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Show HOW TO AVOID WRINKLES The skin has more than one lino of work to do, and It It Is kept In condition to do all of Its various offices of-fices well, It will remain fresh and unwrinkled. If It Is overtaxed It will show, the strain In the relaxation of Its 'muscles and tho quality of Its surface. Its most obvious work Is to act as a covering for the deeper parts of tho body to bo their shield from Injury. It also protects us from getting" too warm. This Is dono by the tiny sweat tubca that Ho colled up ,ln Its' dc6porldyer3, which begin tq draw water 'trom tlio capillary vessels ves-sels whenever the body Is In danger of getting too warm. Thlsv water "escapes "es-capes fifom tlio sweat lutes bW'to the .surface of tho sttifi and by ' Us evaporation the body tomperdturo Is lowored. Tho skin Is kept moist not only by the perspiration, but nlso by oil that oozes from glands lying In the deeper layers especially adapted to manufacture It. Just enough of this oil Is given out In hoalth to keep the skin soft, and make tho hairs glossy that push their way through It. Tho skin Is also the surface over ov-er which the sensory nerves spread out tholr sheet ot sensation. Theso nerves havo tiny terminal ends which occupy tho little elevations called papillae pa-pillae Tho skin Is a respiratory organ or-gan as well, and through It wo do a small amount of breathing. The skin of tho faco Is subjected to many Irritants to which covered parts of tho body aro not exposed. Tho wind dries It. Th0 friction of a voll Irritates It. Dust scratches It. Tiny germs which blow about In dust got into tho mouths ot tho oil sacs and stop them up, multiply and form pustules or pimples. It you are In good health and your skin is well cared for, your gland openings will bo small, and It you do not rub germs In from your handB, gloves or. voll, tboy will not gain entrance. If, however how-ever your skin Is relaxed by wrinkles and Its cells poorly nourished, tho mouths of these tiny glands wilt He half open, ready to entrap any germ. m m |