, 1890-11-20

one or two q day had no effect, and
abe nte four Ia al afternoon, and
tho doctor had hard work to save
her life that night.
Deathly sinking, coldness, col
lapse like that of cholera for hours,
followed by great weakness for a
long time aftor, probably con ylnced
her that compilations might be too
dearly bought Death has followed
the application of a solution of cor
rosive subllmate to n rlngworm not
much stronger than that which
forms the staple Of popular face
bleaches. The fact Is that q dis
ordered complexion Is natures pen
atty for disordered habits in the per-
son or parents, and the only hope OF
lasting Improvement lies In correct
ing tho Whole list. This, In most
cases, amounts to making the life
over again. 1t ls 40 wonder that
doctors say 1t Ia more difficult to
cure bad complexion than to cure
cancer. The disorders which at
tack the face, acne, blackheads, liver
spots, and superfiuous hair, are more
obstinate tn remove aud require
greater skill than often goes to
checking the growth of cancer or
tumor.
You who wrote demanding beauty
at any price must remember that
while you profess yourselves quite
willing to have your face peeled for
the sake of a good complexion II Is a
great deal easier to take the skin off
than 1t Is to make it grow again;
and n face which apparently has
been treated to u bath of boiling oil
with the complexion of u nice brown
cruller Is no better than the rough
skin you find so hard to bear already.
Positively the last cure for freckles
for this year Is this, which Is given
for the benefit of "a Working Girl, !"
who says she can not afford to waste
money trying the different lotions
on sale. Sensible girl. Let her try
one teaspoonful of powdered alum,
half as much powdered citric acid,
dissolved In ten tenspoonfuls of boil
ing water, cooled and bottled with
two drops of glycerine; apply this
with the end of n match or n fine
camel's hair pencil to the freckles
nightly, or as often as convenient,
and let 1t dry on. This Is II pretty
strong prepartion, and may need
diluting for fine skins.
People with red noses may try
this:
Cne drachm muriate of ammo.
mia, half u drachm fannie acid, two
ounces glycerlne, and three ounces
rosewater mixed. Wet II piece OF
lint and apply with a spring clothes
pin, or the frame pf n pair of eye.
glasses, with glass taken out. or
course one Is not presentable for
company in this case, and the lotion
must be applied for two or three
weeks usually.
Here is complication bath which
has the further good effect of greatly
relieving the rheumatism following
the grippe:
Take boneset, yarrow, tansy, each
one handful, dry, or twice as much
green, and steep in boiling water
in n closely covered jar half an
hour. Have ready u bath tub or
common tub, with small, low
chair In 1t; tie the wet herbs In a
bag and put them In the tub, then
pour on three or four pailfuls of
OOlllng wafer, anu seut Tue Patiehe
to steam with n blanket enveloping
person and tub to keep the heat in.
Have the feet In q foot-bath, keep
hot by adding boiling water, and
keep the head wet In cold water.
The bath should not last over half
an hour, less If the person feels
weak. When the time elapses she
should be sponged Off In warm
water, which will feel cool, and go
a warm bed with hot brick at the
feet for an hour or two, unless the
bath Is taken ut night. This bath
taken three times u week, always
three hours after meals, Is sovereign
for improving the complexion, cur
ing rheumatism and obesity. a
half pint of gin is good addition to
the bath, which must be kept
steaming hot by the addition of boil
ing water.