The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 5, 1903, Page 10

THE SUNDAY CALL on g Eyes the Rewards y Dip—It Rejuven- ell as Beautifies. and the Salt 1e for a Bath is also a simple ¥ cheeks e to take & cold “ = ready in the i neck and arms g b he kneel on one .’ 4 y knee and with a sponge throw the water first over one shoulder and then over the other, down the epine. That causes the reaction which makes the body warm. Quickly sponge over the rest of the body, make a few motions forward in the water, B T 2> e as if swimming, and then jump out, dry the body as quickly as possible and dress, A bath taken in this way need not con- sume more than ten minutes. The most refreshing of all baths, ex- cepting a dip in the sea itself, is the salt rub. 1L is matchless in its effect upon the skin and complexion. With all these vir- tues it is the simplest and most easily managed of all baths. Put a few pounds of coarse salt—sea ealt preferably—in an earthen jar and pour some water over it, but not enough to dissolve it. This should then be taken up in handfuls and rubbed briskly over the body. The next thing is a thorough douching of clear, tepid or cold water and ATER flS}MWU%m@sMHIC ATHERINE, — 4~ \ MORTO N) a brisk rubbing with a dry towel. The effect of freshness, elation and ri newed life is felt immediately, and the satin-like texture of the skin and in- T creased clearness and brightness of the complexion swell the testimony in favor of the sa't rub The pine bath is a Juxury and bendfit that any one can easily afford. The tak- ing of one once a week will materlally brighten the flesh and strengthen the muscles. Get a quantity of fresh pine needles and place them straight, until have a bundle about as large as your fist. Tie this securely in t3e middle with a bit of twine, and ‘then twist and bruise the bundle until the needles are half crushed and give out a strong and delightful fragrance. Drop them at once into the bathtub—half a dozen or more of these bundles are necessary for one bath—and turn on the hot water. Let it be almost bolling, =~ Possess your soul in patience while the water Is cooling and getting all the pine odor and juice in solution When the water has cooled to the tem- perature of the body, remove the bundles The water will be of a yellow color and sweet and fragrant. Get in the bath and stay there fully half an hour. While you are enjoyving it your nostrils are gratefully sniffing in the rich, healthful odor, and your lungs are fairly reveling In the sweet, pine- impregnated air. Do not rub the body on leaving the bath, but dry it by applying soft, oid damask towels. Slip into a night robe and lle down for an hour. If vou sleep, so much the beiter, for you will probaby dream of wandering through the swre cool pine woads and you will awake refreshed and rejuvenated. The very thought of a mud wash is d'a- rested, tasteful to most people, but it is a fad which has some devotees. The idea is by no means new, but not until recenty has mud been taken into account as a skin beautifier. The skin should be thoroughly cleansed and dried until it feels warm and the perspiration has gtarted. Then apply the mud thickly—mud from the bed of a stream is best—taking care to keep it from the eyes. Mud is a panacea for poisonous bitesand not =0 unpleasant as one might at first suppose. It feels much as a coating of vas. ciine or cold cream would, and its results Jhere Tt requires some exmercise of will power to take an entire dath in mud, the kind of bath one gets at German watering places, for example. The bathtud, about three feet deep, is full of warm, black mud of the consistency of dge. This is stirred by the attendant with fearless hand, who assures one that it contains no animal life. - The novice, if she can, may practice s ittls mental sclence, and make belleve that the stuff is pink—a warm pulp of rose leaves. Once in the sensation Is phy- sically pleasant. The mud bears one up like a water Bed. A deliciéus, soft, warm poultice embraces the whols body. After fifteen minutes the attendant sluices each limb with warm water as it is withdrawn. The mud never sticks, but falls away, leaving no trace, and after- ward the skin is like satin. The last move. ment is the step from the mud into a clean, white tub of clear water. Ther the bather remains about five minutes, when she emerges, once more clean, to be enveloped in a warm sheet, and to sleep for haif an hour. One of the fads of the day is an ofl bath. Cocoanut