The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02


Shake well before using, and apply it at
night. Let it dry on the skin, and rinse
away with tepld water the following
morning. For the falling hair use this
tonic: Forty-eight grains resorcin, one
fourth ounce glyCerin. and alcohol enough
to fill a two-ounce bottle. Apply every
night to the scalp, rubbing it well in.
ELIZA D.-The ''pinkish skin is not
defect, as you seem to think. but an indt-
cation that the blood circulates near the
surface, as it should. For the hair, use
Take cents worth of borax and the
same quantity of powdered CASTLE soap.
Add to this the yOlk of an egg, well peat
en-, and a pint of warm water. Put TINS
in a bottle and cork it tightly. Shake IN
corked after using it will keep in cool
place for long time. When using II ruo
well into the scalp; wash the hair in sey-
eral waters, ranging from quite not to al,
most cold for the final rinse. This Will
prevent taking cold. 1t is not necessary
to have a toilet steamer to steam the race;
In its place use large WaShboWl. fllI
this with boiling water, place II on low;
convenient stand and envelOp your head
in a bath towel so that none of the steam
Fannie s.-Where the tendency to
superfluous hair IS excessive 1t is wiser
not to use any emOllent containing elJher
cocOanut oil or lanOline. Most specialists
claim that the hair-productng quantities OF
these two materials are quite done away
with when mixed with other ingredients,
but really l think this is matter that
can only be decided by personal expert
on one skin and not on another. 1t shouId
be used nightly and for as long time as
seems necessary. Wash the race thoI7
oughly with tepid water and castlle soap
before appIying the skin food, Wnlcn
should be rubbed we'll into the SKIN, ltIl
on for a few minutes and then eyer! YES YES
tfge of the grease removed with a SoIt
cloth The following morning the race
should be wiped off with damp c5oth:
1t is the best preventive in the world LOT
wrinkles. 1t feeds the tissues ana so ms. nus
UP the little lines Here is the, formula:
Spermaceti. one-half ounce; Whlie WdA,
one-half ounce; sweet almond OIL, wv
ounces: lanoIine. one ounce; cocoanut oil,
one ounce; tincture OF benzoln, ten crops,
orange flower water. one ounce. II you
vii carry the formula TO any frst-class
druggist he will prepare It for you;
SteaTning the face is an eXceHent way 70 70
get rid of blackheads, and as long as II
benefits your skin should contlnuT d5-,o- ~.
Your druggist will give you tne eAdGl
price of the ingredients in the SKIN Loou-
MARTHA-It is not because the coIoFs
come off YOUR collars that your neck IS
yellow and dark, but from frlcuoh WIN
the harsh linen. Soft stocks Will not IN
lure the neck The strongest, least harHl-
ful bleach and the most effective one Is
made Of one ounce of lemon juice ana NJ
teen grains Of boraX. Apply with SOY SOY
spOnge and afterward massage with COLO
Crea m Your physician can best advise
YOU concerning the rush of blood TO the
head The trouble can only be cured py
it. Nothing applied TO your ae+ LdGe
will be of the slightest benent
Apply two drains of tincture OF arnlca,
diluted with eight ounces Of water, 10
that enlarged Joint on the foot. Cover
with lint and oil silk. If that does not
help. try lemon juice dropped on a piece
FAITH@The wrinkles. of course, are
owing in great part to the fact that you
have been an invalid so long. Heaith
would restore the faccid muscles. II TINS
is unobtainable. the next best thing Is
manual massage. with the orange flower
skin food formula for which is given to-
Jo +R fran Ifa II
difficult TO describe the massage move
ments without practical ILLUSTRATORS.
First, the entire face should be thoroughly
cleansed: then it should be gone over
carefully with. the thumb and forehnger,
rubbing the cream into the skin and
gently pinching the flesh, rather after the
kles need a smoothing movement, a
straight, continuous gentle rubbing,
f1abby muscles are to be strengthened.
then resort TO the rotary. round and
round system OF massage. For the lines
at the sides of the mouth and nose erase
first fingers Of both hands. Massage
with the orange flower skin food Is the
cheeks, although I doubt If it will be Of
much benefit as long as your health is SO
wretched. The cucumber milk should
clear the salIoWest complexion. Formula
is given in to-day's correspondence.
LITTLE BROWN EYES-As your hair
is so very dry l think | should omit borax
from the shampoo, as this is likely to
rob the hair of some of its natural Oil.
Use a shampoo made of one pint of warm
water, an ounce of spirits of rosemary
and the yolk of an egg, we'll beaten.
Rinse in several clear waters. If your
hair needs a tonic try the following. It is
particularly good for hair that is dry ana
stiff: Eau de cologne, ounces; tiuctuce
of cantharides. u ounce; old English law
ender Il dram; oil of rosemary, Il dram.
Apply merely. to the roots of the hair.
Keeping the hair nicely trimmed should
do away with the splitting at the ends.
ANXIOUS-Your questions were an
swered some time ago. You must have
oyerlooked C1if1 .1.2i4 the reply Am sorry II You
l will be pleased to answer them once
more. The ingredients in your skin food
could not have been pure, else it would
not have the effect upon the skin that
you describe.
DIAMOND-Try the following wash for
doubt if there is anything that will help
this particular blemish: Boracic acid one
dram; diluted witch hazel, two ounces;
rosewater, two ounces Mix and rub on
the face night and morning This may
also help the tiny red spot Massage with
the orange flower skin food will help. too.
You can use the lemon hair wash with
golden tints fn light hair
ROSAMUND B.-Unless the condition
of your scalp amounts to disease the
shampoo suggested to Anxious, together
with the tonic given in reply 10 frankie
S, will certainly relieve it. If, however.
IL - dINIIluR ike eczema, L really IeeI
that a physician should prescribe for you
OREGON BEAUTY-The simplest rem
edy for the removal of freckles is lemon
Juice with little borax added-about fif-
teen grains of borax to an ounce of the
juice. Apply directly after coming in out
Of the sun and before going to bed at
night. II the lemon juice irritates the
skin. follow its use with a smearing Of
cold cream. An almond paste made Of
two ounces of oil of sweet almonds and
one ounce of white wax. with few drops
Of perfume is very moe to whten the
hands. Or this pOmade, which is lovely:
Yolks Of two fresh eggs, two tablespoon
fuls Of oil of sweet almonds. thirty grams
of rosewater and eight grams simple tine
ture of benzoin. Beat the eggs with the
OIL. add the rosewater and then the ben
Zoin. A little peroxide of hydrogen on
your brush will whiten the teeth nicely
LULU M.-The preparation that you
have been using is excellent for the hair
II 1t does not benefit you then l fear there
is some disease Of the scalp and 1t would
be wise TO consult a physician dis
ease of the scalp will cause the hair to
turn gray quicker than old age When
the first silver threads are apparent the
health must be well guarded Get all the
rest that you possibly can eat plenty of
nourishing food, exercise in the open air
nd 10 nd ofr In of