The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 30, 1903, Page 13

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THE SUNDAY CALL, 13 Gertle pressure Pre (Copyright, 133, by T. C. McClure.) ONSIDERING how all-important the eyes are to good looks, it is surprising hoW they are neglected and eveo redeem an otherwise plain face and a good complexion may good health essential to this condition, eves themselves. the morning, the eyes should not be \ ni a bright light. A few moments should \ 1 to elapse to accustom them to the half-light of the bedroom before drawing up the blinds and admitting the of day. ch sleep and too little sleep are alike injurious to e former debilitating them through the prolonged \ {paction in whi it keeps them; the latter from fatigue. Then \ sgain, the sight may be spolled by using the eyes too little. This s only a degres less harmful than using them too much. ht end profound and lorg continued dark- the eye to various maladies, some of den transitions from darkness to light, especially injurious. t eye expands in darkness, and, if it be exposed to & bright light, contraction not taking of the retina, with consequent reverse, &r paral v ensue. The sudden transition from light attended with less serious, but no le: ious consequences. fon of the light on the seashore, or any surface, & predominance of glaring br of dark the rooms where much of the time is spent, long &t rapidly moving objects are all in- jurious to t.e sight. Boft colors are both most pleasing end most beneficlal ® the eye. Green is the color most favorable to the eye, as it exercises the muscles moder- ately without fatiguing them. Black or very dark colors maintain them In & state of inactivity. and look When you have nothing to do—when you are just rest ing—close your eyes. As long as the eyes are open, th are at work to a certain extent. Don’t read when lying down, though that may be better than reading or writing in a constrained stooping posture. Bit erect when reading, and as nearly so as possible when writing. One of the great advantages of the typewriter is thet it allows ‘an erect position and taxes the eyesight very lttle In comparison with pen writing. In reading or writing, the light should come obliquely from the side and fall upon the surface of the paper, so as « to {llumine it fully, with the reflection’ passing away at an sngle and without striking the reader in the face, since he reflection from the white paper is almost as trying as direct light shining in the eyes. Let the eyes rest as soon as they begin to feel weary. An eye bath is a dally necessity. Few people know how good & cold water bath is for the eyes. But it should not be with a sponge and cold water, for this of necessity is done with the lids closed. It is mych better for the eyes to be open in cold water. = This can be done by fllling a basin with water, putting the face in, and opening the eyes once or twice. As this is not ajways convenient, the hair is apt to get wet at the same time, get an eye cup at & chemist’s, fill it with clear, cold water, and open and shut the eye two or three times in it. Clear water should be used. A little witch hazel or boracic acld may be added to the water. Warm water is good to use occasionally, although {t: continued use tends to redden the eyes and make them watery. The eyes should always be washed before going to bed, to remove the dust which may bave gathered on the lids during the day. To preserve the round shape of the eyeballs, occasionally rub them gently, alwa; toward the nose. As one grows older, the eyeballs have & tendency to become flat. ‘When the eyes have become irritated through excessive use, a compress of linen, wet with cold water and changed as often as it becomes warm, will generally rellieve them. If the firritation continues, use a lotion made by steeping two ounces of rosemary leaves in a pint » distilled water, for twenty-four hours. Then strain and add en equal quantity of rosewater and the same amount of brandy. As sutomobiles became popular diseases of the eye began to increase. Despite the glasses that are worn the wind and the dust are sufficlent to cause serious inflammation of the eye and its lids. Boft ooal aust, too, is & menece, as it often causes serious in- flammation. The best treatment is a bath of clear wa- ter containing & little witch haz Among the patients of oculists the women out- pumber the men. Regarding this fact twelve leading oculists have been consulted, and they lay it te the aring of vells. . 'eWor'nen who do not wear vells are less troubled with defects of the eyesight than those who always do so. And yet most women may look forth uponm the world through vells without serious injury 1@ they will only wear vells of the right sort. Most eye specialists disapprove of the dotted vell, but they have nothing to say against those of {llusion or chiffon, which has a fine, even, regular mesh, through which the eye may look without suf- fering anv worse results than come from peering through the finest wire window screen. The dotted vell, however, offers in- terruptions to the sight, distracts the eyes and compels the wearer to focus in different directions. Though these directions of fo- cus differ ever so slightly, the result is injurious. Many case of astigmatism has bee traced to the baneful effect of the dotted vell. ¢ Next In importance to the One lned with green slik should always be used in a glaring light, is the paraeol ; the seashore. 