St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-11
SECRETS OF THE TOILET,
PimpIes and "Flesh Worms," and How
They Should BE Treated.

They Should BE Treated.
Pimples are an ai1iiction to which all
people are more or less subject. The
eruption shows that the blood is in an
impure condition and attention should
be directed to improving the general
health by proper exercise, frequent
baths, and the avoidance of greasy
food. But this general advice, while
excellent at all times and etticacious in
cases of occasional pimples, is not
sufficient for those whom sedentary
habits, close, impure atmOspheres or
other causes predispose to constant
eruptions at once painful, annoying
and disfguring. To these sufferers the
following recipes are recommended
l. Camphor spirit dabbed on the
spot CATER washing) one, two or three
times day.
2. Every morning after washing
battle the face in q lotion composed Of
two grains of sublimate of mercury
and half a pint of almond emulsion.
3. One quart of milk, one-quarter
OF a pound of saltpeter, five cents
worth of oil OF aniseed, two cents
worth of Oil Of cloves, half a gill of the
best vinegar. Let the mixture stand
in the sun for a fortnight. Then bot
tie and cork tightly, and in another
week the wash will be fit for use.
4. Twelve ounces of beef marrow,
one-quarter ounce cloves, one-quarter
ounce cinnamon, one-half ounce sto-
raX, One-half ounce benZOin, One-half
ounce orris root, rose water. Steep
the marrow in water for ten DAYS,
changing the water daily, then put in
rose water for twenty-four hours and
then drain. Mix the other ingredients
together, strain and add to the mar
row. Place the jar in sauce pan of
boiling water for an hour; pour off and
strain. The preparation improves
with age and is excellent for freckles
and sunburn as well as eruptions.
5. Bicarbonate of soda, eighteen
grains; distilled water, half pint; oil
of almonds, six drops. Wash off in
the morning with a cloth dipped in
w cttl Salib IolcS IlC VI DStS I'LL.
g.. Bicarbonate of soda, two scru-
pies; glycerine, one drachm; spermaceti
pomade. Apply at night.
Z. One part alcohol and five parts
If soft water. Add very little dis
titled vinegar, and shake well before
using.
s. An occasional dose of sulphur
every third morning. followed by d
dose of EPSON salts, and two days after
a hot or Turkish bath.
9. Dissolve borax in warm water and
apply when cool.
"Flesh-worms,' so called, are moth
ing but dirt and grease filling up
pores. When a pore gets overburdened
with work, or the opening is filled up
with dirt, the secretions can not pass
off. They condense, forming a thick,
oily substance. The blackhead gets
its color from actual dirt. When
squeezed out of the pore they retain
the shape of the mold, and have every
appearance of a worm, The remedy is
cleanliness. To remove them and to
keep them from returning use ammonia
(spirits of hartshorn). A quart costs
ten cents. Wet the spots with as
Or three times a day. Put a table
spoonful in every quart of water used
to wash with-whether for hands or
face. 1t is perfectly harmless, it
bleaches the skin, it stimulates and in
vigorates the pores arsi it removes all
grease, but it must be kept out of the
eyes. Where the ''black-heads'' are
strong, help the hartshorn by expeling
them before using it. 1t never fails
when properly applied. Other toilet
washes and special remedies are:
l. One pint of distilled rose water,
40 grains of sulphate of zinc. Rub the
face with rough towel for two or
three minutes and then touch the spots
affected with the lotion.
2. Fluid potash, drachm; Oil of sweet
almonds, ounce. Shake we'll and add
rose water, l ounce; rain-water, 6
ounces. Apply as in the the pleced-
ing.
3. Wash in warm water and dry with
a coarse towel. Then rub in with a.
soft cloth a lotion composed of ounces
white brandy, l ounce cologne, ounce
liquor potassa.
4. Sulphate of copper, 20 grains; rose
water, 4 ounces; water, y ounces.
s. Tepid water in which a little bo-
rax has been dissolved. Apply with d
coarse towel and use considerable fric-
ton.
g. Mix flour of sulphur in little
milk; let it staud three hours; then,
without disturbing the sulphur, rub the
milk well into the skin. In ten min
utes wash the face with soap and cold
water. Apply cold cream at night
A. Y. World.