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USEFUL FO!?MULAS.
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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.