The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04

ture, then drop gently back on to the
ficor again. Repeat this ten or fifteen
times night and morning and you will be
surprised TO see what difference il will
make in a short time.
FORGET -NOT-For freckIes that
are of long standing AXE one teaspoonful
pint of soft water. Add one cup of butter
milk. Battle the face with il at night be-
fore retiring. Wash it off the next morn
ing in clear tepid water. Avoid washing
the face Immediately before or just after
icing in the open llr. l have several
times since your letter was written given
directions for removing moles. l feel sure
! gu must have seen them.
DAPHNE Ell do not think the hair
pins had anything in the world to do with
your hair falling out so peculiarly. There
must be some other cause. I do not ap-
prove OF VaSellne for the scalp. as all
such greasy applications collect dust and
irritate the cutiCle The following tonic
is particularly good for dandruff and will
stop the hair from falling: Forty-eight
grains resorctn. one-haIf ounce glycerin,
and alcohol enough 10 fill a two-ounce
bottle. Apply every night. rubbing it into
the scalp. Shampoo every two weeks with
the following egg shampoo: Shake the
yolk OF an egg in a pint OF alcohol, strain
and bottle. To a bowl Of warm water
add two teasp spoOnfuls of the liquid. Braid
the hair loosely at night. prefer pure
white CASTLE soap for the face to any
other. 4 large amount of washing soda
in the shampoo water will certainly
tighten the hair. A very small quantity
will not have that effect II is apt to
make the hair dry and harsh. though.
When the hair first begins to turn gray,
look well TO your health. Eat nourish-
ing foods, get all the rest possible. eXer-
else in the open air, and see to it that the
hair and scalp are kept thoroughly clean.
Another preventive is keeping the hair
clipped on Stnged. Bicycle riding is very
healthful exercise If indulged in moder-
ately.
IAiOGEN- is necessary when
starting in to develop the neck and bust.
Exercise with dumbbells and swinging
Indian clubs will help. and nightly mas
sage with cocoanut oil or lanolin viii
certainly end in giving the desired plump
ness. Bathing the neck and breasts In
cold water the following morning will
also help.
PANSY-I really have never heard Of
the mixtures you mention, so cannot give
an opinion as to their virtues: l think the
cucumber milk, formula for which IS
given in reply to n. Z. s., Will work like
Il charm with your skin. Massage with
lanolin or cocoanut oil will fill out the
with lunar cauStic will remove them
Touch the center Of the wart lightly with
lunar caustic pencil once day. 1t will
turn black and gradually diSa appear. Be
careful not to get the caustic on any other
part OF the skin. Binding the corn with
a slice OF lemon for several nights will
soften the growth so that il can easily
be scraped away. Use white wine vinegar
with the rose leaves
MAY b. SMITH-The cream you men
ton contains a small quantity of corro-
sive sublimate and acts as an impercepti-
bic blister on the skin, gradually removing
the cutfcle- II agrees eXCelIently well
with some skins Whether or not it would
with yours OF course I could not possf-
bly, say. 1 should prefer the lemon Juice
and borax. IS there is absolutely no risk
in that. The lemon juice will not iniure
your skin in the least. particularly if i'm
mediately followed with an application OF
cold cream. The talcum powder is excel
lent, only when used as face powder ft
does not always stick as well as one would
wish.
EMMA G.-You are making yourself un-
happy over a very trivial ailment T
should put il out of my mind if l were
YOU and never give 1t another thought
Those little broken veins are quite a com
mon occurrence. They come from no an
parent cause and frequently vanish as
mysteriously. Sometimes pricking with
the electric needle will disperse them.
know OF no other remedy
NAGABOND-A little starch thrown
into the water In which one bathes will
sometimes whiten the skin. Oatmeal is
excellent for the purpose. Just make