White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-30
Msefnl aud Curious.
ANp MesouTre siTEs.

Freckles indicate nm excess of iron IN the Diood,
We are told, the acting the particles IN the
skin as it does indellble ink, bringing out the
color. very simple way Of removing tnen is
said to be as follows:
Take finely powdered nitre (saltpetre,) and
apply it to the freckles by the fingers mois.ened
with water and dipped in the powder. wnen
perfectly done aud jndicionsly repeated, u VIII
remove them efectually and without trouble;
An old English prescription for the SKIN Is 10
take half pint of skim-milk-so poor as to be
blue-slice into it as much cucumber as 1t Will
cover, and let it stand hOur then paine the race
and hands, washing them of with fair wafer when
the cucumber extract is dry. The latter Is said
to stimulate the growth of hair where it is lack
ing, if well and frequently ribbed IN. Ii would
be worth while 10 apply it to high foreheads and
bald crowns.
Rough skins. arising from exposure to the winds
in riding, rowing, or Watching, trouble many Ia
dies, who will be glad to know that an applica-
tion Of cold cream glycerine at night washed
off with fine carbolic soap in the morning, VIII
render them presentable at the breakfast table,
without looking like women who follow the hounds,
blOwzy and burned. The simplest way to Obviate
the bad effects of too free sun and wind, which
are apt occasions to revenge themselves for the
neglect shown them by the fair sex too often, is
to rub the face, throat, and arms well with cold
cream OF pure almond oil before going ont. With
this precantion, one may come home from berry
party or sail without a trace of that ginger
bread effect too apt to follow these pleasures.
Cold cream made from almond OIL with no lard
| OF talOw abont it, will answer every end proposed
by the use of buttermilk. which young ladies'
hardly prefer cosmetic account Of its olor.
very delicate and effective preparation for
rough skins. eruptive diseases, cnts. ulcers is
found in mixture of one ounce of glycerne, half
an ounce of rosemary, and twenty drops of carbol
ic acid. In those dreaded irritations of the skin
occurring in Summer, such as hives prickly
heat, this wash gives soothing relief. The car
bolic acid at once neutralzes the poison of the
blood which the sore, pnrites and disinfects
the wound or botch, and heals it rapidly. A So
luton of this acid in glycerine made much strong
say fifty drops to an ounce of glycerne, forms
protection from mosquitoes if applied Mt night.
Though many people consider the remedy equal
to the disease, constant use very reconciles
one to the creOsotc olOr Of the carbOlic acid,
pecially if the pure crystalized form is used,
which is far less overpowering in its fragrance
than that commonly put mp. Those who dislike
it too much tn Use it at night will find the sting
of the bites almost miracnlonsly cured and the
blotches removed by touching them with the mix
ture in the morning. Babies and children should
he touched with it to relieve the pain they feel
from insects bites, and do not know how to ex-
press except by worrying Two three drops
of Ottar of in the prepar ition disgn the
smell 50 rs to render it tocrabe tn human beings,
though not SO to osqaitoes-Hdrper's Bazaar.