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Show Beauty Talks By MARJORIE DUNCAN Famous Beauty Expert Hints of General Interest SELF-CONTROL is the best way to break yourself of the habit of biting bit-ing your nails. It is dangerous as well as unsightly. Make a conscious effort to stay yourself whenever you feel you are going to bite your nails or cuticles. Wear gloves as often as possible pos-sible and paint both the nail and cuticle cu-ticle with tincture of aloes or castor oil. Have any ragged edges of cuticle cut away carefully with a small cuticle scissors (this is far better than biting) and every night before retiring apply a little warm olive oil. Also push the cuticle back with your towel gently after washing the hands. When we consider what an important part the nails play in the reflection of personal loveliness, it seems well worth every effort to break ourselves of bad habits. If you are not eating too much and your exercise routine is splendid, and you seem to be gaining weight, remember remem-ber that you cannot sleep those excess ex-cess pounds away. Cut out the afternoon after-noon nap, or at least cut it down. And eleven hours of sleep are not necessary neces-sary for anyone in normal health. Those extra hours of rest are very conducive to the formation of those extra little lumps. Frequent boils and headless bumps are not within my province to treat The first step should be to consult with your physician, have a complete physical physi-cal examination, tell him about your diet and your living habits, and he will be able to trace the cause and prescribe pre-scribe the necessary treatment. He will probably lance the boils a procedure pro-cedure which has proven extremely successful In the past several years. Let me urge you not to squeeze the boils as you only subject the surrounding surround-ing area to infection. Outer loveliness built on the firm foundation of health and carefully tended and preserved by scientifically perfected beauty methods can bloom everlastingly. And where health and beauty abound, one reflects a wholesome whole-some joy in life the head is held high, the spine is straight lips and eyes smile, every task is undertaken with courage and optimism. For today that "is the natural way of living." Today it is smart to be healthy and being healthy our modern miss (and her more mature sister and mother, too) is beautiful as well. Sleep SHE was seeking beauty earnestly so she said, and the deep circles under her eyes were obstacles In the sure straight path leading to it. "Do you get enough sleep restful, restoring sleep?" I asked her. Came a slow, hesitating "Wellyes I guess so." I knew by the hesitancy hesi-tancy that she was not telling the whole truth Asked whether she worried wor-ried unnecessarily she replie'd again slowly and not at all reassuringly "Well no I don't see why I should." Several days later her sister con firmed my suspicions. Not only was the subject of our story worrying about all the petty little things that every hour of every day brings, but she did not sleep sufficiently or rest-fully. rest-fully. Circles under the eyes, puffmess, a dull, sleepy look, leaden-looking skin, tired-all-over feeling these are only a few of the ways in which lack of sufficient, restful sleep manifests itself. Chronic wakefulness can very easily become a habit a beauty and health-robbing health-robbing one. Many of our so-called nervous wrecks are men and women who formed this habit in youth. Sound sleep is a splendid health and beauty tonic. And these rules should help you. First and foremost when you are ready to begin your night's sleep you put an end to the day's mental and physical activity, strain, worry. Worry will disturb your sleep and keep you awake more than anything else known to man. Worry is the arch enemy of health and beauty. So don't. Other Important factors In encouraging encour-aging sleep are: airy rooms, proper ventilation, throw your windows open top and bottom, let fresh air fill every corner of your sleeping quarters. Make sure your bed is comfortable, too. A darkened room induces sleep. A very quiet room induces sleep. The sleeping sleep-ing room should have dull finished walls and dull furniture high colors are not restful and shiny metals attract the light Avoid tea, coffee, or stimulating foods or beverages in the late evening. There are several snacks you can take at bedtime to help you sleep better. The old, reliable warm milk Is a boon to those who value restful sleep. Munch a bit of celery, an apple, drink a glass of fresh fruit Juice orange or grapefruit grape-fruit or a mixture of both. The warm bath (not hot) is a good thing to take before retiring as it puts the body In an attitude of relaxation and Induces sleep. Deep breathing Is good. A brisk walk after dinner may help. Try as many of these tricks as you wish. (. 1332. Bell Syndicate.) WNU Service. |