oil or cottonseed ofl is the most approved medium giving soft- ness to the skin. and also that firmness of texture so much to be desired, there Is nothing better than oil. A thorough bath or massage with cocoanut oil is recom mended as & preliminary to pine bath #o that the pores of the skin may be cleansed and softened. and in a proper condition for absorbing all the benefits to be derived from the pine bath. Regarding the prover time for a bath, & simple, general rule may be given. Take coid baths on rising the morning. a warm ones just before retizing. In taking Turkish or Russian baths, the hour need not be considered, except as in all baths, none of which should be taken less than an hour before or after mea When it is possible use fresh, clean rain water for the bath. T s the nearest approach to distilled water, which is too expensive for general use Answers to Correspondents. “CLAIRE The following mula Is a most ex- cellent one for removing brown stains from the throat: Bichioride of mercury 12 grains; distilled wit zel, 2 ounces rose water, 2 ounces Apply with a smalil sponge to the yellow tace once a day It must be remembered hlor of mercury is a dangerous n, and while perfectly proper to use as an ex tarnal lotion. as here advise should be kept out of the reachi of children and ignorant persons. And now abou of hot water and pure soap. sides that vour nose would be afraid to use smything of the kind near the eyes. eyebrows give you & sinister ex- — ur only remedy. pression, electricity is yo and it is seldom, if ever, a faflure '1,\1 for thelr growth In the other d!rec;c'u unces; tincture CAr try red vaseline, 3 ou e tharides, 1 ounce; Jamalca rum, oll rosemary, 5 drops. E 3 Mix all thoroughly. Apply dally with I have never known an eyebrow brush. it to fail. “CLOVER BLOSSOM.” Be careful what you use on your 1f your skin s ofly, as it must be or would nmot have blackheads. Hot wa and pure Castile soap are ha the battie as you know the annoying littis black marks are but particles of dirt. Be sure to use cold water after the hot, as the skin will quickly wrinkle otherwise. Thera are two lotions equally good for an OF% e them both and you ca face kin. I will :Ake your . olce Rose wu'r'r. l“: grammes; borax, § gramm -p(.{ iiet camphor, 10 grammes; tincture o ammes L onee ot on. Silewis Ateobol, 30 grammes; tincture of benzoln, = grammes, strong WwEbite vinegar, Mix and let stand for & week and pass through filtering paper. 1 w:rm t suggest hot baths, &8 they take exercises—walking 8 lenty of heavy eloth- repire freely. Men lose five pounds v, but T would advise you Of course, dleting aids ces and bread have so they alone who are training can easily in a to begin gently wonderfully—F much starch mean several pounds. “TESSY.” The powder you have been using I8 & being made for that good one and very pure voung babies, and its most serious fault s that It soon files away. It did not eause blackheads. which, by the way, are par- ticles of dirt, Get a good camel's batr brush and scrub your face at least ence a da at night pref: y. The sulphur right & sods bath is ike, but not whem You were right, through, especially Here is an ex~ te wax, 1 ounoe; 3 ounces; cocoanut oil, e), 3 s as often as Ressle ‘] am a young girl, nearly ¥ vears o 1 T have always had a nice exion until this year. Now I have A NEALTHEVL FXERCISE wiTH & 1s an excellent milk vinegar for exactly that purpose: Alcohol, 30 grammes; tincture of benzoin, grammes; strong white vinegar, 3 grammes. Mix and let stand a week, and pass through filtering paper. Dilute it with a little water and use night and day. “DARKEE.” There are but two ways to get rid of superfluous halr and they are with small tweezers or by electrolysis. If you use the tweezers the operation must be re- newed once In three or four weeks, and it 1s well to rub the place thoroughly with camphor. There are several mixtures made that are successful for a time, but I direction Supposé owly anc Waiting. —““Will how much and how ofte cream of tartar a Mix thoroughly flour of sulphur a easpoonful each of eam of tartar a two teaspoonfuls « Div ’1 three portions, takjng one for three suc cessive morni After wait t! days repeat the doses, and agaim af three days repeat. To be quite dxpheit take the medicine three days skip three days, and so on, until in ail you have taken the medicine r different day= Be careful not to expose yourself when taking sulph s 't opens Sores and makes one liable to colds.