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moved by using pumice stone reduced to powder, rubbing it on the teeth 

 with a bit of soft wood made into a brush. Where the gums are sensitive, 

 there is nothing better than the chalii and myn-h dentifrice. Where the top 

 of a tooth is veiy sensitive, wet a bit of chalii and lay it on under the hp. 

 Where the breath is offensive the mouth should be rinsed with water in which 

 an atom of permanganate of potash has been dissolved; just enough should 

 be used to make the water pink. Take care not to swallow any, as it is a 

 poison. Crooked teeth in children can often be straightened, without ap- 

 plying to a dentist, if the parents watch the teeth when coming through, and 

 several times a day press the crooked one into position. Of course where 

 the arch of the mouth is defective, the upper teeth protruding over the under 

 lip, or the under jaw projects, the services of a skillful dentist will be re- 

 quired. It is only after the permanent teeth arrive that such operations are 

 performed. 



Toilet Pow^der. — Jtist think of it, one of the most deadly poisons known 

 ^used because of its cheapness, to add weight to an article applied solely to 

 the delicate skins of women and children. Fearful and incurable skin dis- 

 eases upon children to whom it has been applied to prevent chaling, led to 

 the discovery. It is safe to discard all French toilet powder. Safe prepara- 

 tions are put up in this country, but each mother can make her own, be- 

 cause the best are only perfumed starch. Starch, made perfectly dry, and 

 sifted through the finest sieve, may be used, or a few drops of any desired 

 perfume may be mixed with it. Those who have lavender or other aromatic 

 flowers can fold them in thin pajier, and place these Avith layers of starch, in 

 a box, renewing the flowers every few days, until the starch has absorbed 

 sufficient perfume. The starch will take up a little moisture from the flow- 

 ers, and it is best to let it be exposed to the sun, until quite dry, and then if 

 at all lumpy, be sifted again . 



Rose Bandoline for the Hair. — Of gum tragacauth, six ounces, or one 

 and one-half ounces; of rose water, one gallon, or two pints; of attar of roses, 

 one-half ounce, or one drachm; steep the gum in the water for a day or so; 

 as it swells or forms a gelatinous mass, it must from time to time be well 

 agitated. After about forty-eight hours' maceration, it is then to be sqiieezed 

 through a coarse, clean linen cloth, and again left to stand for a few days; 

 then pass it through the cloth a second time, to insure uniformity of consis- 

 tency; when this is the case, the attar of roses is to be thoroughly incor- 

 porated. Almond bandoline is made precisely as the above, scenting Avith 

 a quarter of an ounce of attar of almonds in place of the roses. 



Eruptions on the Pace. — Dissolve an otince of borax in a quart of 

 water, and apply this with a fine sponge every evening before going to bed. 

 This will smooth the skin when the eruptions do not proceed from an insect 

 working under the cuticle. Many persons' faces arc disfigured by red enip- 

 tions caused by a small creature working under the skin. A very excellent 

 remedy is to take the fiour of sulphur and nib it on the face dry, after wash- 

 ing it in the morning. Kub it well with the fingere, and then wipe it off 

 with a dry towel. There are many who are not a httle ashamed of their 

 faces, who can be cured if they follow these du-ections. 



Chapped IIand»._(l) To cure chapped hands, take common starch and 

 rub it into a fine, smooth powder, imt it in a clean tin box, and every time 

 tho haad^ arc removed from dish water or hot suds, liuso them carefully in 



