The New Movie Magazine (Jan-Sep 1935)

BLIND Man's Buff is no game to play ... in any matter pertaining to your health. When you need a laxative, you must know beforehand how it will act on you. Harsh laxatives will cause stomach pains, upset you, leave you weak. Laxatives whose sole virtue is gentleness may fail to be thorough. "You must have both thoroughness and gentleness . . . you must have pleasant, painless, complete relief from constipation. Never be satisfied with less from a laxative. Why America uses more Ex-Lax than any other laxative Ex-Lax is as thorough as any laxative you can take. "Vet its action is so gentle ... so completely without stomach pains. Ex-Lax doesn't leave you feeling weak, doesn't upset you. Ex-Lax is not habit-forming — you don't have to keep on increasing the dose to get results. And Ex-Lax is not a punishment—it's a pleasure to take. It tastes just like delicious chocolate. Ex-Lax has no unpleasant after-taste and no bad after-effects. Millions of people have found this out. And last year alone, 46 million boxes of Ex-Lax were bought ! Ex-Lax comes in 10c and 25c boxes — at any drug store. Or mail the coupon below for a free sample. When Nature forgets — remember EXLAX THE CHOCOLATED LAXATIVE MAIL THIS COUPON— TODAY ! EX-LAX, Inc., P. O. Box 170 Times Plaza Station, Brooklyn, N. Y. 3A5 Please send me free sample of Ex-Lax. Name _. Address Lily Pons, who will lend her golden voice and vivacious beauty to the screen, suggests a new way to enduring loveliness IILY PONS, chic young Metropolitan Opera star, is soon to make her _^ screen debut. Her glorious voice, her brunette beauty, her lovely slender figure have helped make Pons one of the most glamorous and popular opera stars of today. She's a tremendously vital person, and the secret of her amazing vitality is her ability to relax completely. "There are times in every woman's life when the pressure of modern living is apt to have a telling effect on her nerves and appearance," says Miss Pons. "Whether she has a career, or whether she's a wife and mother, makes little difference. The demands on her time and energy are equally heavy. "Of course I cannot postpone performances, rehearsals, radio broadcasts or costume fittings when I am overtired. Neither can the schoolgirl postpone her studies. nor the housewife her daily tasks of running a household and caring for her children. "But I do make it a point, when overtired, to set aside one evening for myself. One evening when I see no one, when I do not even answer the telephone. "First, of course, I remove my make-up with cleansing cream and facial tissues and scrub my face energetically with soap and water until it is pink and glowing. Then comes the deluge! Cold, cold water dashed on my face and neck. And I usually give a little attention to my eyes, too. Bathing the eyes with a mild solution in an eye-cup is so soothing to tired eyes. "I draw a warm bath and empty into it great quantities of pine essence of which I am so fond. It softens the bath water and the pine scent does so much to soothe jumpy nerves. I stay in my bath, inhaling the pungent pine odor, until I have thoroughly relaxed. "Then I slip into a very lovely tea gown or lounging pajamas. I believe every woman ought to have at least one such garment in her closet — one which makes her feel alluring and beautiful. It's good feminine psychology, you know. "A light evening meal is brought to my bedside on a tray. Supper on a tray in bed is just as much fun as breakfast in bed. Not everyone can indulge herself in that delightful pastime very often, but surely an evening meal on a tray should not be too difficult to achieve. When one is overtired, the digestive system should not be overtaxed. So I have a crisp green salad, perhaps some stewed fruit, and a glass of milk. As I dine leisurely, I reflect on the comforting thought that there are twelve long hours of sleep before me — twelve peaceful, quiet hours in which to rest and relax and slumber. "The expense of a little treatment of this kind is only the time it takes. And the reward? A feeling of physical fitness and a quiet and serene mental attitude toward the problems of tomorrow!" "I make it a point, when I feel fatigued, to set aside one evening for rest and relaxation," says Lily Pons. 36 Pictured at home, the charming opera star wears an attractive tailored tea gown during her few leisure moments. The New Movie Magazine, June, 1935