SUPERFLUOUS HAIR

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1522, 19 August 1912, Page 3

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR

Superfluous hair destroyed by "Rusraa" (ree.). A guarantee with each case undertaken. See testimonials and letters. Mrs. Hullen (over Economic), Lambtoi; Quay. 'Phono 1047. (Testimonial.) Wanganui, December 20th, 11)11. Dear Madam—Will you kindly forward mo by return mail a box of "Rusma." Enclosed please hud -CI ss. in payment of same. So far I have been very satisfied with the result of the treatment, and Hope in tho future to be quite cured. Original copy of above can be seen at my address. * Weddings.—Shower Bouquets for brides and bridesmaids. Only the, choicest of Flowers used. Specially packed and sent to any part of tho Dominion. Miss Murray, 35 Willis Street (Florist to hn Excellency Lord Islinaton).*

PRODIGAL WOAIAN. WHY SHE BRKAKS DOWN. Wririnß of -'tlic. nervous break-downs with which so nisiiiv women of to-dar are allicled, a. contributor to the "Age" attributes much of it to the strenuous •?„ ,vhicll business women lend. . the fact that women are established m business, and will probably remain there, is no guarantee that the life is one for which tliey are fitted, either mentally or physically. They are not built on a plan calculated to .stand a ceasole-s strain of ell'ort that, taxes body and brain alike. v A. woman spends herself more froely f urn a man in business life. Small Ijiniga have greater power to worry her, since her mind is more used to 'detail than to grappling with the largest aspects of evcrvday problems. The sweet placidity of her grandmother is as foreign (o her us her linen collar would have been to her grandmother. She lives hurriedly, her mind constantly awhirl with a thousand questions, ranging from commercial problems to harrowing uncertainty as to whether she has a clean blouse for the morrow. The ceaseless reiteration of tho problem of olothos is in itself a heavy burden upon the business girl, forced to cope with city grime, and yet appear fresh and spotless each day. How She Wastes Herself. Moreover, a woman rarely understands how to shield her nerves. More sensitive than man, she allows herself to bo peiturbod where he would never feel even ruffled. Tranquility, that most restful of virtues, is not one of her attributes. If she wishes to catch a train she may bo seen running like nn Alalanta hung with parcels—one for each fingor--while Man, the impassive, strides calmly in her wake. The minute she gains on the platform has been lest ten times over in nervous vitality. Should she be wailing, she sits on the edge of a seat and taps an impatient foot, all on the alert for tho first sounds of its approach. Her nervous energy is continually being frittered away picemeal, instead of stored up for an occasion of real need. She rarely knows how to relax: the muscles of her mind and body alike remain tense. I/ong before her train arrives at her station, sho has gathered herself up in readiness to alight—for what imagined saving of time only the mysterious workings of a woman's mind may divine. Always her mind is reaching out aheadstriving to. forestall fate in an inconceivable number of petty ways. Like the immortal dog of Dr. Watts, "it is her nnture to." / No small proportion of the nerve troubles, of business women is duo to the unsuitable nature of their food. Tho woman who goes to work from a home may generally bo assumed to be fed in a fairly rational manner—but tho girl who lives' in rooms is only too prono to economise time and money in this respect. It may bo authoritatively stated that tho woman who accomplishes a hard day's' work in an oflico on a breakfast of tea and toast, a lunch of tea and scones, and an evening meal of "something out of a tin" has not done her work through tho vitality afforded by her meagre bill .ot faro for tho day. It has come from her reserve strength—a product of varying amount, but never calculated to stand unlimited demands. Three Lives in One. Man rarely errs in this respect. His system asks for proper food, and gets it, since the average man thinks more of his meals than docs the average woman. Few Australian women are free from the compulsion of work; nor is it desirable that they should be freed, since a new country cannot afford to maintain idlers. David Harum's philosophy that "a reasonable amount of lleas on a dog is a good thing—keeps him from broodin' on beirs' a dorg"—may bo applied to work in its relation to women. There is, howevor, reason in all things; and it were well for tho most willing woman to realise that her frame is only capable of a certain amount of exertion. Tho frequent nervous collapse is rarely met with when she specialises' in one direction only. If her house alone, claim her devotion! unhampered by business worries, sho may endure physical fatigue, but her mind will retain that quality or resilicnco that is so invaluable an aid to recuperation. ' Should she be a business worker only, with a proper regard for her own physical fitness and a mind freed from homo distractions, her bodily vigour will always act as a tonic for her tired mind. But the woman who tries to combine all things is the inevitable prey of the nerve specialist. To begin the day as homo worker, to continue it as woman of business, and to end it as' hoinekeepor once more, is putting too great a strain on mind and body alike. No man would attempt so to divide his energies. Woman alone endeavours to carry on at ceaseless high pressure, never relaxing physical ami mental tension until Nature finally revolts and claims just recognition of hoi' limitations. Tho saddest phase of the great mistake is that a bill, presented by Natnro is apt to demand a long and bitter, term of payment.