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clean water, and wliilc they are damp, rub a pinch of etarch over them, 

 covering the whole surface. 



(2) Melt spermaceti, one drachra, with almond oil, one ounce; and add 

 powdered camphor, one drachm. It will be improved by adding a couple 

 of drachms of glycerine, using as much less of the almond oil. 



(3) One-half ounce of glycerine with same amount of alcohel. Mix, and 

 add four oimcea of rose water. Bottle, and shake well. An excellent 

 remedy for rough or chapped hands. 



To S-areeten the BreatU. — From six to ten drops of the concentrated 

 solution of chloride of soda in a wineglaasful of spring water, taken imme- 

 diately after the ablutions of the morning are completed, will sweeten the 

 breath by tlisiufecting the stomach, which, far from Ijeing injured, will be 

 benefitted by the medicine. If necessary, this may be repeated in the mid- 

 dle of the day. In some cases the odor from carious teeth is combined 

 with that of the stomach. If the mouth is well rinsed with a teaaix>ouful of 

 the chloride in a tumbler of water, the bad odor of the teeth will be 

 removed. 



Bay Rnm. — Saturate one-qnarter pound of carbonate of magnesia with 

 oil of bay; pulverize the magnesia, place it in a filter, and pour water 

 through it until the desired quantity is obtained, then add alcohol. The 

 quantity of water and alcohol employed depends on tho desired strength 

 and quantity of the bay rum. Another: Oil of bay, ten fluid drachms; oil of 

 pimento, one fltiid drachm; acetic ether, two fluid drachms; alcohol, three 

 gallons; water, two and a half gallons. Mix, and after two weeks' repose, 

 filter. 



Otto of Roses— Fill a large glazed earthen jar with roeo leaves, care- 

 fully separated from the cups; ]x>ur upon them spring water, just sufficient 

 to cover them, and set the jar with its contents in the sun for two or three 

 days, taking it under cover at night At the end of the third or fourth day, 

 small particles of yellow oil will be seen floating on the surface of the water, 

 and which, in the course of a week, will have increased to a thin scum. The 

 scum is the otto of roses; take it up with a little cotton tied to the end of a 

 stick, and squeeze it into a phial. 



Essence from Flowers. — Procure a quantity of the petals of any flow- 

 ers which have an agreeable fragrance; card thin layers of cotton, which 

 dip into the finest Florence or Lucca oil; sprinkle a small quantity of fine 

 salt on the flowers alternately until an earthen vessel or wide-mouthed glacs 

 bottle is full. Tie the top close with a bladder, then lay the vessel in a 

 south aspect to the heat of the sun, and in fifteen days, when uncovered, a 

 fragrant oil may be squeezed away, leaving a whole mass quite equal to the 

 high-priced es«ences. 



To Curl the Hair — There is no preparation which will make naturally 

 straight hair assume a permanent curl. The following will keep the hair in 

 curl for a short time: Take borax, two ounces; gum arable, one drachm; and 

 hot water, not boiling, one quart; stir, and, as soon as the ingredients are 

 dissolved, add three tablespooufuls of strong spirits of camphor. On retir- 

 ing to rest, wet the hair with the above liquid, and roll in twists of paper as 

 u-sual. Do not disturb the hair until morning, when untwist and form into 

 ringlets. 



