tion and beauty and the mind to fortitude and patriotism were universally practiced, cultivated and honored by the ancient Greeks. And so we find our standard of beauty for the human race not simply in adornment, nor in beauty of form, color or expression, but likewise in attitude and movement, or, in other words, grace so well defined as "the artless balance of motion and repose sprung from CHARACTER, founded upon propriety, which neither falls short of nor oversteps the modesty of nature."-Adapted from "Art: Its Laws," etc.

CLASS TALK.

The Care of the Temple.

PERHAPS in no period has the subject of the toilet attracted

so much attention as at the present time; and it cannot be denied that by devoting a certain amount of time and attention to the care of our bodies we can, to a very great extent, prevent the "footprints of time." While many new ideas to preserve beauty may be suggested, nothing is better than to try to keep one's self in good health; and to do this, it is absolutely necessary, first, to be cleanly; secondly, to take regular and proper exercise; thirdly, to eat moderately of good wholesome food; and, fourthly, to dress comfortably and becomingly. Exercise and a daily bath are the best and, perhaps, the only real beautifiers the complexion can have. So important was the use of the bath deemed by the ancients that it was dedicated by them to the Gods of Medicine, Strength, Wisdom, and Health, viz., Esculapius, Hercules, Minerva, and Hygeia.

"The use of the warm water or vapor bath every day," says an eminent physician, "carried to the extent of a gentle perspiration each time in connection with a simple vegetable and fruit diet, and plenty of exercise, has a powerful influence in sustaining the declining energies of life and preserving personal beauty." A warm bath on retiring or on rising in the morning, in a warm room, followed by active friction with a bath towel,

and a good rubbing all over the body with "Fusiyama "* until a glow of warmth is produced, is a most excellent practice and productive of much good.

A celebrated English physician has said: "Civilized nations do not now anoint their bodies with perfumed oil as the ancients did, and it is not improbable that in consequence we suffer somewhat more than they did from changes in the electrical states and temperature of the air. Almost all those tribes whose abode in a warm climate induces them to use but little clothing, usually anoint themselves, after bathing, with unctuous substances, which certainly have the effect of greatly diminishing the susceptibility of the skin to atmospheric variations; and many facts seem to show that a free use of oily perfume in this manner also lessens the liability and the influence of malaria and prevents taking cold."

Care of The Hair.

Avoid all use of lotions. Shampoo or wash the hair about once a week, and brush thoroughly morning and night with a moderately stiff brush; let the brush penetrate to the roots, and so on down to the ends, using care not to break or pull the hair. One who is not accustomed to this care of the hair can have no idea of the wonderful improvement it makes. Perfect cleanliness and patient, careful brushing are the best restoratives for thinning and breaking. Gentle and regular friction of the brush (which must be kept scrupulously clean) is the best of tonics to induce a healthy and beautiful condition. Allowing it to hang

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Fusiyama is a toilet and also a medicinal Japanese formula, which has been found invaluable. It has a most delightful perfume, and takes the place on the toilet table of both bay rum and cologne. Its wonderful medicinal qualities for rheumatism and neuralgia are well known. It can be obtained by addressing, Fusiyama Co., New York City.

loosely with free access to the air is also excellent. It should be carefully protected from dust and cinders on all occasions. Leigh Hunt writes of the hair: "It is at once the most delicate and lasting of our materials and survives us like love." To braid or coil the hair tightly at the back, throws too much strain on the temples and top of the head, and tends to loosen the roots, and, consequently, causes it to fall out. At night it should be allowed to fall unconfined or loosely braided. It is also well to change the style of coiffure frequently, for instance, wearing it sometimes high on the head, at other times coiling it loosely low down on the neck. Avoid heavy or weighty head covering; let it not only be light in weight, but so arranged that the hair is well ventilated. The style of head covering worn by gentlemen at the present day, the stiff, hard band of the regulation fashionable hat pressing tightly around the head, compressing the delicate nerves, preventing circulation and ventilation, is absolutely certain, in time, to produce baldness. We only wonder that there are not more "bald-headed men. Our advice is: Carry your hat in your hand instead of wearing it on your head whenever it is possible to do so. To the fact that we greatly disliked wearing hats or bonnets when children, and were often allowed to go with uncovered heads, with our hair hanging loosely in braids and curls, we attribute the possession of an abundance of hair of unusual length.

We never see the large hats with their heavy trimming, worn by little girls, without a feeling of commiseration for them, and a desire to request their mothers to lay them aside for something smaller and lighter in weight. The heavy burden on the child's head also prevents graceful movement of any part of the body, and is certain in time to injure the spine and produce round shoulders

Care of the Face and Complexion.

Bathe the face every night on retiring with warm water ana soap (which should be of the best quality); rinse thoroughly to remove all effects of the soap, then pour two or three drops of Fusiyama in the palms of the hands, and, while the face is wet, rub gently and lightly from the middle of the face or chin backward toward the ears, and from the centre of the forehead toward the temples, taking great care never under any circumstance to rub the soft, fine skin in the hollow just under the eyes. This rubbing or massage should be only a slight sweep of the hands over the face. It prevents wrinkles, and the forming of those ugly curves on either side of the nose and mouth known as "parenthesis," and also the "crow's feet" at the corners of the eyes. It is well to repeat this operation several times a day, especially if one is engaged in any work or profession that is at all perplexing to the mind, and unconsciously brings a scowl or frown to the features, as "a multiplicity of cares breeds a multiplicity of wrinkles."

The face, being exposed, naturally catches particles of dust or soot with which the atmosphere is more or less laden. It settles in the hollows or creases of the face and remains there, unless removed with a thorough washing or bathing at least twice a day. If possible, find time to read every day some of the beautiful poems in "Favorite Selections of Julia and Annie Thomas." The thoughts will be found most quieting and restful. John Bright averred that he owed his quickness of imagination to a habit he had long pursued of reading a little poetry before retiring. No matter what the hour or what he nad been doing through the day, he took his morphine powder of poetry. "It had," he said, "a sedative and genial influence, tending to sleep and rest."