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THE GEORGIAN’S MAGAZINE PAGE
The Right Road to Health
By ANNETTE KELLERMANN.
THE WOMAN WITH ’NERVE.-”—TH E CAUSE AND THE REMEDY.
One of the main reasons why women
do not attain the full perfection of
beauty which nature intended them to
havens because they constantly en
courage the destructive element which
• we.-caii "nerves'’ for short.
Tire woman with "nerves is never
quite healthy or beautiful, because of
the- constant drain on her forces.
The nervous woman is always tense,
and. this tension shows itself in odd
wavs.
The woman with a certain kind of
nerves simply starves her hair right
off her scalp, because she keeps those
e;?Jp and head and neck muscles so
tight that not enough blood can get up
there to nourish the hair. Then she
goes to a scalp specialist and gets mas
aage treatment, which helps some, but
the’ real trouble lies in herself.
Another woman finds that she sets
her'jaw and frowns all the time quite
unconsciously. Her nerves have gone
to her face. Another woman holds her
shoulders ' right; the next one never
takes a good, long breath, the third
gulps her food down. Another girl un
consciously contracts the muscles of
the waist and chest. If you ask them
why they do these things, why they are
so tense, why they cut off the blood
supply in some part of the body by
contracting the muscles—the answer
always is: Oh, I'm so nervous I can't
* help it.
Always Awkward.
The person who is nervous and tense
Is almost always awkward and if for
that reason alone "nerves’’ should be
put a stop to. You notice I did not
say controlled, because this physical
tension, which is the result of nervous
ness, can not be controlled in the ordi
nary way . The more you control it. the
worse It gets and girls, particularly
children who are forced to “control”
.this kind of nervousness, often become
quit© ill as the result of the wrong
method of changing the condition.
YAu can overcome “nerves'’ and mus
cular tension by relaxation and hy re
laxation only.
To find out what relaxation really is
you must contract your already stiff
muscles even further and then let go.
The first delicious feeling of relief is
just the beginning of what real relaxa
tion is going to mean to the nervous
woman.
A Good Example.
When you watch a cat wake up.
> stretch itself, stiffen every muscle in
its body and then relax completely, you
have a perfect example of how the re
laxation ’exercises ought to be done to
> o\er<-omo nervousness.
I’m going to begin with the girl who
has a nervous.ctenise face, with lines of
worry and anxiety and a set frown be
tween the exes.
I want her to take advantage of every
opportunity to do this relaxing work.
She can practice in street cars, and
whenever she has an odd moment.
Sit in a- comfortable chair and rest
the head against the back. Close the
eyes. Relax the jaws and let the mouth
open - naturally. Put your mind on
the muscles of your own self.
Try and feel yourself relaxing and
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children,
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Colorado
Is Nature's Big Repair Shop
Your overhauling is due. Your nerves are frazzled.
Your sleep brings no rest. Your appetite is an insult to
the cook and your digestion is a loafer. You’re run dow n.
And why not? How long do you think blood and flesh
will submit to the pounding you’ve given yourself for the
last year?
Go out to Colorado and let the hills take you in hand.
Take a daily bath in the mountain air, forget your worries
and hurries and play for a month. Come back with man
power like horse power and make the next eleven months
count for twenty-four. It’s cheap to get a man who can
work like two at the cost of a month’s rest. And the
nund-trip fares are low enough for any pocketbook.
Any way of going to Colorado is a good way, because it gets
you to Colorado. But the best service is that afforded by the
Rock Island Lines
The people you meet en route the scenes through which
you pass —the many delightful surprises, make a trip on Rock
Island trains a part of your vacation.
Through Sleeping Cars From the Southeast
electric lighted and strictly modern—are operated in con
nection with the l-risco Lines.
The Colorado Flyer -every morning from St Louis—and other fast daiiv trains
rom St Loni , Ka> .1. City, MemphL, Chicago, Omaha and S'. Joseph for ( olorado,
.'ellowstone Park anil the Pacific ("a-t. Write for our booklet' "Under the Tur
queue .ST) " and "Little Journeys in Colorado" and details of fare 1 and service.
H H. HUNT. District Pass. Agent
18. No. Pryor St., Atlanta, Ga
IHS* - Phone Mam 661
letting go up there. You can do it bet
ter by just tensing all thgse muscles
over which you have control, and then
letting go of them. Contract the fore
head muscles and then relax them. Do
this repeatedly. Each time you will
be able to relax a little more. Now.
take the cheeks and jaw muscles. Work
over every set of muscles, contracting
them vigorously and relaxing. In a
little while your face will begin to tin
gle. a sure sign that the flow of blood
is increasing in those tense set muscles.
