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FIG. 6 — SECTION THROUGH TOMATO LEAF SHOWING FORMS OF HAIRS. 
Insert shows top view of clustered spheres. 
colour on ye maiden’s cheak the like 
of which is most beautiful.” 
This practice had one advantage over 
the modern method in that the thought- 
less swipe of a handkerchief across a 
trickling face would not produce a 
complexion of the zebra type, for this 
one really “came from within” and was 
guaranteed washable. 
A glance at our picture (Figure 7) 
will readily explain the whole process, 
for it is easily seen that the face was 
massaged with a miniature brier patch. 
This left the delicate skin thickly stud- 
ded with myriads of tiny prickles. Like 
any other splinter or brier, each punc- 
ture naturally resulted in a point of 
local irritation with its attendant 
heightened color. Owing to the mi- 
nuteness of the pricks and their great 
number the result was a general glow. 
As a “beauty hint” this is given for 
