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Carnations, or Roses; then add the rinds of two or three 
lemons (cut thin), an ounce of orris-root (powdered), 
half a pound or more of bay salt, one ounce of benzoin 
(powdered), ditto cinnamon, ditto cloves, ditto nutmeg 
(powdered), one grain of musk, ten or twelve sweet Bay 
leaves, and one ounce each of eau-de-Cologne, lavender- 
water, and Bergamot, with a few Sage leaves and Rose- 
mary and Lavender cut small; keep in pretty jars and 
add lavender-water if it becomes too dry. 
THe HEALTHFULNESS OF SUNSHINE 
It is really astonishing how few people there are who 
properly estimate the hygienic value of the sun’s rays. 
A valuable lesson on this point may be learned by 
observing the lower animals, none of which ever neglect 
an opportunity to bask in the sun. And the nearer man 
approaches to his primitive condition the more he is 
inclined to follow the example of the animals. It is a 
natural instinct, which civilisation has partially destroyed 
in the human race. ‘The effect of sunshine is not merely 
thermal; its rays have chemical and electrical functions. 
It is more than possible that sunshine produces vibrations 
and changes of particles in the deeper tissues of the 
body as effective as those of electricity. Many know by 
experience that the relief it affords to wearing pain, 
neuralgic and inflammatory, is more effective and more 
lasting than that of any application whatever. Those 
who have faceache should prove it for themselves, 
sitting in a sunny window, where the warmth falls full 
on the cheek. For nervous disability and insomnia the 
treatment of all others is rest and sunshine. 
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It is not difficult to obtain a lasting and refreshing 
odour of sweet violets if the following directions be 