After some practice you will lose your
nervous expression naturally, for ten
sion yields to relaxation, but not to rig
id control, which simply increases the
nervousness.
EXERCISE FOR NERVOUS INDI
GESTION.
People afflicted with this trouble
should eat very slowly, masticating
carefully and long. They should avoid
teas, coffees and highly spiced, rich or
heavy dishes, and get out in the open
air just as much as possible. Here are
two exercises which will help if done
night and morning:
Stand erect, place the left hand on
the left side of the body just above the
waist. Inhale and stretch all the mus
cles of the left side upward, lifting ribs
and shoulder to the highest degree pos
sible. The abdominal muscle will con
tract. Hold this position for several
moments, then relax completely and ex
hale.
Another good exercise for nervous
indigestion and for nerves generally
consists in a vigorous contraction of
the muscles of the hack while lifting
up the ribs. Take a big breathand. lift
up the chest. Feel the contraction• in
tlie back. Hold the position as long as
you comfortably can. Now relax .com
pletely. Repeat until you oegin to
yawn.
Where the shoulders have been held
too rigidly exercises with the staff
holding body and arms very tense,
makes these muscles so tired that one
instinctively relaxes them after the ex
ercise is done.
Hold the body straight and rigid,
grasp a staff in both hands, inhale and
raise staff above the head back of the
shoulders up again and down to the
chest, exhale, relax and lower the staff.
A Fine Exercise,
One of the finest exercises for tens
ing and relaxing all the muscles of the
body is spear or'stick throwing. Get
a small spear—a stick with a. sharp
point will do. Alm at a target and take
a few running steps before throwing
the spear, which should be held shoul
der high. While you are throwing the
spear every part of body is vitalized
and tense. As soon as the spear or rod
leaves the hand the muscles relax. This
relaxation, practiced steadily, is ths
cure for nerves. It is more a mental
than a physical process and no on, •
can relax physically without an effort
of the will.
Fortunate
"Sir,’’ I have no home.” began the
seedy looking man. "and—”
"No taxes to pay. no rent, no coal
bills, no worry over the rise in milk
prices! Permit me to congratulate
you.”
"1 have no job, and—”
"Luck chap! No danger of being dis
charged.”
"But I am serious. I have no money,
and —”
“.No temptation to spend it foolishly
on able-bodied 1 beggars. Why, you're
a veritable child of fortune. Good
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Learn to make the most of your
good looks.
By MARGARET HUBBARD AYER
BEFORE I go on with the making
of our pretty girl I want to an
swer some of the mane questions
that have poured in from girls between
fourteen and sixteen' regarding their
complexions.
I always feel deeply sympathetic with
girls of that age. because It is a very
trying time. One isn’t quite a’y'oiiiig.
lady yet, and one Is not a child, and
clothes and manners both change along
with the manner irr which one .does
one’s hair, and the way one's complex
ion looks.
A girl' of fifteen who had taken my
last article' very seriously to heart
wants to know what in the world she
will do.
"The giils at school are making fun
of me,” she writes,-"because my face is
shiny just like a mirror, and yet you
say I must not use powder. All the
other girls do, so what shall I do?"
Personally I would much rather see a
shiny little nose than one that was all
chalked up with powder, but, my. dear,
if it worries you so much, here are a
few simple ways that you may try to
overcome the greasy look:
In the first place I want you to re
member now and for always that the
lotion of treatment which agrees with
one skin won't agree with another, and
you want to try and experiment until
you have just the right treatment which
agrees with you. showing t’qe best re
sults.
The Reason Why.
The reason your face is so greasy is
because the little glands which find
their outlet in the pores of the skin are
not working properly.
J explained to you in my last article
tftat during this trying period of read
justment between childhood and young
womanhood the circulation of the blco 1
is very apt to go ob strike somewhere,
and cause you all kinds of trouble like
pimples and blackheads, or a very oily
skin. These troubles will’right them
selves in the course of tine. especially
if you are careful of your health. In
the meantime, I would suggest for the,
girl with the greasy face that she try
one or the other of these treatments. Os
course, I take it for granted that you
don't omit your daily bath, and that
yon wash your face carefully and thor
oughly both night and morning. The
investment of a face brush will repay
you by clearing the pores of all im
purities, and making it much easier for
you to work on your complexion.
The soap you use on your face need
not be an expensive kind, but it must
be pur.e. Many soaps can be used on
the body or hands, but should not touch
the face. If the soap stings it is too
strong for the face, and one of the
simplest tests is to taste it with tip
tongue. If it does not "bite" it can be
used on the face of the most sensitive
skinned girl.
