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ing the complexion. Mix before applying it. A conrenient way of nsing 

 these articles is to pour a little of the glycerine into the palm of the hand, 

 then squeeze out a few drops of lemon, rub together, and apply to the 

 face. 



(5) Take half a cup of water, and add to it a tablespoonfal of glycerine. 

 Add to this a tablespoonful of alcohol and a teaepoonful of colonge. Apply 

 with a sponge or a soft cotton cloth. 



(6) An infusion of horseradish and milk, aa a correspondent informs us, 

 will make a most excellent, harmless, and effective cosmetic. It is certainly 

 very easily tried. 



(7) Melt one pound of soft soap over a slow fire, with half a pint of sweet 

 oil, and add a teacupful of fine sand. Stir the mixture together tmtil cold. 



(8) Use a teaspoonful of powdered borax every morning in the basin of 

 water, when washing the face or hands; also use it when taking a bath. 



Sanborn. — (1) Take two drachms of borax, one drachm of Roman alum, 

 one drachm of camphor, half an ounce of sugar-candy, one pound of ox-gall; 

 mix and stir well for ten minutes or so, and repeat this stirring three or four 

 times a day for a fortnight, till it appears clear and transparent. Strain 

 through blotting paper, and bottle up for use. It is said that strawberries 

 rubbed over the face at night will remove freckles and sunburn. 



(2) Wash the face at night with either sour milk or buttermilk, and in 

 the morning with weak bran tea and a little eau-de cologne. This will soften 

 the skm and remove the redness, and will also make it less liable to bum 

 again with exposure to the sun. Bathing the face several times in the day 

 with elder flower water and a few drops of oau-dc-cologne is very efficacious. 



(3) Put two spoonfuls of sweet cream into half a pint of new milk; squeeze 

 into it the juice of a lemon, add half a glass of genuine French brandy, a 

 little alum and loaf sugar; boil the whole, skim it well, and, when cold, it 

 is fit for use. 



Pomade for tlie Halr.^(l) Ingredients: one quarter p>ound of lard; 

 two x)ennyworth of castor oil; scent. Mode: Let the lard be unsalted; beat 

 it up well; then add the castor oil, and mix thoroughly together with a knife, 

 adding a few drops of any scent that may be preferred- Put the pomatum 

 into pots, which keep well covered to prevent it turning rancid. 



(2) A flask of salad oil, one and a half ounces of spermaceti, half ounce 

 of white wax; scent aa desired. Cut up the white wax and spermaceti into 

 small pieces, and put them into the oven to melt with a small quantity of 

 the oil. AVhen the lumps have disappeared, and all the ingredients are 

 thoroughly amalgamated, pour in the remamder of the oil and the scent, and 

 stir with a spoon until cold. 



(3) Three ounces of olive oil, three quarters of a drachm of oil of al- 

 monds, two drachms of palm oU, half an ounce of white wax, a quarter of a 

 pound of lard, and three quarters of a drachm of essence of bergamot This 

 pomade is excellent for strengthening the hair, promoting the growth of 

 whiskers and moustache-s, and preventing baldness. 



(4) Take one ounce of spermaceti, one ounce of castor oil, four ounces of 

 olive oil, and two pennyworth of bergamot, and melt them together in a pot 

 placed in boiling water, stirring the mixture all the while; when thoroughly 

 mixed, pour the mixture into pots while hot. 



The Teeth. — The teeth need brushing at least before going to bed every 

 night, and arc better for being cleansed after each meal. Tartar can be re- 



