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TO REMOVE MOTH PATCHES.
Into a pint bottle of rum put a tablespoonful of flour of sulphur. Apply this to
the patches once a day, and they will disappear in two or three weeks.
CURE FOR PIMPLES.
One teaspoonful of carbolic acid and one pint of rose-water mixed is an
excellent remedy for pimples. Bathe the skin thoroughly and often, but do not
let the wash get into the eyes.
This wash is soothing to mosquito bites, and irritations of the skin of every
nature.
It is advisable, in order to clear the complexion permanently, to cleanse the
blood; then the wash would be of advantage.
To obtain a good complexion a person's diet should receive the first attention.
Greasy food, highly spiced soups, hot bread and butter, meats or game, rich
gravies, alcoholic liquors, coffee--all are injurious to the complexion. Strong
tea used daily will after a time give the skin the color and appearance of
leather. Coffee affects the nerves more, but the skinless, and a healthy nervous
system is necessary to beauty. Eating between meals, late suppers, over-eating
at meals, eating sweetmeats, candies, etc., all these tend to disorder the
blood, producing pimples and blotches.
Washing of the face or skin is another consideration for a good complexion; it
should be thoroughly washed in plenty of lukewarm water with some mild
soap--then rinsed in clear water well; dry with a thick soft towel. If suds is
left or wiped off the skin, the action of the air and sun will tan the surface,
and permanently deface the complexion; therefore one should be sure to
thoroughly rinse off all soap from the skin to avoid the tanning, which will
leave a brown or yellow tinge impossible to efface.
PEARL SMELLING SALTS.
Powdered carbonate of ammonia, one ounce; strong solution of ammonia, half a
fluid ounce; oil of rosemary, ten drops; oil of bergamot, ten drops. Mix, and
while moist put in a wide-mouthed bottle, which is to be well-closed.
PEARL TOOTH POWDER.
Prepared chalk, half a pound; powdered myrrh, two ounces; camphor, two drachms;
orris root, powdered, two ounces; moisten the camphor with alcohol and mix well
together.
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