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Show uu- Inflammation of Eye Caused By j Face Powders Some preparations of face powder I are the cause of inflammation of the D eyes. This form of inflammation oc- l curs from obvious reasons almost I exclusively in women. They wijl com- fl plain that the viBion is blurred; that I they cannot read or sew for any length 3 of (ime; that the lids burn and Itch S sometimes intolerably, and that rub- 9 bing the lids only aggravates the Itch. I ing. I "The reaonior this Is that many of j! these toilet powders, commonly known as "rice powder" or "Poudre de Riz" contain, In addition to tho rice powder, powd-er, other ingredients which Irritate the delicate membranes of the eye Sixteen samples of so-called rice powders were recently analyzed, and of this number only two consisted entirely en-tirely of rice; and only six contained any rice at all. Women accustomed to using face powder should be careful to select only those preparations which are known to be puie, and free from harmful substitutes. In applying powder to tho face, it is much safer to use a cloth and rub tho powder on the skin, rather than to apply it witn a puff, aB by the latter mo:od tho powder is driven upward and lodges on the moist eyeball The tears change it into a mucilaginous sub-stanco, sub-stanco, which lodges behind the eyelids eye-lids and produces the symptoms complained com-plained of. Since toilet articles do not come under the Federal and state food and drug acts, they can easily be adulterated. Rico flour purchased M &e at a grocery would, says The Journal Wtm of tho American Medical Association Sresc remove this particular danger. ' K.. |