Scrub your face with the brush and
soup, taking especial pains to scrub
around the nostrils and chin and ow
the temples where blackheads are likely
to appear. Rinse the far e .With several
warm waters and then .cold water and
dry carefully and thoroughly. If you
use a facecloth, take good care to see
that it is kept clean. After you have
used it wash it out in clear water with
a little ammonia and hang it up in the
window to <]rv.
• Instead of Powder,
Instead of using powder, if your nose
is really very shiny, get your mother
to give you about a teaspoonful of ep
sotn sadlts; boil about four oupces of
water and dissolve the salts in the
water, bottle it and mop a little of this
liquid over your nose when you want
to be sure that if is not going to look
shiny. By adding a tilth mon epsom
salts vpu can make , ( simple and excel
lent blen-'h f"l n»'k and fare
The Making of a Pretty Girl
Fite Face of Beauty, and Some Questions Answered
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Beauty depends greatly on the way you take care of your natural
charms.
Don't let your mother throw away
any bits of cueumber, either the pulp
or the peel, because cucumber juice is
one of the best things for the com
plexion, and you can rub it on at night
or during the day. It acts as a bleach
and will correct the oily look.
On warm days, when your face
shines, you may be able to beg a little
bit of w hite wine vinegar—about a ta
blespoonful—and pour it into two cups
of rain water. Wipe your face with
this, and add a few drops of perfume
to the water if you like sweet odors.
Now for the girl whose skin is
blotchy. Os course, she assures me
that there is not anything the matter
with her little stomach, and. as I don’t
know' my correspondents personally, I
can not deny that they are right. But
usually, dear Sweet Sixteen, your face
is a pretty good indication of the con
dition of your blood, and if it is
blotched just now, ask your mother if
she won t mix you up a good, old-sash,
ioned dose of sulphur and molasses.
I think probably it would do you good,
for I have seen more complexions clear
up with the simplest of remedies than
I care to remember.
The Girl With the Red Nose.
The girl with the little red nose is ex
ceedingly indignant at me because I
.said It might be due to stricture of
some kind, tight lacing, tight garters,
etc. She also insists that she has not
Indigestion, so 1 shall advise her first
of all to avoid all sudden changes in
temperature, not to get overheated if
she can avoid it. to cut tea and coffee
out of her bill of fare, together with
spicy foods and too much meat.
Sometimes, if the nose is very red, a
warm foot bath will allay the discom
fort, and the feature will return to its
ordinary coloring. On the whole, how
ever, the nose shows indiscretion in
eating, and anaemia, which means a
poor or weak condition of the blood,
and a chronic case of red nose should
be turned over to the family physician
and cured, because it is an indication
of some real trouble.
Sweet Sixteen complains quite bit-
I hat Wicked Round
Into the little village of tVuzzlevlale
there came a circus, with brazen band,
gaudy posters, mammoth elephants, su
perlative clowns and fiery, untamed
lions.
The boys of the place were mad with
excitement, and the young son of a no.
tot iou.-ly close-fisted old la enter rushed
up to his father and eagerly demanded
the nimble quartet with which to view
th'- show
"What!" demanded the old skinflint,
f’lease. father," camo the meek and
mild reply.
"Young man,' answered th< oldster
sadly, "it was only last month that I
lei you go to the lop o' t' hill to h .
eclipse of the sun. My lad. do you
want all your Iff® tn be one wicked
round of gayety
Tll.-n the bor got itted
terly in her letters of the shape of her
mouth.
Now. the mouth is shaped by char
acter, by the thought and will behind
the face. The Italians say that our
eyes are what God intended us to be,
and our mouths show what we have
made of ourselves.
At your age, with all of life before
you. almost any kind of a mouth can
bo made into a feature which expresses
character, strength and sweetness of
disposition, and that, after all, is real
beauty.
For the consolation of the girl with
the big mouth, I want to tell her that
it is a sign of a generous nature, and
that both men and women are begin
ning to be rather critical of the tiny
rosebud mouth, which is apt to say
more bitter things than the bigger, if
less classic, lips.
if you don’t like the shape of your
mouth, learn to enunciate with
great care and distinctness. The
preacher in the pulpit is a good exam
ple to follow, or if you know of a
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teacher who speaks almost too pre
cisely. imitate that teacher. Careful
enunciation is an exercise for the lips.
It strengthens all the muscles in the
lips, and if you form the habit, in time
you will get the well shaped lips which
distinguish our best actresses and ac
tors.
Do You Know
That
Germany possesses* 17,000 credit
banks.
Throughout the Chinese empire there
are only 347 postoffices.
In the reign of Edward 111 only three
taverns were allowed in London.
