perfectly fresh, pure air, and every breath which she draws into her lungs is necessarily a pure breath. But in its purity lies its danger. The air, all frosty and, perhaps, snow laden, is far too cold to be drawn immediately into tho system, and the girl . who is going to indulge in deep breathing must use 1 a great deal of discretion along with her calisthenics. calisthen-ics. There is a fad now for the drawing of deep, full breaths. And it is a fad which is fraught with a great deal that is beneficial. But. unfortunately, it is as often abused as put to good advantage. The trouble is that deep breathing, unless practiced iu the right manner, does a great deal more harm than good. For deep breathing the air must be pure but uot too cold, and the woman who is taking deep breathing breath-ing lessons before the open window. would be wise to step back into the room for six or even eight feet if the room will allow in order that she be out of the strong current. .- - . The air of the room which is purified by the open window is also partly heated by the temperature of - the room and is much less apt to chill the lungs than as though it were drawn into them dear and brisk. The more moderate the air the better, and, before inhaling it into the lower lnugs, the patient should be sure that it is well warmed. Once positive that it can be taken into the mouth, the throat and the lungs without injury, the patient can take ;J1 of the deep breathing exercises and can go through them all with vigor. Sdie can fill her lungs with a deep breath of air, and then slowly exhale the air, letting it go out,of the mouth puff by puff or in long, steady breaths. A great many persons do not understand what deep breathing is. and a number have asked this . .question. It is nothing more nor less than the art of filling the lungs full of fresh air and of letting the air escape, and of filling them aarain. It is one way of breathing, that, is all. And, if you have learned it, you come after a while to breathe this way naturally all the time,' and without trying to do so. There are people who practice deep breathing as they walk in the street. They take a deep breath and let it escape from between the lips slowly, taking tak-ing three or four steps to a breath. A great many persons advocate abdominal breathing entirely through the nostrils, keeping the mouth closed all the while. But this is difficult, no matter how beneficial it may be. Still, it is worth the trial. Deep breathing in front of an open window will toughen the lungs and make the throat stronger j for the duties of the day. School teachers, saleswo-j saleswo-j men and women who-nrn compelled to use the vocal chords a great deal will find it of great assistance to them. The voice is strengthened and the ex-j ex-j Jiausted feeling which comes from the using of 1he lungs too much is prevented. As preventive of colds the calisthenics in the open window are highly recommended by physicians.' The body grows stronger all the time, and the tired condition of the winter months is avoided. Doivt be afraid, then, to throw open the window; and don't be afraid to throw out your arms and exercise. Don't think that you will take cold and feel ill all day. On the contrary, if you go at itl properly you will be greatly benefited by your attempt. at-tempt. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. (Marion Martineau in Chicago Tribune.) Inquiring Lady: ' Your letter regarding the removal re-moval of hair from the face requires a long answer. an-swer. It will shortly be given in this column. 3Irs. Blank Your letter was interesting. To reduce flesh requires a long treatment. The special spe-cial advice for you will be given in full. 4 Mrs. T.: Please tell me how to take black-; black-; heads out of my skin. I am greatly troubled with these blemishes. Steam the face by applying hot cloths. Then, when the face is warm, lather it well with fine soap. Wash off with hot water. Thiswill often remove them. f Mrs. Xo Xame: Give me a treatment for obstinate ob-stinate blackheads. - If the blackheads are obstinate it may be neees-" sary to treat them for, some days. Heat the face, lather well, and wash off the soap. Do not go out for at least an hour afterwards. .All blackheads will yield on this treatment. ' ' . . Miss T.: I am awkward and cannot seem to make myself more graceful, though I have tried all the exercises. What would you advise next ? It may be that you are not really as awkward as you suppose. Try to forget yourself and grace may suddenly come' to you. But. of course, you nms.t keep yourself - limber and supple by , deep breathing and exercise. ' Mrs. Y.: What is deep breathing and how can I learn it? Deep