The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-04

water, and then dust with a powder made
of three parts of rice powder and one
pil USE ean sug 9FF5 nS}hng to all
ter the eyelids, nor do l know of any ap-
plication that could be made to the
the voice. There are certain breathing
exercises which will give one better. use
and control of the voice. If you have any
throat trouble l would advise you to con-
suit throat specialist.
MILLY G. MI think that you can do
your own homework and still have nice
looking hands, if you will take care of
them. Keep lemon or tomato conven-
iently near, with which to remove vege-
table stains, and, if you can afford it, use
CASTLE soap for dish washing. Do not
change the hands suddenly from hot to
cold water or from cold to hot. Keep a
pair of old gloves. with the tips of the
fingers cut off, to draw on when handling
coal or ashes or doing rough work of any
kind. Use this cold cream for the hands:
Pure white wax. ounce; spermaceti, 2
ounces; almond oil. l pint; and glycerine.
ounces. Melt the three oily substances,
until smooth and cold. Always dry the
hands carefully after taking them out of
water, and rub the cold cream into them
thoroughly when retiring for the night,
and, am sure, the hands will soon show
a marked Improvement. l know of Moth
Ing that will remove SuperfluOuS hair per-
manently except the electric needle. I
have several times, in these columns told
or way by which it can be removed
w. G. GREY-The tonic is to be rubbed
into the hair roots one or twice a day
Yes, you can get the phosphates at drug
store. Olive oil rubbed into the scalp is
excellent, but If you use the tonic that
will be oil enough. but you might invig-
crate the hair roots by nassaging the
scalp gently with fingers that have been
barely dampened in lukewarm water.
r. J.-For falling hair and dandruff use
this tonic: Eau de cologne, s ounces
tincture cantharides, l ounce oil English
lavendar, Y dram; oil rosemary, u dram.
Apply to the roots once or twice q day.
Also look to the general health, take a
tepid sponge bath every day, take regular
exercise and be careful as to diet.
MAR1ON-It. certainly is annoying to
have ones nose get red and become swol-
len. This is very often occasioned by bad
circulation or impure blood. although in
your case I rather fancy that it comes
from indigestion, in which case! remove
the cause. or the effect will surely remain.
Regular exercise and careful diet avoid
ing all rich and indigestihle foods, are
two necessities for its cure Spices and
acids are particularly to be avoided.
Take hot foot baths every night, and
continue applying pure witch hazel to the
offending nose whenever you happen to
think of it.
A sUBsCRIBER-Coarse pores are very
obstinate always, but 1 can recommend
the following wash with considerable
degree of confidence. 1t clears the skin
and slowly draws the pores closer to-
gether:
Precipitated sulphur, dram.
Ether, drains
Alcohol 31a ounces.
Rub this into the skin at night just be-
fore going to bed. Where there is a ten
dency to coarse pores the face should al
ways be washed In cold water
MABEL S.-Dissolve fifteen grains of
borax in two tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice. Apply to the face at night When
it has dried on the skin, massage with Il
good pure cold cream. AS to the habit
how -
pernicious one and will certainly lead to
arrangement of the digestive apparatus,
the result of which will be pimples, black
heads and all sorts Of unsightly facial