THE GOLDEN ROAD

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 58, 12 March 1929, Page 15

THE GOLDEN ROAD

MIND IN BODY BEAUTY

Most women are seekers of the golden road that leads to beauty. Potations and pastes, powders and perfumes are in constant demand. The real aid to this shining pathway is, however, riot gained by external means alone. These accessories . can; only accentuate the natural claim ■ towards attraction. Beauty is not only skin deep, but mind deep. This should be a very comforting thought to those who are said to lack charms (writes Dr. Estelle Cole in the London "Daily Telegraph"). It is true that she who travels on the road to beauty must have for her companions clear skin, sparkling eye, sunny hair, and springy gait. _ Yet, even/in such attributes something is wanting unless combined with those indescribable qualities called charm and personality. First, what,about clear skin? True it ia that diet, dip, and the daily dozen play their part in its achievement. Greater than these is the part the mentality and emotions fill in the woll-being of the individual with resulting beauty. The emotions are builders or iconoclasts of beauty. Do we not talk of the rosy blush of love? Moreover,' the, expressions '' green with jealousy," "scarlet with anger," and "livid with rage" speak for themselves; so that the mentality can be the best beauty saloon. . At a very .early age the mind influence 'holds sway. Youth is dominated by impressions that become character builders. The facial aspect becomes set before thirty, and it requires persistent training to undo the work of previous years. The mental attitude must be watched if one is to make the best of oneself. Gloomy 'faces depict equally gloomy minds. Drooping corners to the mouth are tell-tale of disappointed hopes and unfulfilled ambition. Worry aids and abets the formation of wrinkles. "It is not work but worry that kills," said Sir Andrew Clarke. '

Discontent, peevishness, and scorn can all be read in the face. Depressing emotions) as grief, fear, and worry, lower the pulse rate, impair the digestion, and deplete the vitality. The skin becomes pale and sallow; the eyes dull. Fits of anger are often the cause of a headache or a bilious attack. Rage has been known tb produce a skin rash. None of these causes nor their results can be considered beautifying. These destructive emotions lead to ill-health, the enemy of beauty. .

And the remedy? Prevention is better than cure. To overcome that bug-a-1 boo worry Sir Andrew Clarke suggested the cultivation of a tranquil ' mind. "Try to accept things as they are; take the present day and make the, best of it. Those persons who insist on. peering continuously into the future or grizzling over the past never have any present life at all." No facial aspect can be transformed if the mental aspect is not altered.

Happiness and hopefulness help mental and physical ills.' Joy is tho greatest beautifier. Its effects cause an activity of the glandular secretions of the body. Tonic in nature, they improve the digestion, brighten the eye, and clear the skin. Who would fail to attempt to tread the shining pathway to beauty that lies within oneself?