The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

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LETTERS 10 READERS
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remedy but that Of treating the liver. Liver
trouble is constitutional. and those afnictsd
with 1t must take constantly liver tonic. {
Recipes for liver tones have been oven
many times in this column. Shall repeas
them for your benefit?
To A--For bleaching the skin there are
many recipes. One OF these contests Of
boracic acid, two drains: rosawater. tour,
ounces. and witch hazel, four ouncaA
This can be used as q wash for the fa0ad
But the greatest remedy will lie In avoid
ing highly spiced foods. and in taking exeFs
else In the open air.
L-You do not mention the kind Of
wrinkle remedy you desire. Perhaps cold
cream may not agree with your face
There are those who cannot use 1t at AL
In that case. take the pure oil Of mutton.
mix 1t half and half with the pure oil Of
sweet olives and use as a massage.
To EDO not use cold cream with glycers
inc in it. for it Is very evident that IL irri.
tates YOUR skin You can make q very rod
cold cream from perfectly pure lard. tried
out by yourself, with q few drops Of scent
added to 1t .,r1 quantity Of pure sweet or
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equaling the ;rd.
Falling Hair.-You must not shampoo
falling hair. Instead Of washing It in soap
and water you must lightly rub tho roots
with a very little castor, oil.
Half n dozen drops win 90 all over the
head II this is unpleasant substitute olive
oil, but the castor oil IS better, for II VIII
feed the roots,
Thin Hair.-You might try the expert
ment of changing your style Of hair dress,
ing three times during tho twenty-fouyi
hours.
At night braid It down your back; In thsi
morning do it up low. and when you dresx
for evening pin it high on top Of your
head. This will rest the roots from anN
strain which they may be under.
il will answer your question WITH
pleasure. It Is always good form to offsH
caller light refreshments on ones a.
home day.
The English pass plates Of very thin
bread and butter. They also serve tea and
sometimes little cakes. Give tho caller "a
tiny table, II you please. to rest the plate
upon Do It all naturally, and without fuss
or apology.
Reader."An excellent skin food for your
case Is cucumber cream. Take SCENT
bottle of vaseline and mix with II I'VE drupd
Of thu tincture OF benzoin. This II called
benzoinated vaseine.
Take a freshly grated cucumber ten
ounces. of alcohol four drains: Of benxoin~
ated yasellne five ounces.
To I'm case OF a very badly yellows6
skin, or a skin Injured from the salt water
or the March winds there can be applies
lotion consisting of the pure juice Of cu-
cumbers with little borax added.
Mrs K.-Do not try to reduce the sizO
of the bust except by exercise. Walk all
you can and take gymnastic exercises. Also
diet Do not apply the lotions or the impleI
ments which you mention.
Perhaps they may be good. but do not
like to say use them, because Of the cerS
taInly dangerous possibilities
To Love-Sick Girl.-This Ii not n love-
lorn column. But here Is my best advice.
/ would do all within reason to make I'M
with him. But, II he showed distinctly and
decidedly. namely. by moving away froul
the clearinghouse In which you both ivaI
that he did not desire to become recopciledj
I would forget him as soon as possible.
There are millions of men In the world
and many just as good as he
The reader who Gays she IN too young Ia
have lines around the nose can cure them
by massaginz the skin at each Ode Of the
face every night with cream.
Wrinkled skin II akin which - losiug ita
moisture. Where there are thousanAo -
tiny crinkles. like parchment, the face en-
b bathsd In warm mill, night and mcenp
Ins. to restore the moistmN.