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carbolic acid neutralizes the poison of the | 
blood, purifies and disinfects the erup- 
tion, an(^ heals it rapidly. 
The brown spots called moles are 
usually brought with us from birth. In 
former ages, when on the face, they could 
readily be concealed by patches, or what 
are sometimes called "beauty spots;" 
but those patches not being in vogue 
now, they must go unadorned or be re- 
moved. Dr. L. Thomas, in the British 
Medical Record, advises the use of " acid 
nitrate of mercury" for the removal of 
moles from the face. No pain attends 
the application, if care be taken to pre- 
vent touching the surrounding skin. The 
growth gradually shrivels away. The 
slough falls off in about a week, leaving 
a faint depression like a small-pox mark. 
The following is a recipe for a wash for 
the same purpose: Dried tops of rose- 
mary, 4 ounces; dried leaves of sage, 4 
ounces; dried flowers of lavender, 4 
ounces; cloves, 2 ounce; Camphor, 1-16 
ounce ; distilled vinegar, 6 pints. Macer- 
ate fourteen days with heat, filter and 
bottle. Apply a drop twice a day to the. 
moles, until they disappear. You can, of 
course, make a half or quarter of this 
quantity. 
There is a black and greasy compound 
used by hunters and others who live' 
much in the woods. It is generally used 
by them to keep black flies and mosqui- 
toes away ; but it has greater efficacy in 
whitening, softening, and refining the 
skin. It is also excellent for driving 
wrinkles away that come before their 
time. It is composed of tar and olive oil. 
Mix one spoonful of the best tar in a pint 
of pure olive oil; heat the two in a tin 
cup set in boiling water ; stir until com- 
pletely smooth. Rub this on the face 
when going to bed, and lay patches of 
soft cotton or linen on the cheeks and 
forehead to keep the tar from rubbing off. 
I might have been more concise and said, 
transform yourself into an amateur negro 
minstrel every night and go to bed. 
A wash much used by the Spanish 
ladies to give firmness to a loose skin, 
and preventing wrinkles, is made with 
the whites of four eggs boiled in rose- 
water, to which is added half an ounce of 
SCIENTIST. 
alum and a little oil of sweet almonds. 
The whole beaten to a paste. 1 
Milk of roses, or tincture of benzoin ! 
(the recipe I have given in a former 1 
number) was much used by the ladies '! 
during the time of Charles the II. for 
obliterating wrinkles. It is still used 
with success by many ladies of our day. 
A little jar or glass of oatmeal is often 
seen on the dressing table of young girls. 
The meal is used in the place of soap. It 
contains a small amount of oil, and the 
friction against the skin brings the blood 
to the surface. 
There are many washes and enamels 
for destroying and banishing wrinkles, 
but I think wrinkles are preferable to 
them, as they give the face a very arti- 
ficial appearance, suggesting to the ob- 
server common rouge and chalk, or flour. 
Lady Paget says, with truth, " If women 
would only allow common sense to govern 
them, they would feel that for the inch or 
two they diminish the circumference of 
their waists by tight lacing, they become 
unattractive in many other ways; quite 
leaving on one side the hygienic part of 
the question, which, alas! the vain and 
foolish will never consider." There are 
few, indeed, who, like the clever and 
beautiful Marechale de Saubise, Louis 
XIV. 's faithful friend, will make the sac- 
rifice of giving up all meat except 
chicken, and never wea,ring their stays 
for fear of injuring their health or com- 
plexion. Another absurd practice is that 
of v/earing the skirts so tight and heavy 
that walking becomes an agony; there is 
no doubt that many have been debarred 
from healthful exercise for years. Much 
harm has also been done by the profuse 
use of perfumes, of which musk, pat- 
chouli, jessamine, and such like form the 
basis. These ingredients are depressing to 
the nervous system, acting upon it as poi- 
sons, just as they would if given inwardly, 
and at the right time, prove the most pow- 
erful medicines. The suggestion of the 
perfumer's shop is a poetic one, and the 
faintest suspicion of violets, lavender, or 
" The new mowii ha>y 
Gives a sweet and wholesome odor." 
sufficient for the purposes of the toilet. 
(To he coniinued.) M. W. 
