The Archive · 1940

Massage Is Good

While on holiday massage your scalp every morning and give your ha' and scalp $0 strokes with' the hair brush.

Greasy Hair Holiday Treatment: Add to 9 cupful of warm water heaped "teaspoonful of powdered borax, which you can got from the chemist. Take a small bit of real sponge and rub the preparation along, the various partings of the hair in the method described above, Give the hair a soap and water shampoo, The most luxurious shampoo soap 4 special Castile soap. Two lathers fare "necessary, and -at least. fou rinsing waters, using a spray sible. Hand-dty the hair with warm, towels, in the sun if possible.

Use a spirit lotion for setting the hair. Instead of the morning scalp massage, use a spirit tonic while on holiday.' This should be rubbed on to the scalp only, and the hair should bbe lightly brushed with a fairly soft bristled brush, If possible brush the hair in the sunlight or fresh alr, Brush with fairly slow strokes out and away from the head in order to expose each strand to as much sun and. fresh air as possible. Wear hats a little as possible, because the sun will dry out the excess oil.

Wood is the least-used material for paths, but boards laid lengthwise or crosswise are sometimes seen, Scant lings set on edge about as far apart they are wide make a dry path, ficient, but not in the least artistic, To remove mildew from linen, dip Into a solution of chloride of ime for chlorine water. The spots will immediately disappear; then wash at fence in warm water Cross-cut blocks of cedar or redwood. However, make most attractive paved paths.

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