breathing is that sort of breathing in which the whole of the lungs is employed. A great many persons never breathe except with a small portion of the lungs. Take off your corsets and take a deep breath and you will understand. T Miss 0.: Do you consider the wearing of cor-. sets injurious to the general health, and what make do you advise ? . - . Wear any good corset that fits the body. The wearing of the corset is not injurious. On the contrary con-trary it acts as a body support. The corset protects pro-tects the body just as shoes protect the feet.. But you must, of course, wear corsets 'that fit and are comfortably laced. Miss T. : I am thin and I wake up in the rnorn-. rnorn-. ing feeling faint. What would you advise? Thin persons should ea,t before going to bed. Qtherwise the body grows thinner during the night, for it has no food to absorb. Persons of delicate fraine should keep the stomach well supplied with food. This means easily digested food, of course. Grace B. : Is there any way to develop the bust? I have tried several methods without results. Drink chocolate.. Eat before you go Jo bed. I'se the arms in a series. of good exercises. And do not worry. Worrying women are always thin-b'sted. thin-b'sted. ' i T. G.: How can I fill up the open pores in my face? They are most unsightly. - Bathe ihe face, with hot water, putting it on with a hot towel. Do not Toughen it, but merely steam it with the water. Whenf it is hot, wash' it v with soapsuds. Rinse in many waters until free from soap. Bathe now iiv tepid water with a few drops of benzoin in the water. ... - II. K. P.: Do you advise salt water for the face." This is a difficult question to answer, as salt and water-affects different skins differently. In many cases it utterly banishes wrinkles. . G. B. K.: I would like & formula for. the treatment treat-ment of an oily skin. ',:.. , Take a pint of hot water ' and dissolve "-in it one tablespoonful of powdered borax. Wash the face well with this,, holding it on the skin with both hands. Xow bathe the face lightly with water wa-ter in which there is a little of the.; tincture of ben- ' 'zoin, just enough to make it milky. r C. G.: Kindly send me a jkr of your face cream and tell me what .it, would cost to buy. a .complete., outfit of face wash, wrinkle .lotion, Lhand whitener, etc. I would pay anything rather than be without them. , They are not for sale. But you can easily make them for yourself.. Here is the face creaiiL for which you ask. It is absolutely free to "all reader!? of this column. Take enough mutton oil to fill an egg shell, add an equal quantity of sweet almond oil. Perfume with bergamot. Of course this must be heated and beaten wjth an egg beater as it cools. If too stiff add almond oil. Miss Alice T.: My skin is oily, especially the skin of my nose. Big drops stands upon it. I have spent hundreds of dollars on my compleon. Can you help me ? For extreme oiliness of the skin try sulphate of zinc, a grain; compound tincture of lavender, six drops; distilled water, two ounces. In buying it tell your druggist that you are going to use it as a face wash. ' Miss G.: A' friend of mine wrote .you for a wrinkle cream. It took out all her furrows. Xow please repeat it-for me. "I have deep lines on my forehead. --'"' ' . . - ' ' For a wrinkle cream take of pure cold cream obtained at the druggists one heaping teaspoonful. Melt in a double boiler. Add a tablespoon of olive oil. a tablespoon of lanolin, and,, if too thin,, thicken with a little melted mutton tallow. Miss X.: 'My hair comes out badly. - What is the best tonic? My grandmother used a root tonic, the recipe for which I would be glad t.o have. It was probably the blood root and brandy tonic. To an ounce each of water and brandy add an ounce of blood root. Apply to the scalp: It may stain it temporarily. Mrs. T.: I wrote you for your treatment for superfluous hair. I am annoyed by a growth on my lip. : . Have you tried bleaching the growth with peroxide of hydrogen and ammonia ? This will breach the hair and in time kill its constitution. Miss II.: I am 47 years old and my face is full -of lines. Tell me how to remove them. I know a woman of ."il who has not a line in her face.. Every night before she goes to bed she "spats" her face full of pure almond oik putting-it on until her face fairly shines. In the morning it is taken off with water as hot as her face will com; fortably bear.'