Translated literally from the Hebrew,
the yyord Sabbath means "to rest.”
In the Chinese province of Che-Kiang
a new method of executing prisoners
now prevails. Instead of beheading
them, criminals are first chloroformed
and then shot.
Eleven new members of a colored se
cret society in Alexandria, Va., were
undergoing Initiation when the floor
gave way, and.they all fell Into a cel
lar. They believed that it was part of
the initiation ceremony.
A carpenter, aged 70, who led to the
altar at Cheltenham Parish church a
widow, forgot the ripg. The ring of
the handle of the church door key was
utilized, and the marriage service was
com pleted.
Drunkards in Germany will for the
future be sternly looked after by the
state. Each town must keep a record
'of al! the hard drinkers, and the city
medical men are bound to rqport those
who habitualy imbibe to excess.
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Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
BY FRANCES U. GARSIDE.
A BOY is of no use to any one in
the world but his parents, and
he is only of some use to them
because of the Hopes he represents.
At least this is the opinion of Day
sey Mayme Appleton, and she has a
brother, and knows.
But recently she discovered a use for
a good, live boy which she recommends
to all households that know the an
noying pinch of limited means.
The supply of chinaware in the Ap
pleton home was getting diminished.
Pitchers looked as if they had been un
duly inquisitive and had been smashed
in the nose: cups and saucers bore
signs of a fight, and plates were so
outlined with cracks that one could
shift his potatoes and study the map of
Europe, and move his meat and pick
out 'a map of Mexico.
"We can't afford to buy a new set,”
said Daysey Mayme, "but we will have
one nevertheless.”
So she urged a wealthy cousin to
visit them and be sure and bring her
Angel Child, a boy of ten. They came.
Daysey Mayme gave the Angel Child a
bean hag and a football, and encour
aged him to may in the house, having
first taken pains to put the cracked
china where it would be a target.
He broke it all! When Mrs. Apple
ton wept over the loss of her china,
"some pieces had been heirlooms in the
family for years, you know,” the cous
in generously bought her a dozen new
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Anty Drudge on True Economy.
Mrs. Nuwed—‘‘Vm economizing by doing my own wash
ing. By boiling the clothes a long time I can get th«
dirt out without much hard rubbing.”
Anty Drudge— “Economizing shucks! You’re burning up
money in fuel and wearing out your clothes faster
when you boil them. Use Fels-Naptha in cool or
lukewarm water without boiling. You’ll save fuel,
save your clothes and you won’t have any hard rub
bing. That’s true economy.”
How much are the clothes worth that
go into your weekly wash?
Many dollars at least.
Isn’t it worth while to take good care
of those clothes, to make them wear as
long as possible?
Then, why soften them by boiling and
hardrub them into holes on the washboard?
The Fels-Naptha way of washing will
save your clothes.
Fels-Naptha will cleanse them thor
oughly in cool or lukewarm water without
boiling or hard nibbing.
The clothes will be sweeter, cleaner and
whiter than you can get them any other
way. And they’ll w’ear twice as long.
Remember, —whether winter or sum
mer, no boiling, no hot water, no hard
rubbing.
l ime saved, fuel saved, work easier,
less bother.
Follow simple directions on the red
and green wrapper.
GIFT GOODS
OF SUPERIOR QUALITY
We do not wish to sell you the cheapest jewelry to he
had. but that which yon can admire not only for its intrinsic
worth, but its durability as well. We have always stood for
the best, and our present showing is no! an exception to the
high standard we have maintained in the past. We are show
ing one of the largest collections of articles suited for wed
ding presents in the history of the store. We invite you to
see it.
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plates, and took her Angel Child home.
"That is good so far,” said Daysey
Mayme, “but It is not enough. You
and father must celebrate your china
wedding.”
"But we have been married 40 years,”
gasped her mother. “Why, YOU are.
past 30!”
“They don't know I am in this town,”
said Daysey' Mayme. “But if any sus
pect it I will dress in away to allay
their suspicions."
So the invitations were Issued, and
when the guests arrived, each equipped
with a pickle dish, a soup tureen or
a gravy bowl, they were met at the
door by an old-iooking creature.
True, she looked to be past 30, but
plainly she wasn’t, for she wore skirts
that didn't reach her shoe tops, and her
hair hung in a braid down her back.
She kept a finger in her mouth, and
looked at the guests shyly. And at the
table she . behaved most terribly,
screaming for more ice cream and
kicking when she didn't get it.
"My little daughter," explained Mrs.
Appleton, "isn’t used to such late
hours.”
Her Light Went Out
Mary had a little lamp.
'Twas full of kerosene:
One day the lamp it did explode:
Since then she's not. benzine.