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and exhale a very fragrant fmell. Some 

 people add a little Balm of Gilead. Drop 

 a few Drops into a glafs of clear Water, 

 and the Water, by ilirring, will inftantly 

 become milky. Ladies ufe it fuccefsfully 

 to clear the completion, for which pur- 

 pofe nothing is better, or indeed fo inno- 

 cent and fafe. 



148. Another^ very eaftly made. 



Beat a quantity of Houfeleek in a 

 marble mortar, fqueeze out the Juice and 

 clarify it. When you want to ufe it, 

 pour a few drops of redlificd Spirit on the 

 Juice, and it will inftantly turn milky. 

 It is a very efficacious remedy for a pim^ 

 pled face, and preferves the fkin foft and 

 fmooth. 



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