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The Boot
Give me some skin !
One of my wives once said “ I hate myself because I am so fat!” I said sympatheticly “The biggest organ is our skin.” I dare not repead what she said next.
So why take care of it?This is one of your oegans everyone looks at. Also more important It is what shields the rest of your body. It is your first defence against imvaders large and small. Also it can make the difference in love and war.
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The Saying: BEAUTY'S BUT SKIN DEEP.
Who Said It: John Davies of Hereford
When: 1616
The Story behind It: An English poet, John Davies of Hereford, wrote this line in A Select Second Husband for Sir Thomas Overburdens Wife, Now a Widow. The moralistic poem was only one of many that followed a murder scandal
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involving the English writer Sir Thomas Overbuy; Robert Carr, the Earl of Somerset; and Lady Frances Howard, the Countess of Essex. Overbuy and Carr were close friends, and when Carr became romantically interested in the countess, Overbuy heartily approved. However, when the countess divorced her husband in order to marry Carr, Overbuy voiced a strong opposition. Some accounts of the scandal claim that Overbuy even blackmailed Carr. In 1613 Carr, who was influential in the court of James I, had his friend Overbuy thrown in prison. The charge: disrespect to the king. While in prison, Overbuy was slowly poisoned by jailers hired by the countess. Carr and his countess were tried for the murder of Overbuy and found guilty, but later they were pardoned.
To win but fools her purity to hallow.
There is also an old jingle, author unknown, which parodies the famous beauty line. It reads: "Beauty is but skin deep, ugly lies the bone;/ Beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own."
© 1975 - 1981 by David Dzerzhinsky & Irving Wallace
Reproduced with permission from "The People's Almanac" series of books.
Facts About Your Skin
(January 1999)
Most people know very little about their skin. Below are some facts that are more than just interesting. They may help you to better care for your skin.
General Facts
The skin is the largest and most visible organ of the body.
The skin performs many tasks: regulates body temperature, protects internal organs, provides sensation and metabolic functions.
The skin has two main layers: the epidermis (outer layer) and the dermis (inner layer).
Using ordinary soap can cause dry skin because it removes both oil and water from the skin.
Bubble baths tend to dry your skin and should be avoided.
Moles may be pink, light to dark brown or even black, and they may or may not have hair(s).
Acne
Acne is not caused by chocolate, nuts, cola, pizza, potato chips or any other foods a person eats.
As many as four out of five teenagers have acne.
One in five adults between the ages of 25 and 44 has acne; nearly half of all adult women have mild to moderate acne.
Aging Skin
A tan indicates damage to your skin - - the result of injury caused when ultraviolet radiation from the sun damages the elastic fibers of the skin.
More than 50 percent of your lifetime exposure to ultraviolet light generally occurs before you reach the age of 18.
How wrinkled your skin becomes depends largely on how much sun you've been exposed to in your lifetime.
Hair
Most people shed between 50 and 100 hairs each day.
Nearly two out of every three men develop some sort of balding in their lifetimes.
Hair is made of keratin, the same protein that makes up your nails and the outer layer of your skin.
When your hair is wet, it is fragile. Towel dry it gently.
Some women lose large amounts of hair within two to three months after having a baby.
Nails
Your fingernails thicken and grow more slowly as you get older.
Changes in diet will not strengthen your nails.
The condition of your nails may offer clues to your general health
Dermatologists are specialists in treating skin, hair and nails.
Craig Rafferty, M.D.
Missing sumary and intro to next part if the body This chapter to be continued..................................06/22/09