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USEFUL FO!?MULAS.

513

TO CURE PIMPLES AND FACIAL BLEMISHES.

Having

in

numberless instances seen the good effects of the following

prescription, I can certify to its effi caciousness.

Dilute corrosiYe sublimate with the oil of almonds, apply to the face

occasionally and in a

f ew days a cure will be efJ'ect ed.

Dr. il ean Vallier, the renowned dermatologist of P a ris, treats all facial

eruptions, blackheads, etc., with the fol lowing simple· formula :

The ingredients are procura ble a t a ny well-stocked clrng store. 'l'wo ounces

rose water; one ounce spirits of cologne; four ounces sartoin (crystallized).

Put the sartoin into a pint of hot wa ter (not boiling), and after it is cooled,

strain through a fin e cloth and add the r ose wa ter and cologne spirits. This

is to be applied daily, and massaged t horoughly into the skin.

It

is an

inexpensive preparation a nd the above formula will make sufficient for a

month's treatment, which, if persistenly adhered to, is said by those who have

tried

it

to produce amazing results, eveu for the worst complexions.

514

TO CURE ROPY BEER.

Put a ha ndful of flo ur and the same qua ntity of hops with a little pow–

dered a lum into the beer and rummage it well.

515

TO GIVE BEER THE APPEARANCE OF AGE.

Add a few ha ndfuls of pickled cucumbers and Seville oranges, both chopped

up. This will make malt liquor appear six months older than it really is.

516

TO MAKE FURNITURE POLISH.

Take beeswax and turpentin e in the proportion of two ounces of the

former to half

fl-

pint of the lat ter. Put the turpentine in a basin a nd cut the

beeswax in small pieces and put in; then put in the oven when not very bot,

so it (the wax) will gradually melt; stir it consta ntly. Apply to the furniture

with a piece of woolen rag (a piece of broadcloth is best for the purpose), and

have ano"tber piece to

ruq

with. Don't be afraid to use plenty of "elbow grease."

517

TO NEUTRALIZE WHISKEY.

To- forty gallons of whiskey add one and a half pounds of unslacked lime,

three-quarters of a pound of alum and half a pint of spirits of niter. Let it

stand for a clay or two and draw it off.