The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-06
PROPER CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE sKH


AND TEETH.
Ladies' wishing smooth skin made with
out harm can obtain 1t by purchasing ten
cents worth Of tincture Of benzoin. Dissolve
it In pint Of wine and use on the face at
night. The face should first be washed with
pure and fine soap, and then rinsed OIL In
clear, cold water. The benzoin can be dis
solved In water, but wine is preferable.
For rough or surburned skin, use two
ounces Of distilled water, one Of glycerine,
one of alcohol, and half sp ounce Of tinctuge
Of benzoin. Without the water, and with the
addition OF two ounces Of prepared chalk,
free from bismuth, it makes fine cosmetic
for whitening the face, and is not injurious,
like the expensive "balms" or "blooms" 80
highly advertised.
Another wash is made Of medicated soap,
which can be bought Of any druggist, melted
and made into balls, with finely ground oat-
meal. Oatmeal and buttermilk together
possess wonderful beautifying qualities, and
oatmeal by itself now occupies place on
many dressing tables. STEPPED In water In
small quantities, its balsamio qualities and
glutinous oillness makes the flesh beautifully
soft and white. A little lemon juice may be
added advantageously.
The comfort Of q pure breath, and the
agreeable effect Of clean and healthy
mouth, are things to rejoice over and be
proud Of IN these days Of dentistry, when
the dentists seem to be the best patronized
Of any In the medical profession. Decay is
not the only enemy Of the teeth, but the
accumulation Of tartar upon them has an
equally bad effect. This must In any case
be removed by an experienced dentist, and
after that the teeth must be carefully az
tended to. Simple measures, regularly
attended to, are sufficient for healthy
mouths. tooth powder for 9 healthy con-
dition o. the mouth and teeth should be
purely mechanical agent, possessing
hardness sufficient for the removal, with.
out liability to injure the enamel. OF slight
accumulatons Of food and tartcr. The
brush should be moderately soft, the bristles
should be long and elastic and Of uneven
lengths, 80 as to facilitate their Introduction
between the teeth. Once daily is quite
enough to use powder, If any Is used at all,
and the best time to use it is Just before
retiring. After meals 1t Is sufficient to use
little tepid water. As frictonal powder,
precipitated chalk Is q soft and generally
efficient agent.
If the skin be coarse looking and you de-
sire to improve the texture, bathe 1t before
Going to bed In very hot water and gooo
toilet soap and rub thoroughly with coarse
Turkish towel.
For pimples on the face use this recipe;
Thirty grains of bicarbonate OF soda, one
drachm of glycerine and one ounce OF
snermaceli oiutnent Rub on the face; let
It remain for a quarter Of an hour, and wipe
off all but slight film, with soft cloth.
For a weak person when bathing, es-
pecially in summer. a gill OF ammonia IN
small tub Of water, or some rock salt, IS
wonderful inrigorator, almost as good as
see bath.
Peroxide Of hydrogen rubbed on the face
two or three times day, for ten days, Will
also free the skin Of any discoloration-
simple remedy for removing frecSles 1s
to put one ounce of alum and the sane OF
lemon juice in pint OF rose water; apply at
night.
When the feet are sore, as from long walk
ing, take teasponful of EPSON salts, five or
Elk drops of tincture Of capsicun, and put In
n shallow basin of water-just enough to
cover the soles Of the feet-and soak them
twenty minutes. One will be surprised at
the relief this will give. 1t will also cure
burning Of the feet that so many are troubled
with in the summer.
If you must bathe in your bedroom, then
eeta square of white enameled cloth or heavy
Turkish toweling, sew heavy rope around
the edge tightly, and you can take shower
bath without getting the water on the car
pet. In bathing uso the wrong side OF
the oilcloth, as the right side is apt to chill