St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-28
SECRETS OF THE TOILET.

How Freckles May Be Banished from
Blonde and Brunette.
The cutaneous affection of freckles,
twin sister of tan or sunburn, is one to
which the greater majority of people
are subject Although they have had
admirers, they are usually regarded as
a great Disagreement, and the physi-
clan who will discover a safe, speedy
and universal cure may retire from
practice millionaire many times over.
But freckles differ in kind and in de-
gree quite as much as do the DISPOSE
tions of their unfortunate owners. Per-
sons of fair complexion, having as q
rule thinner skins, are the chief suf-
fers, but when brunette takes the dis
ease she generally does so with such
thoroughness that the freckles of her
fairer sister pale and fade into insignifi-
canoe. Many of the remedies for
freckles are poisonous, but the follow
ing are recommended as simple and
safe. A fair trial should be given each
in turn until one is found which, suit
ing the condition of the case, produces
the desired result.
l. Crate half ounce of horse-radish
fine, let it stand some hours in butter
milk, strain and apply night and MORN
ing.
2. Half a dram of muriate of am
monia, two drains of lavender and
half pint of distilled water. APP
ply with a sponge three or four times
daily.
3. The juice of lemon in half a tum-
bier of water.
4. Citric acid, dissolved in water, of
strength sufficient to produce slight
pricking sensation.
5. Three grains of borax in five drains
each of rosewater and orange-hower
water.
6. One tablespoonful of diluted muri-
attic acid, one ounce of rosewater, eight
ounces of water, one ounce of rectffed
spirits of wine. Mix and apply, hav-
ing first bathed the face in cold wa
ter.
z. Two parts of sulpho-carbolate of
zinc, twenty-five parts of rosewater, five
parts of scented alcohol. Apply twice
daily for about an hour, then wash off
with cold water.
8. Equal parts Of glycerine and
rosewater, applied at night and left to
dry.
g.. Tincture of benzoin, one pint;
tincture of tolu, one-half pint; oil of
rosemary, one-half ounce. Put one tea
spoonful of this compound in a gill Of
water and rub into the face with a cloth
night and morning.
10. Dip cloth saturated with glycer-
inc into powdered nitre and apply three
times day.
II. Take an ounce of lemon juice,
of dram of powdered
borax and one dram of sugar. Mix and
after resting day rub on the freckles
occasionally.
II. Dissolve honey in lukewarm water
and apply when cold.
Is. Bath the face for several minutes
in distilled alder-fower water and
then wash in clear water. This should
be done twice daily.
IA. Battle frequently in mixture of
equal parts of sweet oil, lime water and
Is. Four ounces of honey, one ounce
Of glycerine. Expose to gentle heat
until thoroughly mixed; when cold add
one ounce of alcohol, six drops of
essence OF ambergris and three drains
Of citric acid.
While applying any of the above
recipes daily bathing and, whenever
possible, Turkish baths are recommend |
ID. Magnesia, a blue pill or seidlitz
powder should also be taken.
To prevent freckles keep the skin
Try by powdering lightly. The face
should be washed night and morning in
j pint of rainwater, in which a teaspoon
ul OF borax has been dissolved.-N. Y.