5 eye is seriously strained and injured because the owner does not wish to admi( f or confess to the werld that youthful sight is waning. Put on glasses whenever Thelr function is to essist and save the eye. If properly treated that n efficlent and useful untfl life’'s close. who epeaks With suthority, says that a great many persons injure thelr not keeping their glasses bright and highly polished. They allow dust and to accumulate upon them and make them dim and semi-opaque, and the eyes are n trying to look through them. An occasional wishing in warm soapsuds or weil needed Rythmie move- o ments of arms o calm the nerves~— _ erve their shape. + Iined with ¢ green silk ’ Shutthe eres now and then torest them. Shut Your Eyes Now and Then to Save Them—1If Only for One Minute at & Time, the Rest Is of Great Benefit. onthe eyeballs tends+to | Inaglaring light USe & 121230 the most. If you are say, take your athletics slowly and not in a quick, jerky manner. dally—for than none. alcohol is necessary. Naturally following the care of the eyes is the care of the eyebrows. If they are brushed carefully every day their appearance will be much improved. Always brush with an outer motion go- /ing from the ToOtS to the end. Brush them 'occasionally with a camel's hair brush dipped in cocoanut ofl. This not only makes the brows glossy, but causes them to ETow. A good stimulating lo- tion, which aids growth of eyebrows, is made of two drams of olive oil, quarter dram of tincture of cantharides and one ounce of alcohol. Apply this with a brush once a week. For eyebrows that have been burnmed off an emolllent made of half an ounce of gly- cerin and one ounce of olive ofl is excellent. Sweet ofl, with lime water, should be used on eyebrows that have been fresh- ly burned; or equal parts of lime water and linseed oll. Eye¥rows repay all the care that can be given to them, for if they are well arched and glossy they add much to the attractive- ness of a face. ANSWERS TO CORRESPOND- ENTS. Rosamond L.—A complexion cream for the face, which will make it smooth and white, is made by mix- ing two ounces of precipitated chalk thoroughly with four ounces of col- ogne spirits, % per cent. Then add four ounces of rosewater, quarter ounce of glycerin and two drams of extract of white rose. Bottls and always shake well before using. It is best applied with a small sponge. Carolyn—Don’t be guided entirely by your feelings in the matter of exercise. When a person feels the least Ilke taking exer- clise that is apt to be the time It is needed ‘“‘nervous,” as you Very little exercise five minutes, say—is much better Camilla—A little salt dissolved in warm wa- ter—about quarter of a saltspoonful to half a cup of water—will remove inflammation from eyelids reddened by the wind. perspire freely keep a jar of powdered alum on the toilet table. Occasionally use a little 8f this in the water with which the hands are washed, but don’t use it every day. ball or reception, use the alum bath before putting on your gloves. If your hands If you are going to a John J.—The upperarm should measure from two to two and a half inches more than the forearm. The expanded chest should be eight or ten inches larger than the smallest natural walst. nastics, without apparatus, will do any one much good. According to one authority, wrestling is “‘the wvery best physical pastime.” muscle of the body, and nerve, patience, endur- ance, agility, quickness and coolness are all in- volved. \ Carrie which you inquire, is derived from pomum, an apple, because pomatum was originally made by macerating overripe apples in grease. apple be stuck all over with spice, such as cloves, then exposed to the air for a few days, and afterward macerated in purified melted lard, or any other fatty matter, the \ grease will become perfumed. Light gym- It improves every Careless—The word pomatum, about If en Repeating the operation with the same grease sev- eral times produces real pomatum. Ac- cording to a receipt published more than @ century ago, the form given is: Kid's ease, two pippins, an orange sliced, glass of rose water and half a glass of white wine, bolled and strained and finally sorinkled with ofl of sweet almonds. Sallle—To make honey and al- mond paste to use in massaging the arms, rub the yolks of two eggs with one-fourth of a pound of strained honey and two ounces ground bitter almonds. Then add slowly one ounce al- mond ofl and one-half dram each of attar of cloves and attar of bergamot. Jacqueline — The best way to develop legs and ankles is to walk around on tip toes morning and night, while dressing and undressing. Run slowly back and forth across _ will develop _the your room on tiptoes or walk around your room in low-heeled or heelless shoes, pressing hard on the toes at the end of each stride. Copy Hamlet's siow stride across the stage. Walking on the heels muscles of the shins. Bathe thg legs in cold salt water after perform- ing these exercises and then give them a brisk rubbing. This helpy to Increase their size. E. B. E~It was Car~ lyle who, by his analysis of Teufelsdrockh’'s book on clothes, established the theory that society is founded on clothes. All men—women, that is—are born equal; the inequali- ties develop with the clothes they inherit or mcquire. Clothes denote not only the means of a woman, but still more decidedly express her taste and education. Genevieve.