GOOD HEALTH

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 14 June 1930, Page 10

GOOD HEALTH

TREATMENTS FOR DISFIGURED SKIN (By H. C. Avion) Wrinkles are not a disease, but the result of bad health, - worry, excessive study, or general emaciation. The best way of keeping wrinkles at hay is to eat nutritious food, take healthy exercise out-of-doors—and try to be cheerful. Whatever tends to ’promote general health tends also to keep the skin in good condition. As to outward treatment, wash in soft tepid wafer, using pure olive oil soap, or fine oatmeal in lieu of soap. Follow this with a dip in cold water, and dab the skin with a soft towel till quite dry. In the morning, spray the face with rosewater, and if you use powder, be sure it is absolutely pure and free from injurious ingredients, such as bismuth. At night rub a very little good cold cream into face, neck and arms. ABRASIONS' AND BRUISES Abrasions are superficial injuries and, in most cases, need merely to be well washed, and kept clean by covering with a piece of clean old linen. If the abrasion is a big one, spread a little spermaceti ointment on the linen: Unless they are serious, bruises will disappear if left alone. If a bruise is big and painful, foment it with hot water, or cover it with a cold compress. If the surrounding flesh is inflamed, bathe it freely with vinegar and water in equal parts. BURNS AND SCALDS In the case of a burn, apply olive oil immediately and then cover with ordinary flour. This will keep the air from the spot and prevent pain. If a blister has formed, he very careful not to break it till new skin lias grown underneath. If plunged into very cold water immediately and kept immersed for some time, the pain of a scald will be eased and the skin will heal quickly. OLD COTTON REELS ARE USEFUL SOME WAYS OF EMPLOYING THEM If you are short of" a towel rail in the bathroom, thread any number of

old cotton reels on a piece of stout wire, bend and point botii ends for driving in the wall or bracket, and give the whole a coat of white enamel. This improvised rail will look as if it wore made of turned wood, and will present quite a smart appearance. A hook for the kitchen door may be made by putting a long screw through an empty cotton reel, screwing it into position, and painting it to match the door. 'This forms an excellent substitute for a brass or iron hook, and is actually better for towels and the like, since then 1 is nothing sharp to tear (lie material. An empty cotton reel also makes an excellent “door stop.” Just put a screw through the hole and attach it to the floor where required. Likewise, a thin layer of wood sawn off an empty cotton reel and glued .to the uneven leg of a chair or table will prevent it from wobbling. If the roller of a castor is broken, knock out the centre pin, cut a new roller from an ■ empty cotton reel, replace the pin in the hole, and give a few taps with a hammer at either end. Empty cotton reels come in handy •for repairing broken .cupboard door knobs, for piano bulfers to keep the instrument from the wall,-for feet of stands to prevent hot dishes from scorching polished tables, and for padding mil thin washers in sink and bath taps.