The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
A WORE ABOUT PERFUMES.
Some Please the Senses, But Dom
Helm the Nerves.

Some Please the Senses, But DOM
Help the Nerves.
One of the best remedies for a sallow
or muddy" complexion is a generous
diet of fruit. Many kinds of fruit DOS
sesses wonderful powers of clearing
the skin and giving it translucent APP
pearance. A celebrated skin specialist
once said that several sound, ripe APP
pies eaten daily would beautify the
skin when local applications had proved
useless. As a matter of lac a torpid
liver is frequently the immediate cause
of skin troubles, and the juice of APP
Piles, containing as it does a valuable
Tcid, acts upon the liver, and helps the
digestive organs to work properly.
Among the most valuable fruits, the
daily use of which helps to improve the
complexion, may be mentioned oranges,
tamarinds. nectarines, peaches, plums,
blackberries, pears, mediars, black cur
rants, strawberries, gooseberries, red
and white c%urrants, lemons. lines, and
most valuable of all-apples.
An excellent a%ntiseptic wash for the
teeth, which also acts as an a%stringent
if the gums are spongy and unhealthy.
is composed of t%annin, half a drachm;
tincture of myrrh, five fluid drachms;
spirits of horseradish, two ounces;
tincture of tOlu, two fluid drachms.
Add a teaspoonful of this mixture to a
tumblerful of cold or tepid water, and
well brush the teeth, afterward thor
oughly rinsing the mouth out with it.
Another capital astringent and anti
septic mouth wash is made by simply
adding three drops of oil of eucalyptus
to a tumblerful of water.
Here are two old-fashioned recipes
for homemade toilet waters for adding
to the baths. For violet water put a
quarter of a pound OF fr~eshly-pickeG
~violets. together with their weight of
pure alcohol, into a large bottle. cork
and shake the bottle every day for one
week; then add half Il pint of distilled
water; filter and bottle for use. Law
ender toilet water may be made by
sleeping, for one hour. over a slow fire.
in 4 covered farina boiler, one pound
of fresh lavender flowers in one pint of
'"A'A- Nl 1 1 III lllC lit
add w quarts of alcohol, filter and
keep in a closely-stoppered bottle for
use.
The perfumes which are most agree.
able to the senses are not always the
most helpful 10 the nerves. Ambergris.
for instance, is positively offensive tC
many, yet it is said to possess the virtue
of clearing the brain and driving away
those evil spirits known as the blues"
y faint odor of musk acts as Il tonic.
while civet brings drowsiness of soul,
for which the best antidote is the pun
gent odor of sandalwood. The fra
grance of citron and aloewood is as
soothing to nervous people as far-off
music. Many perfumes delightful in
the open air become particularly disa-
greeable in 4 close room. \ whole even
ing can be spoiled by the presence of
tuberOses or lilies in a rec~eption-room.
Their strong fragrance causes a feel
ing of ~faintness. There are many
fragrant flowers, such as carnation,
clOvepink, Sweetbriar and a~pple-blos-
som, that are as beneficial as they are
sweet scented. \ vivid perfume is
nearly always bracing. while a subtle
one is generally en~ervating. One may
become positively intoxicated through
inhaling the ohor of the peach. almond.
wild cherry, and other blossoms of the
same class, because they all contain 4
suggestion of prussic acid.-LondoG
Lady.