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Show 191 11 1 Health and Beauly Answers f Ifl BY MRS. MAE MARTYN. .J M. de W.: K you will shampoo oc- i Bff casionally with plain canthrox you KI will be delighted on how quickly our mpM dull, brittlo, unmanageable hair will Km , become soft and lustrous. Just dis- Mfj ' solve a teaspoonful canthrox in a cup Ea hot water and your shampoo is Hi ready. Rub briskly as you pour a lit- IKs tie at a time on the head and it will Ka dissolve every atom of dust, dandruff H , and excess oil. Rinsing leaves hair BV ' and scalp immaculately clean and tho Jj j hair then dries quickly and every y. m ( Grace T.: I would not advise tak- H I ing "patent" medicines. Your "worn- S out" feeling and lack of appetite ln- Wt dicate a sluggish, poison-laden condl- jH tion of the blood, and the best and S safest thing of which I know is an B old-fashioned kardeno tonic, made by t j 9 dissolving 1-2 cupful sugar in 1-2 pint IS alcohol, then adding 1 ounce kardeno jfl and hot water to make a quart. Take JH , a tablespoonful before meals and in a hH! short while the blood will be freo WB from all poisons. Nothing can take M the place of this simple kardene tonic h 11 I as a body-builder and strength-giver M . I for youth or old age. I -5 I'M j I Maude: It would be a shame to "M li ' le Deaues f violet blue eyes r il behind glasses, and I truly believe - m j j you can avoid wearing them If you will M ft use this harmless, strengthening eye- Jl H tonic: Into a pint of cold, clear water JM ? ( dissolve an ounce crystos then put 2 t 3 ; I or 3 dropB in each eye dally. This ! M . rM ' . simple crystos tonic reduces luflam- J 1 matlon, overcomes the watery condi- tion, and to weak, dull eyes gives strength and brilliancy. For remov- Jj i ing foreign particles and taking out jjl soreness the crystos eye-tonic is un- J9 surpassed. W Mrs. T. S.: Cutting the hairs on M the cheek only encourages them to I grow thicker and heavier. Mix a llt- tie powdered delatono and water and spread on hairy surface, tbon after 2 B or 3 minutes rub off, waBh the skin m m and It will be left smooth, firm and M I hairless. I I Tcss: The nightly application of pyroxln to eyebrows with finger-end ' will encourage a thick, Bllken growth. Mh Your stubby lashes can be made to 9 It grow long and curly if you apply py-I py-I roxin at lash-roots with thumb and II forefinger. Use care and don't get IE any pyroxln where no hair Ib wanted. U C. T.: No woman who prizes her complexion will think of choking the skin's lungs with powder or greasy creams. Dissolve 4 ounces spurraax in 1-2 pint witch hazel (or hot water), then add 2 teaspoonfuls glycerine and you will have a lotion far superior to powder, and at a trifling tri-fling cost The spurmax lotion should be applied sparingly and rubbed lightly until it dries. It is invisible when on, cleanses the skin of impurities impur-ities and gives to tho complexion a refinement and gentility truly delightful. de-lightful. This does not rub nor blow off and perspiration fails to spot or streak it B. L. T.: I frequently advise the use of a quinzoln hair-tonic, because of tho very beneficial effects following follow-ing its use. To prepare it, add 1-2 pint water to 1-2 pint alcohol, then pour in 1 ounce quinzoin. The ocalp should be massaged with this at least once a week. A few treatments stop falling hair and restore the original gloss and soft flufflnoss. This is especially es-pecially fine to banish dandruff and encourage a healthy growth of long, thick, brilliant hair. Agnes: (1) I appreciate your grateful grate-ful feeling toward me for suggesting the spurmax skin-lotion. (2) Your weight Is unusual, but that need not worry you for reducing It Is a simple sim-ple matter, If you use parnotis. In 1 1-2 pints hot water dissolve 4 ounceB parnotis, and when it cools take a tablespoonful before each meal. ThiB 1b a harmleBB, Inexpensive Inexpen-sive fat-dissolvant, and while it Is positive, its action is so gentle that not the slightest Inconvenience is experienced. ex-perienced. This method leaves tho fleBh firm and the skin smooth and clear. M. L.: With tho approach of summer sum-mer it is necessary to safeguard the skin, against freckles tan and sunburn. sun-burn. This can bo done by using a simple almozoin cream-jelly on the face neck and arms before retiring at night then in tho morning applying a spurmax lotion (for formula see answer an-swer to "C. T.") The almozoin cream-jelly cream-jelly cleanses the skin of pore-dirt, blackheads and other impurities and gives to it a rose tint and velvety softness, at the same time protecting it against the ravageB of the sun's rays. To make the almozoin cream-jelly, cream-jelly, dissolve 1 ounce almozoin in 1-2 pint cold water, to which is added 2 teaspoonfuls glycerine. |