—The quota- tion relative to leap year which you want is prob- ably the following: “In leap year they have power to choose; Ye men no charter to refuse.” Belladonna.—Anosmic means wanting the power of smelling—all odors being alike. There are persons who are hyper- osmic, that is, very sensitive to smelling. Martin.—Tos strengthen the knee mus- cles, bend the left leg in a right angle, extending the right leg horizontally. and lower the body until the right heel nearly touches the ground. Rise by straightening the left leg, with the right still extended horizontally, and without letting the hands or the right heel touch the ground. Then lower the body as before, extend tne left leg this time, and rise on the right. Continue until the weight of the body has been raised twenty times by the effort of either knee joint without the ald of the other. gHaP i s HELEN A.—() Do you remember your first question? Bazin's Depllatory is absolutely harmless and easy to manage, but I am sorry to say not permanent. @ A little glycerin, dfluted with about twice its welght of rose water, is good for sunburn or chapped lips and it is refreshing as well 'VICTIMS OF A RECOIL By Louise J. Strong. I —_— + Copyright, 13, by T. C. McClure. H-E-EW! This is the hottest day that ever brofled!” Mr. J. Ban- born, elderly, somewhat portly, and very irasci- ble, blared about, defy- ing contradiction. The old gentleman in front of him bristled aggressively. Mr. Sanborn, with an eye out for of- fense, observed the bristling and reiter- ated dogmatically, “The very hottest day!” “No such thing! There's been millions hotter!” the old gentleman flashed around like a pugnacious bulldog. “The very hottest day!” bawled stubbornly. “Not even the hottest this season! On the tenth the thermometer registered six- teen degrees higher,” his opponent ex- plained with aggravating exactness. Mr. SBanborn “Then the thermometer lled! All ther- mometers do!" “My thermometer is exact! It's the best made.” “I don't care If it's the only one made, 1t lles If it says there’s ever been a hotter day than to-day.” Mr. Sanborn mopped his face in exaggerated distress. People were smiling at the absurd con- tention, and a girl across the aisle gig- gled. Both disputants looked at her, and with a gesture of authority the old gen- tleman ordered: ‘“Here, miss, you look cool and reason- able, tell this lump of obstinacy that to- day is frigid beside the tenth.” “Oh, don’t ask me to be umpire. I don't know anything about thermometers; I al- ways go by my feelings,” she cried. “The only sensible way,” Mr. Sanborn afiirmed. “The way of ninnies and numskull stormed the old gentleman. “Your station, sir,” the conductor In- terrupted. The old gentleman bounced off, tralling his statements and assertions to the platform. The train started. Mr., Sanborn stuck his head out the window and shouted, “The very hottest day!” Then he settled back and laughed. The girl laughed, too, and slipped across into the old gentleman’s place, “I wound him up!” Mr. Sanborn ex- plained with satisfaction, “I expect he thinks it is pretty hot by now,” she smiled, “but really, you know, we have had hotter weather.” “Oh, yes,” he assented unexpectedly, “I suppose I'm doing my own roasting.” “Fuming?” she intimated. “Like a boiling kettle! Think I'd ex- plode but for easing off on the old gentle- man,” he chuckled in memory of the ex- ploit. “You should take things easy in hot weather; it's the only way to keep cool,” she remarked sagely. “‘Take things easy!’ Look hers, when you've had a blow that's knocked all your life plans helter-skelter you don't feel easy or cooll” “No, that's true. One might make new plans,” she suggested. “New plans!” he ggoffed. “T don’t know why I'm the one to make concessions. He owes all he is to me.” . BShe looked polite inquiry, and he con- tinued, “You see, it's my nephew. I've raised him, and been & father to him— done well by him, too; given him the best advantages money’ll buy. And all I've asked of him is that he'll go ahead and be a credit to us.” He paused reminiscently. "“And hasn't he? ghe asked. A glow 1it his face. “He has! He's been on top all the time —taken the honors everywhere—and he stands to pull off the biggest of all now.” “I should say that was satisfactory she commented. “Satisfactory! I'm chock full of pride! But I'm justified in being proud. He graduates from C— University—no little college, mind you—with the honors of his class. Why, with my money behind him he might be anything he chose, anywhere, And what does he do but deliberately kick