., Mrs. II.: How can I take superfluous hair off my face? I am greatly annoyed by it. ' Several readers have written me on this subject sub-ject and I will soon devote a special beauty talk to it. The tweezers can bo used and a weak solution of ammonia applied afterwards; or the hair ran. be taken off by electrolysis: or the salve stick can be employed. Hair can be killed, you know, by a little persistence. ' - Render: How can I reduce my' weight You and another reader ask trie same question. I would reduce by walking, as you are both heavy in the abdomen. Also by diet. Do not go without ' eating, but try to cat easily digested food, not food which clogs the system. THE SECRET OF COLDS. ; Habitual colds are due to an ill-kept skin on the outside and dyspeptic mucous membranes on the inside," the result of indigestion, coupled with care- f lessness, according to an authority. Cold water, proper food and common sense are the foundations upon which a cold-cure must rest. A cold sponge bath, one to three minutes long, with a brisk dry rub immediately -before, a'nd after, is excellent ex-cellent usually all that is necessary to keep the . cutaneous circulation' alive and the skin reactive to , sudden changes of temperature. ; j For those unaccustomed to -C0H7 water, toler- ance can be gained in three weeks' time by the use of water at any comfortable temperature, making , it one degree colder each day, until it can, be em- ( ployed without dread as cold as it will run. Salt may be added to the vater for its stimulating' ef- ( feet, or alcohol; witch hazel is also useful. I Cold water, intelligently used, does not steal f vitality, but fosters it. It stimulates the nerves that control ..the expansion aud contraction of the C blood vessels and regulates the cutaneous circula- rtiou. The dry rub is a faiisubstifuTe for those who cannot take the cold sponge. - - ( Some colds are due to micro organisms that attack the air passages, but this is much' less likely to happen in a person whose powers of resistance r have been raised by dietic and hygienic measures, If colds result from dust in the nasal passages, C as sometimes happens, the nostrils may be washed out regularly with some warm alkaline solution, and C with as much satisfaction as one brushes thei teeth. This is properly a part of the morning toilet for those at least who suffer from catarrh, in the. atmosphere at-mosphere of great cities. ' Operative interference -on the nose and throat may be required for deformities defor-mities or diseaseu tissues which acCas an exciting cause. ' ' i The inside and outside skins' of the body .are so much in sympathy and so dependent on each other that any disorder of the one is sure to react upon the other, , and this is especially true of the alimentary ali-mentary canal and the skin as a whole. Overeating when tired, overeating in connection. with overexertion, overex-ertion, and indulging in things known to. disagree are among the causes of colds, for taking cold is ordinarily nothing but a successful attempt from without; an attack which succeeds simply because the skin, which resists, is not properly supported from within or lacks, tone itself. One should "keep moving" when, wet or; chilly and not stand on a street corner or elsewhere without with-out taking deep breath. The lungs used in this way act as a pump to drive the blood along. This practice, with the-others named, will reduce to a shadow the liability of taking cold every little while. A TALK TO WIVES. Every wife should be the business manager of her home. Yes, mothers and wives," your influence in domestic happiness is much greater than your husbands. lie provides you with the wherewithal to keep your little kingdom together, but to you falls the whole comfort-of the. household, which depends upon trifles immediately under your jurisdiction. By your management and economy of small suni6, your husband's respectability and credit are created or destroyed. Xo fortune canstand the constant leakage of extravagance and mismanage- ment. Your yourself know how much can be spent -f in trifles. As a rule great expenses,' whatever they may be, are turned over and carefully reflected upon, before they are incurred; then the income is prepared to meet them. But it is the eternal spend- ' ing of nickels and dimes 'that, runs away with the money and does-the mischief. "This the wife alone can stopi for it does not come within a man's province. prov-ince. There is often an unsuspected trifle to be saved in every household. It is not in economy alone that the. wife's attention is so necessary.. hut in those necessities which mak a' well-regulated house. Depend upon it, there is a great deal of domestic happiness in a well dressed mutton chop or a tidy breakfast table. Remember that men grow used to beauty, tired of music and often are too wearied for conversation, however intellectual ; but they can always appreciate a well-swept hearth, a well-prepared meal and : smiling wife.- : |
