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sury to work witli force, sonie kind of oint-ment sliould be used—prefcrably vaseline, so the skin will not be unduly irritated.

In the lirst jdaee, it is a difficult rnatter to massage yourself, altliongh it ran be done, but not, as a rule, very well. So it is always better, wlien it is possible, to lmve sonie one perform tbat serrice for you.

Good massaging produccs good results; poor massaging is only a waste of limę.

Generally the massage moreinent is to-ward tlić heart, as from the fingers to the shoulders, the foot to the hip. from the spine to the sides. Tn the case of a woale or nerv-ous person, howerer, it will be best to massage in the opposite dircetion.

The result is morę soothing and less irri-tating.

Tn friction morcments the entire inner surfaee of the hand is used, and the strokes are long and cven.

A good morement for nerrous persous is to ltse both hands from the middle of the