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linen cloth; let it stand two days, and again strain; add to it a drachm of oil
of roses. Used by ladies dressing their hair, to make it lie in any position.
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 of rain-water
and boiled down to one teaspoonful 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 a pint of
whiskey; to use, put in water in wash-bowl till it is milky, allowing it to dry
without wiping. This is perfectly harmless.
Cream cures sun-burn on some complexions, lemon-juice is best on others, and
cold water suits still others best.
BURNET'S CELEBRATED POWDER FOR THE FACE.
Five cents' worth of bay rum, five cents' worth of magnesia snowflake, five
cents' worth of bergamot, five cents' worth of oil of lemon; mix in a pint
bottle and fill up with rain water. Shake well, and apply on a soft sponge or
cloth.
TOILET OR FACE POWDER.
Take a quarter of a pound of wheat starch pounded fine; sift it through a fine
sieve, or a piece of lace; add to it eight drops of oil of rose, oil of lemon
thirty drops, oil of bergamot fifteen drops. Rub thoroughly together.
The French throw this powder into alcohol, shaking it, letting it settle, then
pouring off the alcohol and drying the powder. In that case, the perfume is
added lastly.
TO REMOVE FRECKLES.
The following lotion is highly recommended: One ounce of lemon-juice, a quarter
of a drachm of powdered borax, and half a drachm of sugar; mix in a bottle, and
allow them to stand a few days, when the liquor should be rubbed occasionally on
the hands and face. Another application is: Friar's balsam, one part; rose
water, twenty parts.
Powdered nitre moistened with water, and applied to the face night and morning,
is said to remove freckles without injury to the skin.
Also, a tablespoonful of freshly grated horse-radish, stirred into a cupful of
sour milk; let it stand for twelve hours, then strain and apply often. This
bleaches the complexion also, and takes off tan.
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