The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04

the soap in the essence, add the juice and
then the oil very slowly. Pour in the ben
zoin last drop by. drop and shake thor
oughly. You had better see an oculist
about the lump under the little daugh-
ter's eye. 1t being so near that delicate
organ would not dare TO prescribe for
IT. and besides l fear slight operation
MRS. H; T. G.-You can add little
powdered borax TO your skin food if YOU
wish, but think you will find it suf-
grains would be about the proper proper
uon; Almond meal is too coarse to be
used as face powder. A bit of parsley
dipped in vinegar is said to destroy the
unpleasant odor attendant upon eating
fresh young onions. Cold sores can be
cured the quickest by constant applica-
tions OF rosewater to which a few drops
Of spirits OF camphor have been added
w. W. Aft you will beat up the yolks
of two eggs until light and frothy. add
one ounce of spirits OF rosemary and
one pint OF warm water, and use as a
shampoo, rinSing your hair afterward in
several clear waters. you will, am sure.
be delighted with the result.
a. [. R.-Those hard, seedlike white
pimpes are form of acne, and are due
to the obstruction of the sebaceous
glands which, unable to rid themselves
of their contents, distend and become
hardened and prominent Have YOU ever
tried picking them out with a fine needle ?
Sometimes such treatment will take them
away, especially If a toilet vinegar or
good cold cream is Immediately applied.
Never use a face bleach which removes
the skin Such bleaches are made of
corrosive sublimate, deadly poison
BROWNETTE-I have not the slightest
doubt in the world that your variegated
complexion comes from one of two if not
from both causes-poor circulation or a
torpid liver The liver is probably the
prime offender. Get your physician to
give you something that will put this
organ into good working order. Do you
walk TO and from your office each day?
That would do you a world of good. And
cannot you manage to have the room
heated in some way? Aside from the
damage to your complexion. it is very
wrong to undermine your health. as YOU
surely will. by sitting in a room day after
your fingernails to become blue Advice
contained in foregoing letter to y. E. s.
will help you also.
VIOLET-Application of pure lemon
Juice, if followed Immediately by thor
ough smearing with cold cream will not
dry the skin. / cannot testify as to the
wrinkle producing qualities of gum chew
ing, but / do know that 1t is an unlady-
ike habit as well as a beauty destroying
one for / cannot imagine young lady
locking pretty with her jaws forever
working and twisting like a COW chewing
her cud. can you? For the ffabby skin
use the astringent wash suggested to
Magnet in last Sundays Call.
IDA R.-Massage will help you If it is of
the right kind, which is picking up of the
flesh between your hngers and rolling 1t
firmly. This treatment dissolyes the It's
sues Battle afterward with warm water
ir which is a dash of salt 1t would he
wise for you to go in for light gymnastic
exercises and 70 confine your diet TO nom
fattening foods. An exercise that is par
ticularly excellent for reducing a large
stomach is TO lie fiat on the back on the
floor, with the arms out straight at the
sides. Raise the body TO sitting pos