A CAUTION TO LADIES.
♦ Tlie Journal of Chemistry relates that a celebrated Parisian belle who had made a p* ofuse use of cosmetics, f om the soles of her feet to the roots of her hair, one day took a medicated bath, and on emerging from it was hon ilied to find herself as black as an Ethiopian. The transformation was complete; not a vestage of tlie supreme Caucasian race was left. Her physician was scot for in alarm. Oi i arrival he laughed immoderately, aud said, " Madame, you are not id ; you are a chemical product You are no , longer a woman, but a solpbice. It > | is not now a question of medical treat- ; | ment, but of simple chemical reaction. j I shall subject you to a bath of sulphuric acid, diluted with water. Tiie i acid will have the honour of combiuing i with yon ; it will take ap the sulphur, , the metal will produce a sulphate, aud * we shall find as a precipitate a very ; pretty woman." The doctor went . through -.tlh his reaction, and the * belle was reston-d to her membership ' i with the white mcc.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/IT18851007.2.11
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1610, 7 October 1885, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
190A CAUTION TO LADIES. Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1610, 7 October 1885, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in