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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1905
Page
5
An observer recalls how proper seating and postures enhance a woman's appearance. A tall beauty with a low stool unsettles her, while another woman masters tea time with careful chair choice and poses. Don’ts include doubling up, perching on chair arms, or using unsuitable low seating.
Readers seek remedies for freckles oily skin and thinning hair with recipes for lotions tonics washes and a lemon glycerine treatment. Answers cover orange flower cream usage lotion timing and pre exposure skin protection plus cautions on diet and acne cures.
The advice notes washing with hot water and brown soap, drying, applying a solution of a teaspoon of alum to a pint of water, and dusting with boric acid powder to reduce underarm perspiration.
A letter from a writer seeking advice about severe skin problems and a habit of pinching pimples. The writer expresses distress over complexion and requests help or guidance to address the condition and related habits.
The letter favors walnut stain and Chinese stain as harmless for brows and lashes, with walnut stain made by macerating black walnut shells in clear alcohol then straining. It advises avoiding eye contact and notes peroxide can bleach facial skin, while moth patches under the eyes may be treated with a cucumber juice based paste.
A correspondent signs as PANSY asks for remedies to add facial fullness and prevent wrinkles without harming delicate pale skin. The letter also notes concern over hips seeming to grow larger and a thinning face, seeking gentle, skin-safe guidance.
A 19th century health note describes abdominal and trunk rotation exercises to relieve constipation and improve digestion. It covers cone-shaped torso movement, liver squeezing, dizziness relief through hip circle turns, and a combined jumping and chewing exercise for indigestion. Cautions warn against self treatment for spinal curvature and emphasize orthopedic specialist consultation.
A health note suggests a hip widening routine by standing on alternating feet and swinging the free leg pendulum fashion from the hips. Each swing should extend as far forward and backward as possible with regular practice.
The passage prescribes a bust massage cream using Lanolin 2% ounces Spermaceti 14 ounces Molten tallow 6e ounces Cocoanut oil 2 ounces and tincture of benzoin 42 dram. Melt the fats, allow to cool, then add benzoin gradually while beating until cold. Also recommends Vaucaire remedy and witch hazel cream for dry skin with no hair growth effect.
A 24 year old requests guidance for deep forehead and under eye wrinkles despite using creams. The note includes a home recipe listing alum 79 grains almond milk 114 ounces rosewater 1 ounce to dissolve alum and mix with almond milk for nightly application, seeking protection against wind exposure.
A reader asks for remedies to reduce oiliness and hair loss. They seek a solution that promotes long, dry, fluffy hair and avoids greasiness. Provide practical, science-based tips and gentle product ideas.
The article describes a freckle remedy using 1 ounce glycerine and an infusion of petals for 24 hours, then strained and mixed with glycerine for repeated application. It also provides a dry hair lotion using bicarbonate and borate sodas, eau de cologne, alcohol, cochineal tincture, and distilled water to make a cleansing solution.
Reader provides old formulas for skin treatment. Almond oil is said to flesh the arms, orange flower cream touted as better skin food. Two remedies are described: Obstinate Blackheads use ether and soap ointment applied then wiped with hot water. Lotion for Enlarged Pores mixes boric acid with hazel and is applied with linen or cotton.
A 30 year old asks if any harmless method can whiten gray hair completely without dyeing it back to dark brown. The response states there is no known harmless method to turn hair completely gray.
Reader Helen seeks a harmless way to whiten yellow skin. An old health column prescribes a cucumber lotion with expressed cucumber juice alcohol sweet almond oil shaving cream blanched almonds and rose water, claiming it softens cleanses and tones the skin despite possible liver concerns.
Question about a massage cream that avoids hair growth and plumps the skin to reduce wrinkles. The reader notes thin facial skin and ongoing wrinkles, uses olive oil but it grows hair. Mentions cocoa butter and an orange flower cream previously published. Answer: orange flower cream is excellent for the purpose and will not promote hair growth.
A reader asks about cures for brown facial spots and removing back neck hair. An old formula recommending 60 grains salicylic acid with bay rum is cited, noting slight skin roughness, plus liver health and soft cloth application. The piece suggests wearing hair low or covering patches to hide them.
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