The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
ADswers to Correspondents.

PUZZLED ONE-The prepared cream
you mention contains, l think. a small
quantity of corrosive sublimate 1t acts
delightfully."- with some skins Whether it
would agree with yours or not Of course
could not possibly say. The only wav you
could tell would be to experiment with it.
] myself would prefer TO use little pure
lemon juice in connection with a home
made cold cream.
ROLY POLY-n you will send me a
stamped addressed envelope | will tell
you where you can get the complexion
brush Am pleased that you have found
the orange flower skin food a source of
such delight.
NORA BRADFORD-I am sorry. 7 could
not reply by mail, as you requested: but
You did not inclose a stamp, and besides
] only answer through the paper unless
It is to give an address or other informa-
ton that cannot be printed in these col
umns. The moles can be removed with
acetic acid. Dip the end of a wooden
toothpick in the acid and with it touch
the center of the mole. Make an appli-
cation each night for three nights, then
let it alone. A scab viii form, which in
the course of a couple of weeks will drop
off, taking the mole with it. Care must
be taken not to get the acid on any of
the white skin surrounding the mole. else
a scar will result There is nothing
better than sweet cream to remove sun
burn.
B. BRUNETTE-Butterm is a sim
pie and excellent remedy for the removal
Of tan If this is not available, then use
lemon juice, following it's application with
smearing Of cold cream to allay irrita-
tiOn. Cucumber cream will whiten the
skin nicely. Here is the formula: One
ounce almond OIL, one ounce green oil,
two ounces juice of cucumbers, one ounce
white wax, one ounce -Spermacet, two
ounces essence of cucumber. Get the GU
cumber juice by slicing the cucumbers,
unpeeied, boiling in a. little water and
straining carefully. The essence is made
by mixing the juice with equal parts of
alcohol.
AUGTsTINA G.-The condition of your
HUSBAND scalp indicates some skin or
internal trouble In either case / should
advise him to consult a specialist. When
the spots take on that shiny appearance
there is very little hope for coaxing the
hair TO grow in again. However, you
might try rubbing the spots night and
morning with a little oil of turpentfne.
This will sometimes induce a downy
growth. 1t really would not be worth
while for you to attempt to make your
own eau de cologne. The homemade
article is seldom satisfactory and there
IS such a small quantity called for in the
hair tonic that IL would pay you better
to purchase II already prepared of the
druggist. l can suggest no other treat
ment for the nails than to soak them in
";G'+Y5iMBEf1INE-Sen me a stamped adj
dressed envelope and 1 will send you the
address of some one who will remove the
moIes for you without the slightest dam
AGNEs-Look to your digestion, my lit
unbiemished loveliness. Pass the candy
and ice cream soda water along to the
girl you hate. and let your diet be con-
fined to good, plain, nourishing food,
fresh. crisp salads and plenty of fruit
Avoid rich, greasy foods of all descrip-
tions, pastries and sweets. If the erup-
tons are the kind that come to tiny
white head, open them carefully with a
} fine needle and press out the contents.
Then apply a healing lotion, such as lis
terine diluted in three times as much
boiled water or little tincture of myrrh.
a paste made of -four of sulphur and
spirits of camphor will chase away tenn
Ing the dark circles about the eyes with
ailuted witchhazel will often do away