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

well in tepid water apply a warm solution
of bichloride of mercury one part to 200
parts of distilled water. Sponge with this
for five minutes, being careful not to get
1t in the eyes. Then smear with good
cold cream and leave on over night. A
grease rouge can be made by adding to
powdered carmine. The least harmful
liquid rouge is made by filling wide
necked bottle with the petals of dark red
roses and covering them with best wine
A READER-If the smallpox pits are
not very deep, bleaching might help
them, but one is such sorry looking
object while going through the process
of shedding the complexion that I would
prefer more simple method. 1t will
take lots of patience, whatever treat
to start in upon a systematic routine of
massage, going round and round over the
surface of the face with the fingers well
smeared with the skin food formula for
which is given in reply to Troubles Then
some time during the day apply this To-
ton: Alcohol twelve drains; tincture
benzoin, two grams; liquid storax, two
grams. Put ten drops of the mixture In
half a glass of water, and with this
sponge the scars, allowing it to dry on
the face. Certainly spider cancer can
be removed. A knife is generally used
for this purpose, although its removal
can sometimes be accomplished by ap-
plying a cauteriz1ng paste. There are
numerous causes for these Affections, but
bruise or irritation of some sort.
Make two hot baths week, scrub
ing the entire body briskly with flesh
brush and good soap. Take daily
avoid all greasy, rich foods. Get cam
els hair face scrubbing brush and scrub
the face each night with tepid water
and pure CASTLE soap. After which rub
in the skin a good cold cream An oc-
casional steaming of the face will also
help. Try this treatment for couple of
weeks. and if it does not help you write
to me again and 1 will tell of a lotion
to use in connection with it, have new
er heard of the remedies you mention, so
| cannot advise you on the subject.
LILLIAN-If you read my reply to e.
]. in last Sundays paper you found your
! first question fully answered. For the
extreme nervousness. try. to live a quiet,
unexcitable existence, with all the rest
and good nourishing food possible. Take
regular exercise in the open air. Sunlight
| is a glorious medicine for nervous women.
Keep your mind cheerful and bright, and
above all do not dwell upon the state
of your nerves. Did you try the oatmeal
lotion?
MORTON-The condition of your scalp
some sort, for with. good health. and
youth the skin should be in perfectly
healthy condition. Glycerine is very dry
ing TO some skins, and may be the cause
of the parched look you complain Of Hot
water will also give the skin a stretched
and shiny look. Use. tepid water. Here
are the proportions for the cold cream:
Pure white wax Is ounce, spermaceti IL
ounces, oil of sweet almonds ~ ounces,
rosewater q ounce. l would rather adj
wise in your case the skin food given in
foregoing reply to Troubles, but fancy it
is very like the one you have been using.
BERTHA-I know of no reason why
bay rum. and quinine should turn the hair
gray. On the contrary, in the proper pro-
portions they make an excellent hair
tonic. 1t certainly is distressing to COM
mence getting gray when one is only 20.
1t must be due to i'll health, worry or
over-study, or possibly it is inherited. I
would advise your taking an iron tonic
prescribed by a physician, and use this