The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05

| Margaret c-1 am a years old. and for
| the last years my hands have been covered
with brown blotches.
| The blotches are now coming on my face.
| They are not freckles. but they are large
| spots. ..-
You have liver trouble. You should take
| a regular course Of treatment.
The brown spots can be explained in no
| other way.
'.Multum In Parvo'-I notice in one of
your answers to correspondents that deep
wrinkles between the eyes can be removed.
Kindly confer a favor by letting me know
the method. l have tried to lessen mine
with but little success.
Use benzolnated vaseline.
Questoner-Pleaso tell me how to make
benzoinated vaseiine. notice that you
advise It in many cases.
To make benzoinated vaseiino take red
vaselne and heat 1t in a double boiler.
10 an ounce of vaseline. melted. add i've
| drops of the tincture Of benzoin.
| Massage the wrinkles between tho eyes,
! letting your fingers run across the eye
| broxs at the Same time.
Wrinkled Face-Kindly tell me the way
| to massage wrinkles in the forehead.
| \ wrinKled forehead corresponds to a
| wrinkled piece Of paper.
II you will lay a piece of tissue paper on
] your lap and will smooth out the wrinkles
with your finger tips you will notice the
| method.
You must not run your fingers in the
! creases. but across them, SO as to gradually
| smooth them out.
| The skin is like wrinkled parchment, and
| you must go across tho creases with your
] finger tips.
Mrs Gray Hair'-You recognize that I
mean you. shampoo your hair once ia two
| weeks with a tonic shampoo.
Tonic Shampoo-Take two ounces of
whits CASTLE soap and dissolve In a quart
OF boiling water; when cool ada one pint
Of bay rum. one tablespoonful of borax,
thirty grains Of bisulphate OF quinine
Add tablespoonful or two when you
shampoo.
Young Giri-Here is a curling fluid Take
OF powdered oosax. one-half ounce: gum
arabic. fifteen grains: spirits UI campnor,
three drains; warm water. ten ounces.
Dissolve the borax and the gum in the
water. When cool add camphor.
Moisten hair with lotion and roll in
small ringlets. pinning with invisible hair
pins until dry.
Pimpled F'ace-Pardon long delay in an
swering. You know that mean you. Lo-
cal treatment will cure pimples. but Won
must attend to the laws Of hygiene.
A daily bath with a flesh brush will Slim
uiate the functions of the skin. Once a
day wiring a towel out Of hot water and
lay it over the face. keeping IT there un-
til the skin is STAINING hot
Witch hazel Is a good application for IA
cial eruptions. especially when followed
with a sponging of eau de cologne, to
which pinch OF borax has been added.
directions log treatment of blackheads
can be followed for treatment of pimnJas
Freckled Face-Do not fret; freckles inva-
riably show clear, fine, white skin and
usually disappear after one reaches middle
age.
Be careful not TO use soap and water on
the face Just before going out In wind or
sun or directly after coming in.
Protect the skin with chiffon veil and a
busting Of pure antiseptic complexion pow
der.
A, night sponge with this lotion. after.
wards using cold cream freely: Borax, one
dram: diluted aeetic aci6, one duid ounce:
rosewater, one fluid ounce
p. s. T.-four skin needs attention. This
advice IL for you and for the other eorre-
spondent who wrote about enlarged pores
The remedy is to stimulate the functions
Of the skin.
This can be done by using a complexion
brush at night. drinking three pints of water
every day.. unless you re trying to reduce,
and bathing once day with a hot solution
OF boracic acid. one teaspoonful Of the pew
der to pint of water.
reason the sponging should be continued for
ten or fifteen minutes.
To No Name-It IS too bad that your hair
grows darker.
Shampoo it with one ounce Of CASTLE soap
powdered. one ounce of borax, two table,
spoonfuls Of alcohol. beaten yolk of one
egg. one pint of warm water.
This will do for several shampoos. Rinse
we'll.