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move freckles and tan, bathe three times a day in a preparation of three quarts
water, one quart alcohol, two ounces cologne, and one of borax, in proportion of
two tea-spoons mixture to two table-spoons soft water.
TO KEEP OFF MOSQUITOS.--Rub exposed parts with kerosene. The odor is not noticed
after a few minutes, and children especially are much relieved by its use.
CEMENT FOR JET.--Use shellac to join, and then smoke the joints to make them
black.
TO CLEAN JEWELRY.--Any gold jewelry that an immersion in water will not injure,
can be beautifully cleaned by shaking it well in a bottle nearly full of warm
soap-suds to which a little prepared chalk has been added, and afterwards
rinsing it in clear cold water, and wiping it on a towel.
QUEEN BESS COMPLEXION WASH. --Put in a vial one drachm of benzoin gum in powder,
one drachm nutmeg oil, six drops of orange-blossom tea, or apple blossoms put in
half pint rain-water and boiled down to one tea-spoonful and strained, one pint
of sherry wine. Bathe the face morning and night; will remove all flesh-worms
and freckles, and give a beautiful complexion.
Or, put one ounce of powdered gum of benzoin in pint of whiskey; to use put in
water in wash bowl till it is milky.
COLOGNE WATER. --One quart alcohol, three drachms oil lavender, one drachm oil
rosemary, three drachms oil bergamot, three drachms essence lemon, three drops
oil cinnamon.
BOSTON BURNETT POWDER FOR THE FACE. --Five cents worth of bay rum, five cents
worth of magnesia snow-flake, five cents worth of bergamot, five cents worth of
oil of lemon; mix in a pint bottle and fill up with rain-water; perfectly
harmless and splendid.--Emma Collins.
FOR CHAPPED HANDS, FACE AND LIPS.--Ten drops carbolic acid in one ounce
glycerine; apply freely at night.
Pure mutton tallow is also excellent.
COLD CREAM FOR CHAPPED LIPS. --One half ounce spermaceti, twenty grains white
wax, two ounces pure oil of sweet almonds, one ounce pure glycerine, six drops
oil of rose; melt first three ingredients together and when cooling add the
glycerine and oil of rose, stirring until cold.--Miss Alice Trimble.
TONIC FOR THE HAIR. --Ounce best castor-oil, two ounces each of French brandy
and bay rum; scent with rosemary and rose-geranium.
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