The more difficult pimples should be allowed to ripen perfectly, then squeezed till bright, fresh blood comes, showing that all bad matter has been drawn off. When squeezed too soon th,e skin is marked and the pimples soon reappear.
The most commonly seen form of pimple and blotch is a form of acne. It; is caused by imperfect circulation and digestion. It can be almost wholly cured in a few weeks even after several years' standing by persistent steaming, hard rubbing with a coarse crash towel and the application of a good facial soap at night. Bub the soap in with a stiff shaving brush, leave on all night and wash off in the morning with very hot water and rough towel. -Alcohol and camphor, once a day perhaps, also aid in the cure. No creams or oily sub stances should be used. '

Regular daily gymnastic exercises* should be pursued, with special motions to strengthen the stomach and abdomen, here being the seat of the trouble. IE neglected, aone becomes chronic and in curable. I know a lady of fifty who has been steadily treated for six years, while a girl of seventeen who has had it in its worst form for four years was al most wholly cured in six weeks by the use of facial soap, Turkish baths, local steam baths and regular gymnastic and swimming lessons.
Freckles can be made to disappear permanently.
The old treatment of freckles consist ed in peeling off the skin. This made a babylike complexion for a week or two, but the skin being made by this means superfine, the enemy returned with in creased strength in color and number.