over his own prospects. Here I've been planning all sorts of things for him when he gets through—travel, where and as long as he pleases—marriage, with the best, when he's ready for it—and the young Jack-a-napes has gone and en- gaged himself to a milkmald.” “A milkmaid,” she repeated faintly. * ‘Farmer’s daughter,’ he said; but they're all milkmaids, I suppose her dad raked up a little money and sent her to the university to take on some polish, and take in some young idiot like Maur- ice. He's the star, and she couldn’t do better, though she might find some with more money."” “Have you seen her?” “Nol Nor want to either. I know how she looks; overgrown and coarse, with big red cheeks, , the simpleton, calls ‘roses of he quoted con- temptuously. “He can go to the farm with her make a fleld hand for the old man, and I'll try to crawl out from ings! I wish I'd trained him ss back thers in Chicagol” ck the seat excitedly and went on. t it from me till his last letter. I've been b ce—hundred and t the sl pretty near not going to the graduating fandango, and I've looked to it for year: “Then you are to be there to-night,” she sald. “That's what I'm on the road for. He spoke of my coming & day or so earlier, but I don’t want to see him till after- ward. It might not be good for his nerves, and I naturally want him to do his best befors the public.” “Naturally,” she assented, adding, “T'm golng there, too. I have friends in the clas “Why, that's all right!” he exclaimed. “We're strangers and we’ll probably each be alone, why not sit together?” “Thank you, we will. It is kind of you to suggest it,” she replied, hiding an amused smile. By exchange of cards they Introduced themseives and had become very good friends by the time they reached thelr destination. ; “Shall I call for you? he asked at part- ng. “Oh, no, thank you. We will meet in the hall,” she returned with & flash of repressed merriment. “Very good, young lady—but not quite 80 perfect as you suppose,” he muttered, watching the slender figure fiit away. When in unaccustomed and uncomfort- able evening dress he was conducted to his seat, he scarcely recognized her in the resplendent creature, the center of an incense offering throng; but when he did he breathed an “ah, ha!" of satisfaction, adding with a chuckle, “T ses, I see! But I think the little joks will boomerang!" She detached herself presently and made her way to him, murmuring ao spol for omitting to mention that she had at- tended the university the previous year. To his eager question she admitted that she had met Maurice. To his equally eager question concerning the milkmaid, she hesitated uncertainly. ich was not strange, seeing that Mr. Sanborn had no name for her, the young blockhead having alluded to her merely a farmer’s daughter, the girl of my e I am sure that short, thick, homely gir] is the one; the third from the end,” Mr. born groaned. , perhaps not,” she comforted, sub- duing a smil She’s the one,” he assented as positive- 1y and aggressively as he had prociaimed the state of the weather. The opening ex- ercises prevented further discourse. In spite of his heated resentment, Mr. Sanborn swelled with pride at the over- whelming success of his nephew, and Joined in the applause that called him out again and again. “He’s pulled them off, as I told you he would,” he boasted to the girl, who, with flushed cheeks and wet eyes had burst her glove In expressing her approbation. “It would be glorious but for that beefy creature he's talking to,” he added, chok- ing indignantly. Maurice got away from the congratula- tions at last, and reached them saying with outstretched hdnd, *“Well, Uneles, I bope you are satisfied with me.” “Um-m, yes, pretty well,” his unele grunted, his eyes fixed significantly upon the thick, homely girl across the hall. Seeing which, Maurice said with a sly glance at the girl beside him: “May I introduce you to my farmer's daughter, uncle? She's—" Mr. Sanborn broke in, exclaiming, “Why, I know the man she's talking with—done business with him! Pl fust introduce myself—and have it out with her, too!” he growled over his shoulder, slipping like an eel through the crowd. “Good heavens!” Maurice cried aghast. “If he should say anything impertinent to Miss Millioness!"” “Oh, Maurice! And she the president’s niece!—he'll say anything! Stop him, stop him!” the girl wadl “Stop whom—the thief?” & young man queried laughingly. They trailed through the crowd in an agony of apprehension. There was no leasantry in the situation for them. Mr. Sanborn had arrived, shaken hands with the gentleman and was speaking to the young lady, who listened with serious attention. “Look at her! There’ll be an explosion soon; Oh, why did we undertake the silly trick!” Maurice’'s companion moaned in his ear. His uncle beckoned urgently, prevent- ing Maurice's reply. “1 suppose you know my nephew and his milkmaid, the farmer Senator's daughter,” Mr. Sanborn said to the gen- tleman as the reluctant couple ap- proached. Then he burst into a roar of laughter at the blank faces of the wilted young eon- spirators.

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