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REMOVING TARTAR FROM THE TEETH.
This preparation is used by dentists. Pure muriatic acid, one ounce; water, one
ounce; honey, two ounces; mix thoroughly. Take a tooth-brush, and wet it freely
with this preparation, and briskly rub the black teeth, and in a moment's time
they will be perfectly white; then immediately wash out the mouth well with
water, that the acid may not act on the enamel of the teeth. This should be done
only occasionally.
BAD BREATH.
Bad breath from catarrh, foul stomach, or bad teeth, may be temporarily relieved
by diluting a little bromo chloralum with eight or ten parts of water, and using
it as a gargle, and swallowing a few drops before going out. A pint of bromo
chloralum costs fifty cents, but a small vial will last a long time.
SHAVING COMPOUND.
Half a pound of plain, white soap, dissolved in a small quantity of alcohol, as
little as can be used; add a tablespoonful of pulverized borax. Shave the soap
and put it in a small tin basin or cup; place it on the fire in a dish of
boiling water; when melted, add the alcohol, and remove from the fire; stir in
oil of bergamot sufficient to perfume it.
BARBER'S SHAMPOO MIXTURE.
Dissolve half an ounce of carbonate of ammonia and one ounce of borax in one
quart of water; then add two ounces of glycerine in three quarts of New England
rum, and one quart of bay rum. Moisten the hair with this liquid, shampoo with
the hands until a light lather is formed; then wash off with plenty of clean
water.
RAZOR-STROP PASTE.
Wet the strop with a little sweet oil, and apply a little flour of emery evenly
over the surface.
CAMPHOR ICE.
Melt together over a water bath white wax and spermaceti each one ounce, camphor
two ounces, in sweet almond oil, one pound, then triturate until the mixture has
become homogeneous, and allow one pound of rose-water to flow in slowly during
the operation. Excellent for chapped lips or hands.
ODORIFEROUS OR SWEET-SCENTING BAGS.
Lavender flowers, one ounce; pulverized orris, two drachms; bruised rosemary
leaves, half ounce; musk, five grains; attar of rose, five drops. Mix well, sew
up in small flat muslin bags, and cover them with fancy silk or satin.
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