The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 994, January 14, 1899Various
General
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 994, January 14, 1899
Various
Children's literature -- Periodicals
IN NEED OF ADVICE.--Nothing save the surgeon's knife will remove moles
from the face without great danger. The operation for removing moles
is practically free from danger; but it is not always advisable. The
best way to remove the hair which grows upon moles is to shave it off
or bleach it with peroxide of hydrogen. Electrolysis is sometimes used
to destroy hairs on moles, but it is infinitely inferior to, and more
dangerous than, excision of the whole mole. Moles very rarely grow
quickly; indeed, usually they grow less rapidly than does their bearer.
If you have a mole which suddenly begins to grow rapidly, go to a
surgeon at once, for in all probability it has altered its character
and become a serious disease.
BRUNETTE.--Dandruff and falling hair are usually present together, for
the former is one of the commonest causes of the latter. Wash your head
once a week in warm water and borax (one teaspoonful of borax to a pint
of water). Wash the scalp particularly well, and thoroughly dry both
the scalp and the hair afterwards. When the hair is quite dry, rub a
very little sulphur ointment into the scalp. It is no good applying
this to the hair itself. It is the scalp and hair-roots which need the
ointment. Use a hair-wash of cantharides and rosemary.
IRIS.--1. If you use peroxide of hydrogen to bleach your hands, do
not put it in the water you wash in. Get from your chemist “hydrogen
peroxide 10 vols.” Dilute this with three parts of water, and dip your
hands in the solution once a day. This can do you no harm. Whether it
will do what you want it to do is another question. Sometimes it serves
its purpose; usually it fails.--2. Orris-root is the root of the iris,
and not of the violet as is so commonly thought.
M. O.--You suffer from the double complaint of indigestion and feeble
circulation. You must be very careful what you eat, avoid excess of
starchy foods, sugar, alcohol, tea, coffee, and cocoa. But take a good
nourishing diet. The pills will do you good; but you must be very
careful to guard against constipation. Take a fair amount of exercise.
Take a small dose of bicarbonate of soda when you are troubled with
fulness after meals.
AN OLD READER.--We think it quite improbable that your brother will
derive any benefit from smoking. In fact, we think that it will simply
make him worse.
EMILY.--It is very difficult for us to advise you what to do, for
the information that you give us is too scanty to enable us to form
a just idea of your condition. You should have told us your age, and
occupation, and habits of life, for it is necessary to know these
before treating any complaint. The stiffness in your arms may be due
to rheumatism or it may not. You might try gentle massage and friction
with camphor or soap liniment over the joints of your arms. For your
other troubles we cannot help you without information as to what they
are and how they originated.
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