Hard red pimples are a common and an obstinate affection of the
skin, affecting the forehead, temples, the nose, chin and cheeks; occasion-
ally attacking the neck, shoulders, back and chest. As they more fre-
quently affect the young and are disfiguring, they cause much annoyance.
I find, in these cases, great benefit from bathing the face, night and morn-
ing, with strong salt and water — a tablespoonful of table salt to a teacupful
of water: paying attention to the bowels; living on plain, wholesome,
nourishing food; and taking a great deal of outdoor exercise. Sea bath-
ing is often very beneficial. Grubs and worms have a mortal antipathy
to salt. Dr. Stevenson.
ROUND SHOULDERS.
Deep breathing exercises and light gymnastics will cure all of round
shoulders if they will be persistently practiced in. It would be impossible
for me to tell you how many girls I have seen made straight and robust
through the simplest exercises of this nature. O. L.
CARE OF THE TEETH.
The teeth ought to be brushed after every meal. Any one suffering
with decayed teeth ought to make it a rule to use a gargle of one cupful
of tepid water and one-half teaspoonful of Listerine. H. T. R.
RULES FOR THE REDUCTION OF FLESH.
Avoid all starchy and sweetened food, all cereals, vegetables contain-
ing sugar or starch, such as peas, beans, corn, potatoes, etc. Have your
bread toasted; sprinkle it with salt instead of butter. Milk, I regret to
say, if it be pure and good, is fattening. Hot water is an excellent sub-
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stitute for other liquids. Add a little of the juice of limes or lemons to it,
if you choose. Limit your sleeping hours to seven at the outside. No
naps. You must take exercise.
If you cannot walk at least five miles a day and do not wheel, go to
one of the institutions where mechanical massage is given. Several of my
correspondents report excellent results from this method of getting the
vigorous exercise they require. The system is thoroughly wholesome
and not expensive. In reducing flesh the one fact to recollect is that fat
is carbon — oxygen destroys or burns out carbon. You must consume the
carbon by the oxygen you take through your lungs. The more exercise
the more' oxygen and consequent destruction of fat by the one healthful
method of curing obesity. The more starch and sugar you eat the more
carbon to burn away. M. Y.
CARE OF THE HAIR.
Before retiring the hair should be well brushed. A stiff brush is best
for this purpose, as it penetrates the hair and causes a healthy reaction
and stimulation of the scalp, and the hair follicles thus have a tendency to
keep the hair from falling out and prevent the common disease of the
sebaceous glands, called dandruff. The care of the hair includes a sham-
poo once a week with good, pure soap, German green soap being the best;
then it must be rinsed well and quickly dried. D. P.
HARnONIOUS COLORS FOR RED HAIR.
Auburn hair of itself is beautiful, but one rarely meets an auburn-
haired girl who knows just what color suits her best. The girl whose hair
is of any shade of so-called red must never, under any circumstances, wear
pink, red or bright yellow. Those colors will only accentuate the reds in
her hair and the contrast is exceedingly unbecoming.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Hard red pimples are a common and an obstinate affection of the skin, affecting the forehead, temples, the nose, chin and cheeks; occasionally attacking the neck, shoulders, back and chest. As they more frequently affect the young and are disfiguring, they cause much annoyance. I find, in these cases, great benefit from bathing the face, night and morning, with strong salt and water — a tablespoonful of table salt to a teacupful of water: paying attention to the bowels; living on plain, wholesome, nourishing food; and taking a great deal of outdoor exercise. Sea bathing is often very beneficial. Grubs and worms have a mortal antipathy to salt. Dr. Stevenson.
ROUND SHOULDERS.
Deep breathing exercises and light gymnastics will cure all of round shoulders if they will be persistently practiced in. It would be impossible for me to tell you how many girls I have seen made straight and robust through the simplest exercises of this nature. O. L.
CARE OF THE TEETH.
The teeth ought to be brushed after every meal. Any one suffering with decayed teeth ought to make it a rule to use a gargle of one cupful of tepid water and one-half teaspoonful of Listerine. H. T. R.
RULES FOR THE REDUCTION OF FLESH.
Avoid all starchy and sweetened food, all cereals, vegetables containing sugar or starch, such as peas, beans, corn, potatoes, etc. Have your bread toasted; sprinkle it with salt instead of butter. Milk, I regret to say, if it be pure and good, is fattening. Hot water is an excellent sub-
stitute for other liquids. Add a little of the juice of limes or lemons to it, if you choose. Limit your sleeping hours to seven at the outside. No naps. You must take exercise.
If you cannot walk at least five miles a day and do not wheel, go to one of the institutions where mechanical massage is given. Several of my correspondents report excellent results from this method of getting the vigorous exercise they require. The system is thoroughly wholesome and not expensive. In reducing flesh the one fact to recollect is that fat is carbon — oxygen destroys or burns out carbon. You must consume the carbon by the oxygen you take through your lungs. The more exercise the more' oxygen and consequent destruction of fat by the one healthful method of curing obesity. The more starch and sugar you eat the more carbon to burn away. M. Y.
CARE OF THE HAIR.
Before retiring the hair should be well brushed. A stiff brush is best for this purpose, as it penetrates the hair and causes a healthy reaction and stimulation of the scalp, and the hair follicles thus have a tendency to keep the hair from falling out and prevent the common disease of the sebaceous glands, called dandruff. The care of the hair includes a shampoo once a week with good, pure soap, German green soap being the best; then it must be rinsed well and quickly dried. D. P.
HARMONIOUS COLORS FOR RED HAIR.
Auburn hair of itself is beautiful, but one rarely meets an auburnhaired girl who knows just what color suits her best. The girl whose hair is of any shade of so-called red must never, under any circumstances, wear pink, red or bright yellow. Those colors will only accentuate the reds in her hair and the contrast is exceedingly unbecoming.