“TAKE THINGS AS WE FIND THEM”

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19060, 3 May 1930, Page 28 (Supplement)

“TAKE THINGS AS WE FIND THEM”

THEN LOOK FOR WAYS TO CONSERVE ENERGY

PARIS, January B®. The member* of the School of Beauty have become a great family in their interests in life’s question of health and adornment. In my former article*, w-a have discussed everything from appetite to brain-celle, and we must by now be well enough acquainted to use our knowledge in a practical way. The first thought of cons erring strength in the minds of everyone is

rest and sleep, but consider for a moment the many nights in which you have slept nine to ten hours, and awakened more tired than when you went to bed. Many such nights were filled with dreams of an uncomfortable nature.

A bu*sy woman —be she a society hostess, a professional worker, a typUte, a dancer, or a school teacher—cannot

drape herself over a couch for half an hour when feeling tired. Women, who lead strenuous lives, whether social or otherwise, cannot find time for rest during the day. Instead, they must> keep on working with headache, backache and weary limbs. It is at such times one burns the candle at both; ends and lays the foundation of kidney, liver, and heart trouble, together with, wrinkles, pimples, grey hair, and a slightly over-mature condition of plump-J ness. Take Things As We Fine ThemIn striving to help each other we must* take things as we find them, and mak\ the best of each condition as it arises. It is useless, even senseless, to suggest any change in diet, as eating for a good time is the inalienable right of a prosperous people who have inherited peace, happiness, and a good appetite for breakfast. There are many aids to digestion in every pharmacy, which supplement the failing secretions digestive ferments, due to over-work, and. the putrefactive changes of various food mixtures. The best way for a busy woman to conserve energy is to regulate the quality and quantity of. food so that she has no symptoms ofj indigestion, aches, pains, or tired feeling at any time. This means a perfect adjustment of the waste and repair processes of the body, sufficient hours, of rest, drinking plenty of water during the day preferably between meals and dressing comfortably. The body should be protected from the effects of a sudden change in temperature at all times. Too many girl* and women dress for looks and suffer with cramps and chills, with feet like blocks of ice, in thin, web-like silk stockings, summer and winter alike. For even in summer time there are day* when one’s feet feel cold, especially in the damp weather.

Actfessea Stay Young Longer. Actresses stay young longer than other woman do because they know the necessity of rest for building their tissues. They take the rest they must have to keep lines from etching themselves about the eyes, the muscles of their face from sagging, and red lmw and weariness out of their eyes. They rest enough to keep their movements light and their steps springy. . They rest enough to give the impression of much reserve energy. That energy i* as important to them a* a reserve fund to a bank. . , , Another corner to the foundation of lasting youth U activity. A certain woman of my acquaintance, who 1* well on in the forties, looks extremely young. Her friends all say she doesn’t look any older than she did when she first looked down at her baby in her cradle and smiled. Her three children will teU you the same thing. As a matter of fact, she leads an extremely active life, the moment she breakfasts until the moment she goes to bed she is always doing something. She never makes a real visit. She never has a long talk with anvone. She flashes out of * room. She reminds one of & bird that is always on the wing. Enforced inactivity is torment to her.. But even while she is busily engaged in something or other —every moment being filled as it were—-she finds time for rest period*. Your Figure. To the very little lady who would add a few more inches to her height, I pass on this valuable formula, which will give her much dignity, along with three extra inches: In the morning, when you are unencumbered by clothing, stretch out fiat on the floor, stretching your arms as lai above your head as possible on th® floor —to gain your distance. Now place a vase or block, anything will do about one foot from where your finger tips come. Lock your heels in the rung of the bed to keep yourself from slipping and reach for that object tnat is just out of your reach. This is, obviously, nothing more than stretching, but it will do wonders both in adding material height and by correcting rounded shoulders, thus adding apparent height, if such is the case. Your Feet. Anyone who is troubled with soft corns will certainly welcome this simple and inexpensive remedy: Take a email piece of clean linen rag and dip it into turpentine, wrap it round the toe or toes on which the corn appears. Do thi* night and morning; it gives almost immediate relief, and in a few days th* corn will disappear. It is the best thing in the world for one’s feet to wear several pairs of shoes a day. They look fresher, do not have to stay so long stretched out straight on the trees, and refresh the feet enormously. Of course, they are far prettier changed so, and wear a great deal longer. At the end of a season the more noticeable, if they are not much worn, can be laid over another seaeon, when they will again be new.