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Show SUN TRACES ON THE SKIN. By tills time Old Sol has been vory impartial in distributing coats of tan. crops of freckles and patches of sunburn, sun-burn, and If you are at all susceptible to his rays you have doubtless received receiv-ed your share. That freckles are caused by the heat from the sun seems to be an exploded theory now; the light Is given as tho cause, and In order to protect the skin from the too Btrong rays, the coloring matter, or brown paint, as it were, absorbs the sun's rays to protect the thin-walled blood vesola so closo to tho surface. While sunlight is very necessary, only a certain degree of It is good for us; beyond that It does us harm. Some people can stand so much more of the sun's rays than others without browning, such as those who live in the tropics; their brown pigment projects pro-jects their bodies. We would rathor endure our northern winters than to be brown as berries, I am Bure. Freckles, so regular in their annual return, have annoyed milady from time immemorial. Thoro are many 1 homo remedies to make use of, such as buttermilk, lemon juice and horseradish horse-radish water that should not be despised. despis-ed. By bathing the face In hot water for a few minutes to open the pores, and afterward in buttermilk or whatever what-ever you wish to use, allowing it to dry on, you can bleach the skin con-sldeiably. con-sldeiably. If you have opportunity to do this several times during the day, at night you can apply your massage cream or bleaching cream. Massage Is valuablo for removing the vexing marks, for whatever tends to promote circulation helps the skin. Sunburn. When we deal with sunburn we have something altogether different from freckles and tan, as the skin is injured and should be very carefully treated so as not to Irritate the burned burn-ed places. We should first of all try to allay the inflammation by tho use of olive oil, vaseline or cold cream. |