“SALT-CELLARS” ARE UGLY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 876, 21 January 1930, Page 4

“SALT-CELLARS” ARE UGLY

BUT YOU CAN GET RID OF THEM Although “salt-cellars’* are usually the result of a slouching habit, they may be prevented from gaining a firm hold if taken in time. Try to loosen the neck muscles as much as possible by relaxing them and rotating the head in as large a circle as you can. Do this six times morning and evening for a week or two, gradually increasing the number of movements until you can do twenty-five without fatigue. Any slight dizziness experienced at first will soon pass off. Try also to carry the body erect, chest forward and shoulders back. If you find this difficult, fling the arms outward, backward, above the head, and out in front of you. Five minutes of this exercise each night will soon help you to hold yourself gracefully. Watch your breathing and get into the habit of taking long, deep breaths that fill every cavity of your lungs. Take deep-breathing exercises in your room for five minutes each day. Stand with heels together, shoulders thrown back, draw a deep breath, hold it for five seconds, and exhale steadily until the lungs are empty. If the “salt-cellars’* have already gained a firm hold, speed up the cure by sponging the hollows witn cold water every morning, and with warm milk at night. Do this for a w T eek or ten days to tone up the skin, following it with a massage and a good fattening skin food. One of the best preparations for the purpose is made thus: Take cold cream, £oz; lanoline, £oz; almond oil* 1 drachm; simple tincture of benzoin, 2 drachm; glycerine, 1 drachm. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and massage the hollows with the resultant skin food for five minutes every night.