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A PAGE FOR WOMEN
"Nerves," Cause
It is doubtful whether there is a more, common condition, especial- iy among women, than that which we call "nerves." What are nerves? The complaint has noth- ing to do with nerves at all. If you examine the nerves of a per-
& Control
the
son with "nerves," you will find bibit when a mad dog springs al' sarily, just to keep our courage them in a perfectly good condi-us. It is a very reasonable fear, up. What is a bully? A bully tion. In the past doctors have and there is nothing at all abnor- should really be pitied as a psy- spoken about "nerves tonics" and mal in it. Secondly, there is "real cological wreck. He has to be a "nerves foods;" and although we fear. from within." This is bully because he is a coward. He have now advanced beyond that harder to understand at first over-compensates his own fear of stage of knowledge, an impres glance. It will, perhaps, be appre- | inadequacy by trying to make a rion has been left that a bottle of clated more readily when one | powerful man of himself and hav- medicine can flow straight to our points out that certain discases or ing other people frightened. nerves and cure them. One wishes abnormal bodily conditions
in- Another way that it were as easy as that.
of dealing with fluence the state of health.
fear is call regression. It explains "Nerves," as we use the term, But the most important variety itself when we remember that resolve themselves into a state of of fear in this classification is re-gression is the opposite of pro- mind and of mental outlook. Thers called "transferred fear." The de-gression. It is, in other words, a have been many descriptions and finition is easy of explanation if going back, and it is seen more definitions of the trouble; the sim- one gives a moment's thought to commonly in women. Who among plest is, perhaps, the best. "Ner it. It means that the fear is not us has not met the young wo- ves" are fears, expressed or uner of any actual thing, but rather of man who adopts at times pressed, mainly unexpressed.. In some vague association it contains. manner and speech of a child of The long run, we fear things be-Take, for instance, the tiny mouse, five? All in funt, of course, and cause we have a feeling that we When a mouse comes into a room only for a few minutes, or per- are unable to cope with them. We and runs past a woman a com-haps just a sentence. Have we riot fear thunder and lightning only motion is caused. Everyone knows all met the young wife who, after when we fear our inability to deal that a timid little mouse could not committing some little indiscre with them. A doctor once told hurt anybody, and that it is enor- tion, has looked up to her husband me he had a patient who for many mously more frightened of a hu-with babyish innocence and ut- years always ran under the bed man being than a human being tered Ave-year-old talk, shrewdly when a thunder storm came. If it could be frightened of it. The looked thundery-when he was out woman acts as she acts in front anywhere, he would always make of a mouse, because the mouse some excuse to run home. The rea- brings into her subconscious mind son for this condition was traced something else of which she is to an early fear. Similarly, we fear afraid.
Sull another way of dealing all things that we cannot fully
How can we deal with our with our fear is one that concerns control. The student fears his "nerves" or fears? There is noth-the doctor very seriously. One has examination, not because it is an ing a fear hates so much as being heard of "hysterical paralysis." It examination, but because he fears brought out into the light of day. is rather unfortunately nained, for, his inadequacy to deal with it. Buried deep in the subconscious it has nothing whatever to do with We have all heard of the old mind; if can do a lot of unplea- what the layman calls "getting Jady who had a blessed word, sant work, but, brought out of hysterical:"It is a paralysis in "Mesopotamia," which was a very that depth, looked at, examined, which the trouble has to do with present help in time of trouble, and laughed at, it is helpless and the mind rather than the limb or To-day we have a similar verbal beaten. Fears, like other evil the nerve paths leading to it. We eharm, "Inferiority complex." things, live best in darkness. So saw a lot of it in the war. Some What is an inferiority-complex one way of beating your fears is of the men who had suffered enor but a feeling, of inadequacy to deal to talk of them and laugh at them. mous, shocks to their nervous sy with certain situations? Someone It is known by the rather techni-stem, and mental outlook found has divided fears into three main cal name of "over-compensation." that they could no longer control classes. Firstly, we have "real We walk down a dark lane and them. So they revealed conditions fear.
from without.” An ex-| are frightened but we hum a which were of the mind rather ample of this is the fear we ex- tune and swagger rather unneces-than the body. The conditions
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Beauty Treatment
calculated to assuage his ruflled temper? The wife has regressed into childhood as a means of es- caping her fear of her husband's displeasure.
simulated every form of real dis- ease, such as lameness, blindness, and deafness. On no account must this condition be confused with malingering. It is an abnormal
Three Queens have entrusted honey, apricot or geranium oil. condition of the mind, a case of their complexions to the expert You feel the thin film tighten-nerves," or "fears." The physical hands of a famous Viennese ing enlarged pores and refining infirmities appear in answer to beautician who is a world-wide the skin-no pack, no tying-up, the fears. authority on cosmetology. From no discomfort.
Examine your "nerves" Find formulas found in ancient manu- This famed and gracious lady out the cause if you can, and laugh scripts, this woman has created assures you that only five min- at it. If you cannot find it out fragrant aids from simple herbs.utes a day is required to cleanse, yourself, go to a competent psy- flowers, natural oils, honeys and freshen and lubricate plus ten chiatrist whose job it is to do so vinegars. She also has a unique minutes twice a week for an method of treating the skin. intusion complexion, bath. From She believes strongly in wak-a well tested and highly praised ing up lazy pores and making assortment of aids, you choose them work. This is done by the two or three most necessary giving the skin a steam bath of for proper care of your specific herbs and flowers-an aromatic skin type.. infusion to stimulate pore action.
As you breathe deeply of this
brew, with head covered, every
Httla facial pore is opened as your Body relaxes. Then you are serv-
The "Soupcon" Of Delight
of
ed a delicious, hot tisane. A cup For centuries the beauty of peppermint, orange blossoin, Vienna women has been lauded, thymian, camomile, spearmint or and they have earned the praise vervein tea. This aids the dis- by being meticulous in the care: charge of body poisons through of their beauty. Many of them the opened pores, leaving your-gracious leaders of Continental skin free to receive the benefits society, the theatre and the arts of exquisite, creams and oint--have come to this “herb, beauty. ments.
doctor" to preserve or renew their loveliness. Só needless to
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Very Little Massage the finishing touch of a delight- ful facial is exquisitely blended Quite contrary to American make-up-rouge, lipstick, powder facial methods, Madame does not and' eyeshadow applied with con- condone vigorous, face massage,summate art. You leave the nor, the application of ice on little herbatlum feeling gayly the skin as a final toning In- lovely, and realising that Vien stead she, depends upon a deep na's loss is another gain. One pore, frothy cleanser, lightly ap-more fragrant road to beauty. plied, and removed, followed by opened for those of us who be- rich vitalising. oils and unguents. lleve a woman should keep If your face muscles are too vibrantly beautiful, as" an in- relaxed, or flabby, you are spiration for goodly progross in- given a firming mask made of stead of world' destruction!-~~
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