The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12

strained and which is cold. Shake until
all are thoroughly mixed. Then pour 1t
all out into a china or porcelain vessel
and add the almond oil and the benzoin,
stirring for some time. When you put
the mixture into bottles, be sure that it
is well mixed else you will get most of
the oily matter in one bottle and the
juice in another. 1t will be a creamy,
yellow liquid, and should always be well
shaken before using. Apply it at night,
letting 1t dry on the skin, and rinse away
with tepid water in the morning. Cut
off all the split ends of your hair and ap-
ply sage tea to the roots just before going
to bed at night; The tea is a splendid in
vigorator and has slight darkening eff
feet as well. Take handful of the leaves
and boil them into a strong tea. Add two
tablespoonfuls of alcohol to each quart.
w. M. 81 have handed your postal
over to the man who has charge of the
Answers to Correspondents" column, in
The Daily and Weekly Call. He will an
swer your question, as legal questions are
not within my province. So please look
in his column for your answer.
HATTIE S.-The best way to get rid of
superf1uous flesh is to pay strict atten-
ton to the diet. For breakfast eat fresh
uncooked fruit, especially oranges Take
neither milk nor sugar in your coffee;
substitute toast for bread and eat spar
ingly of butter. Avoid fats, cereals,
starchy vegetables and pastries. Candy
and sweets of all kinds must be rigidly
excluded from the dietary. Meats, either
cold or boiled, are good, if eaten in mod
erallOn HOuilry, HSn ana game are d!i
right. String beans, tomatoes, spinach
and asparagus may be indulged in; also
all kinds of salad, with the oil omitted. OF
course. A hot lemonade, with very lit
tie sugar in it, taken every night, will
help. Do not drink much water and take
lots of exercise in the open air. There
my little girl, if you will follow those d1-
rectionS religiously, you will soon throw
off the ten pounds that are worrying you
Don't starve yourself. for at your age
you need all the nourishment that you
can get.
ToTT s.-If you will read to-day's
Beauty Talk you will find all the informa-
ton you desire about the hair. Massage
the. SCARED chest with olive oil every
BLONDY-Apply witchhaZel frequently
to the red nose and soak the hands an6
feet in hot mustard water every night.
C. D.-When the nails are very brittle
it is frequently owing to lack OF lime
ment Try soaking them in warm olive
oil-that often helps. Alum water shoulc
only be used in case of fiabbiness of the
skin. 1t will harden and make the Skin
more firm. A piece of alum the size Of
a bean to a pint of water is the proper
AUGUSTA-Am delighted that you were
so pleased with the cold cream. The
Beauty Talk to-day will enlighten yol
upon all those little particulars about th'
hair that are bothering you. For th'
hollows in the neck massage every nigh
for ten or fifteen minutes with equa
parts of lanoline cocoa butter and cocoa
nut oil melted togethert Breathing exer
cises are also excellent for filling out th'
hollow places.
MRS. L. p. S.-The following cold cream
will soften and whiten the hands nicely
White wax one-half ounce spermaceti
one ounce oil of sweet almonds. four ant
one-half ounces; borax, one-quarte