The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
answers to Correspondents.

F. n. P.-Directions to you last Sun
day should have read powdered borax
on a bit of linen" instead of ION a bit
of lime"
VIOLA WITHIN the ingrowing toe
nails lightly at the ailing corner. but
fully at the opposite corner, and then
scrape the center of the nail very thin
from tip to root. If taken in time this
method is almost sure to cure If it does
not, then 1 would advise visit to an
able chiropodist. When one is afflicted
with an oily skin the first thing to look
to is the diet Avoid pies. cakes and rich
foods. Eat plenty of fruit. Mineral wa
tiers also have good effect on skins
which are too literally endowed with nat
ural oils. Then use the following lotion
to soften the water in which you battle
MIA, one ounce; oil of lavender, one
dram. Mix up by shaking in a six-ounce
bottle Add one seant teaspoonful mot
a drop more) of this to two quarts of
warm water when the face is bathed Use
camphor ice on the tender lips.
AUGUSTINE CT think if you will use
the following lemon hair wash on your
hair 1t will bring back some of the gold
en- tints: One dram salts of tartar, one
quart warm water and the juice of three
lemons. Use this as a shampoo, and then
rinse out until the hair is soft and fluffy.
To stop the falling. hair use this tonic
Four ounces cologne; one-half ounce tine
ture Cantharides and a fourth dram each
of oil of lavender and oil of rosemary
Apply to the roots once or twice a day
wit6 q small sponge. Your hair will not
grow long until the split ends are re-
moved. If you are in the habit of wear
ing white linen collars or high collars
of any sort your neck is bound to be
followed by massage, with a good cold
cream, will bleach the neck, after the
high collars have been discarded. Or
ange flower skin food will feed the It's
sues and develop the muscles of the face.
Formula is given in answer to WALDORF.
ALAMEDA.-When the hair is excess
IN \
ed with dandruff, 1t should be shampooed
at least every ten days. The simplest
recipe Is the yolk of an egg well beaten
up in one ounce of rosemary spirits and
one pint of very wagm water. Wash the
head thoroughly in this and rinse in sew
eral waters, until every bit of the egg has
ish the dandruff. If it does not stop its
falling. try the tonic suggested in the
foregoing reply to Augustine c.
own housework, and still keep the hands
conveniently near with which to remove
it, use CASTLE soap for dishwashing. Do
not change the hands suddenly from hot
to cold water or from cold to hot. Keep
pair of old gloves with the fingers. cut
off to draw on when handling coal or
ashes or doing rough work of any kind.
Each night upon retiring rub this cream
we'll into the hands: Cocoa butter. oil of
sweet almonds and refined white wax,
equal parts.
VALDORA F-What you need to fatten
your face is the orange flower skin food
Here is the formula: Spermaceti, one
half ounce; white wax, one-half ounce;
sweet almond oil, one ounce; lanoline, one
ounce; cocoanut oil. one ounce; tincture
of benzoin, ten drops; orange flower wa
ter, one ounce. Massage this well into
the skin.
ANNETTE CORDELIA B.-The follow
ing cold cream is excellent to use, after
washing the face: One-half ounce each
of white wax and spermaceti, four ounces
oil of sweet almonds and two ounces of
orange flower water. Melt all together
very gently and pour into cups to cool.
When cool, pour off the water. Remelt
and pour into jars to keep.
LOLA HENRY-You ask what effect
benzoin has upon the skin. The purpose