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Gfor Mother’s Happiness 
There are 25 styles and sizes of Delco- 
Light Plants, one to fit your needs. We 
also manufacture Delco-Light Water 
Systems, the Delco-Light Washing 
Machine and Frigidaire, the Electric 
Refrigerator. All Products made for 
32 and 110 volt Direct or Alternating 
Current Service 
On the farm where tasks are 
many and difficult, Delco-Light 
promotes Mother’s happiness 
in many ways. 
At the turn of a switch rooms 
are flooded with cheery, care¬ 
free light which does away 
with the dirty, coal oil lamps, 
and lanterns and enables her 
to sew or read in comfort. 
Delco-Light provides power for 
an abundant supply of water in 
kitchen or bathroom at the turn 
of a tap; it operates a washing 
machine that quickly disposes 
of big washings; heats the flat¬ 
iron that makes short work of 
the biggest pile of ironing; it 
runs the sewing machine and 
the vacuum cleaner, making 
light work of house cleaning. 
Instead of being constantly 
driven by the enormous task 
of caring for the house, with 
Delco-Light Mother is able to 
save time and preserve her pre¬ 
cious health. The entire house¬ 
hold reflects her happiness. 
Delco-Light gives her time for 
the work that is truly her duty 
and her pleasure — providing 
the children with the loving 
attention and motherly train¬ 
ing they are rightfully entitled 
to. It makes it possible for her 
to make a home out of a house. 
There is no time better than 
NOW to install Delco-Light 
and provide your home with 
greater happiness. 
DELCO-LIGHT COMPANY, Dayton, Ohio 
Subsidiary of General Motors Corporation 
THE DOMESTIC ELECTRIC CO., Inc. 
43 Warren Street « New York City 
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715 Main Street • » Buffalo, N. Y. 
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American Agriculturist, May 31, 1924 
Care of the Face 
I T is surprising how many skins are im¬ 
perfect. Some are disfigured with 
pimples. Some are peppered with black¬ 
heads, Some are scaly and rough. The 
openings of the large pores of the nose are 
sometimes filled with dirt. 
The skin of the body and the arms and 
the hands may be free from blemish, but 
the face of the same person is far from 
perfect. Why is this? 
Doubtless there are many reasons. One 
is that the face is exposed to the elements, 
to dust, and dirt. But so are the hands. 
Another reason for bad skin is bad 
eating. Eating too much pastry and 
greasy things; neglecting the stomach 
and intestines; drinking too little water— 
all these contribute to a defective skin. 
But why should the face suffer any more 
than the rest of the body? 
There must be some particular reason 
why the skin of the face suffers as it does, 
and I think I know it. 
It is becauset the face is dirty or because 
your efforts to clean it are improper. 
Almost everybody washes the hands 
several times a day. The finger-nails or 
knuckles may be unclean or grimy, but 
particular deposits of dirt and corruption 
have little chance for permanent resi¬ 
dence. I venture to say that the average 
A. A. HEALTH SERVICE 
R. ROYAL S. COPELAND, for¬ 
merly Health Commissioner of 
New York City, and now Senator at 
Washington, has prepared especially for 
American Agriculturist readers 
several articles on personal hygiene. 
Dr. Copeland is probably the most fa¬ 
mous writer on health’topics in the coun¬ 
try; his new Health Book is a remark¬ 
able collection of advice, embodying 
his long medical experience and told in 
the simple, everyday style which makes 
everything he writes so clear and com¬ 
prehensible. 
Dr. Copeland will answer health 
questions addressed to him by AMERI¬ 
CAN AGRICULTURIST readers. Sign 
your full name and address, as neither 
will be published in the magazine, and 
enclose a stamped, self-addressed en¬ 
velope for his reply. 
person washes his face just once a day, 
on getting up in the morning. 
Soap May Harm Your Skin 
We come now to another cause for bad 
skin. Too many of us use the wrong kind 
of soap. If it is highly alkaline—“strong 
soap”—the oil of the skin is dissolved, 
and the surface is left unprotected for 
the attack of germs and poisonous con¬ 
tacts. Nonirritating soaps are the best. 
This is not a highly scientific descrip¬ 
tion, but it expresses what I desire to 
impress upon you. Oil or grease is re¬ 
quired by the skin to catch and entangle 
germs or filth, which otherwise might 
gain admission to the body, producing 
local disturbances, if not ill health. 
Of course, I do not wish to convey the 
impression that germs are like spiders or 
foxes—animals which can be caught in a 
trap. There can be no doubt, however, 
that the oil of the skin has a double func¬ 
tion—to keep the covering flexible and to 
render it impervious to harmful external 
agents. 
It is easy to see why cleanliness is so 
important. You are certainly not safe 
from local infection and are probably 
not safe from the possibility of general 
infection, unless the surface of the skin is 
kept reasonably free from contaminating 
material. 
Perhaps it makes little difference what 
kind of soap is employed to cleanse the 
face, provided you follow its use by the 
application of some form of grease or 
cream. This will serve two purposes. 
It will replace the oil you have extracted 
by the generous use of strong soap; and. 
if massaged thoroughly into the skin and 
then rubbed off with a soft towel, it will 
serve to remove a lot of dirt which soap 
and water will not touch. 
Other Aids to Cleanliness 
Really, it is shameful how soiled some 
skins are, even after almost lavish use of 
soap and water. After a thorough wash- 
ing of your face, wet a corner of a towel 
with alcohol and rub the skin with the 
cloth. You will be shocked to see the 
resulting smudge of dirt on the towel. 
The ordinary use of soap and water is 
not enough to keep the face clean. In 
addition, there must be other agents. 
Alcohol, cologne, bay rum, witch- 
hazel, and the mixtures of spirits are 
commonly applied after shaving or 
bathing. There can be no doubt of their 
cleansing value. They are decidedly use¬ 
ful if followed by an application of grease 
or cream. But without such follow-up 
treatment, it is my opinion that they will 
add to the possibilities of local disturb¬ 
ance, because they dissolve still more of 
the natural oil of the skin. 
If a man is in the habit of shaving 
every morning, my advice is to wash the 
face with soap and water first, to shave, 
and then to wash off the excess of lather, 
thoroughly drying the face and hands. 
Having done this, apply the chosen 
cream or grease and massage the face, 
nose, and neck. Use both hands, care¬ 
fully manipulating the skin. With your 
palms, stretch the tissues of the neck up¬ 
ward. Do not neglect the parts under 
the chin, where the double <4iin forms. 
A woman should wash her face and 
proceed with massage in the same way. 
Use a Cream Preparation 
After a minute or two of this treatment, 
wipe off the grease with a soft cloth. 
Use no more water at this time. It makes 
little difference what kind of oil or grease 
is. used so long as it is fresh and pure. 
However, in this day of commercial 
alertness, we can buy about anything 
needed for human happiness, put up in 
can, jar, or tube. “Cream” or “cold 
creams” for use on the skin are no excep¬ 
tion. Many of the good drug supply 
houses have placed on the market ex¬ 
cellent toilet articles. Jars or flexible 
tubes of facial cream can be had at 
every pharmacy and department store. 
Any sore of the skin is a breeding 
place for disease-producing germs. Seri¬ 
ous diseases of remote parts or organs 
have been traced to local sores. Perfect 
health demands that every structure be 
free from disturbance. Therefore, the 
face should be given great care.— Royal 
S. Copeland, M. D. 
If the bread knife is dipped in hot water 
it will cut new bread more easily.— Mrs. 
Robert T. Turner. 
