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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
2
A discussion on graceful gait contrasts correct stride with turkey toe and pigeon toe faults. It advises keeping feet one foot apart, aligning ears shoulders hips and feet, and walking on the balls of the feet to avoid a mincing look.
Reader seeks guidance on two Vaucaire formulas in metric and English measures, plus tablet form. Advice covers hair, skin care, dermatitis ointments, and proper walking posture, with steps for cleansing, tonics, and avoiding peroxide damage.
A reader asks about pimples on back and chest and hair color concerns. The guidance covers 15 grain copper sulfate wash, soda laxatives, lemon juice hair treatment, and iron supplements for pigmentation. Responses discuss mole removal options, electric needle, X ray bath, and the use of orange flower cream with cautions about facial swelling and hollow under eyes.
The writer seeks a harmless bleach B G E for dark skin and ingrown hairs on the throat. They note ongoing pimples with compulsion to pull them, mention electric needle as a possible cure for ingrown hairs, and list lemon juice cucumber and buttermilk as natural bleaches.
Reader reports persistent yellow skin around the mouth and asks for whitening. Advice suggests lemon juice in hot water before meals, frequent buttermilk, and bleaching the skin with hydrogen peroxide, while questioning liver health.
The text argues there is no danger of inhaling too much oxygen under natural conditions. It states only artificial pumping can import excess oxygen and that the heart will convert excess oxygen into blood if present. It notes oxygen is given to the dying for heart benefits and that active people rarely truly inhale too much.
The note warns that swollen arm veins when arms hang down may signal heart trouble and red visible veins in the ae indicate kidney trouble. It advises both readers to consult a physician and states there is no external remedy for either condition. It also says the advice applies to "Reader" as well.
Reader suggests soaking fingertips in warm olive oil to aid nail growth and rubbing lampblack or manicuring to prevent biting. Advise pushing back cuticles with an orange wood stick. avoid cutting skin. For superfluous neck hair the only permanent method is electricity or X‑ray. if unavailable, bleaching with peroxide is recommended.
The reply suggests using carbolized zinc ointment instead of the salve. Apply a small amount to the scar and bind with a clean rag. The ointment is described as soothing and not irritating to the scar.
A reader asks for hair hold methods to wear a veil. The response warns against quince seed as a curler and recommends using a fine net worn over the entire head to keep hair in place without causing harm.
The reader asks for a lip thinning formula but is advised that no formula is needed. Instead rub glycerite of tannin on the lips each night and avoid biting or pressing them.
A reader asks what a constitutional complaint means in relation to carrot complexion. The reply explains constitutional complaint as an internal weakness or chronic disease, not freckles or blackheads, which should not block a carrot complexion. The answer suggests lemon juice and steam treatment but notes the writer cannot answer fully.
An artist explains a watercolor method for painting black eyes using flesh tones. Mix carmine with yellow and a touch of vermilion, vary proportions by complexion, apply with a large dry brush, spread thickly, then blend edges with water. Paints are available at art stores.
A reader asks if blue eyes can be made brown in a 12 year old girl with red hair and pale blue eyes. The reply says eye color cannot be changed and warns against tampering with a child’s eyes. It notes brown eyes and red hair are rare but charming and suggests carbolized zinc ointment for lip scars, though it doubts effectiveness on old scars.
Reader asks for an article supplement detailing the different steps in arranging and twisting hair. The writer notes a prior piece described becoming styles and stages of dressing and mentions a reader reply about a pompadour and other dressing stages.
A reader requests a method to reshape a pug nose and learns that bone shape is fixed while cartilage may be lengthened by patient massage. The advice details downward inward massage with fingertips for five minutes twice daily, promising visible results after about a year.
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