508 STANDARD RECEIPTS. 



IVIISCELLANEOUS. 



Sweaty Feet. A very good cure for the offensive odor of sweaty 

 feet can be made by mixing one-half dram of salicyhc acid, one ounce of 

 oxide of zinc, and one ounce of lycopodium. Dust your feet with it 

 several times a day. 



Hair Falling Out. A good wash for the hair, to prevent it from 

 falling out, is made by mixing one tea-spoonful of salt, thirty grains of 

 quinine and a pint of common whiskey or baj' rum. Rub the hair thor- 

 oughly every night. 



Healing Cream. This is a good cream, made expressly for rough 

 and dry skins. 



1 ounce Spermaceti, 

 1 ounce White Wax, 

 1 ounce Olive Oil, 

 1 table-spoonful Honey. 



Melt the ingredients and beat them to a cream. 



Chapped Hands. The nicest preparation for chapped hands is 

 composed of quince seed and whisky. There is no rule as to propor- 

 tion. Put the seeds in a bottle and pour in enough whisky to cover 

 them. As this thickens add more whisky until it is of the right con- 

 sistency. This healing preparation is far superior to glycerine, as it 

 dries oif quickly and leaves a most agreeable odor. 



1 pan Glycerine, 



4 parts Pond's Extract of Witcli Hazel, 



4 parts Water. 



Put in a bottle and shake well; it is ready for use immediately. It is 

 well to shake thoroughly each time of using. 



Farache. Ground black pepper placed in a piece of cotton wool 

 and put in the ear (so that no pepper can touch the ear) will often cure 

 severe earache. 



Tooth-Wash. A good antiseptic tooth-wash may be made of the 

 following: 



1 dram Glycerine of Borax, 

 1 pint Water. 



Brush the teeth after each meal and just before retiring at night. 



Tooth Powder. Mix thoroughly equal parts of pulverized borax 

 and orris root, and a little precipitated chalk; a drop or so of rose oQ 

 will perfume the powder. 



