Smyrna times., 1872-04-10
Remedy for Freckles, Sunburn, and
Mosquito Bites.

Freckles indicate an excess of irnr IN .Io
blood, we are tcld, the sun acting on tho o
particles in the skin as it does on indr7ibIe nj
bringing out the color A very simple wav oi oi
removing them is said to be as follows:
lake hnely powdered nitre (saltpetre and
Apply II 10 the tTeckleS by the finger moistened
with water and dipped in the powder Whon
perfectly done and judciously reneatnj i i1 r;Il
remove them efectually without tlonblo
An old English prescription for the skin ;s 70
take hall pint of skim-milk-.o poor as TO he
blue-sllce into it as much cucumber nc i viii
cover and let 1t stand an hour; then bath the
face and hands, washing them off with fair
water when the cucumber extract is drv The
la5ter IS Sald to stimulate the growth of hair
where 1t l. lacking, if well and frequently rub
pea IN. Ii would be worth while to apply it to
high toreheadS and bald crowns. - ~
.h9ugh SKINS, arising from exposure to the
@ "Iluo III Iiulhg, rowing, or yatching trouble
many ladies', who will be glad to know that an
application OF cold cream or gIycerine at night
washed OH with fine carbolic soa D in the morning
VIII VIII render them presentable at the breakfast
taple' without looking like woman who followed
the hounds, blOwZy and burned The simnIost
way TO- ohvlate the bad effect of too free snr
ana WIni, which are apt on occasion to revenge
themselves Tor the neglect shown them bv thc
Iar sex 100 often, Is to rub the face, throat and
arms well with cold cream or puse almond oil
oelore gong out With this prccaution. one
may come home from berry party or a sail
without a trace of that gingerbread effect too
apt 70 iolIoW these pleasures. Cold cream
MADE from almond oil, with no lard or tallow
"oout ~ VIII answer every end proposed by the
use q OF butterinllk, which young ladies can
hardly prefer as a cosmetic on account of its
odor N00"''' u It's
A very delicate and effective prem. ,t;on for
ioesh shih' efuptve diseases, cuts, or ulcers,
y ictihu IN mixture OF one ounce of glycerine.
haIi % an =, ounce OF rosemary, and twenty drops Of
carpoiic acld In those dreaded irritatiOns of
the SKIN occurring III Summer, such as hives or
Prckly heat, this wash gives soothing reI;ef
Inc car6ollc acid at once neutralizas the poison
OF the blood which causes the sore. purifes and
dlslntects the wound or blotch, and heals if
rapidly. A solution of this acid in glvcerine
made much stronger, say fifty drops to an
ounce OF glycerlne, forms protection from
mosquitoes II applied at night Though many
people consider the remedy equal to the dis
eaSe, constant use very soon reconciles one to
the creosotlc oder of the carbolic acid esneci
ally II the pure crystaized form Is used, which
Is lar less overpowering in its fragrance than
that commonly put up. Those who dislike if
too much to use it at night will find the STING
OF the bites almost mraculously cured and the
olotches removed by touching them with the
mixture I'D the morning. Babies and children
should be touched with it to relieve the main
they feel from insect bites, and do not know how
to express except by worrying. Two or three
drops OF after OF rose in the preparation dis
gulses the smell so as to render it tolerable TO
human beings, though not so to MOSQUITOES. :
H0IperS Bazaar.