The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-16

out harm to the natural oil. The alcohol should give way to the cold water as soon as the desired fiufiness is estab- iished.
 Beware the hairdressers' trick of bitilJ- ing out the hair by means of combing the under part backwards. It fiuffs it out and causes it to look more than it really IS; but at the same time 1t tangles the hall, |, and tangles mean breaking when y,l comb. If you can comb so gently and slowly. beginning at the ends as to avoid all breaking. then it is safe for you to 'frizzle" the hair in this fashion. Oth- erwise. depend upon pompadour frame.
 Do not yield to the temptation to wash the hair often for the sake of making 1t fuffy Many women are shampooing ev- cry week. This is too much of a good thing. The cold water massage and dry ing are sufficient for hair of the natural oiliness, with thorough shampoo once month. Do not shampoo with ammonia, no matter how oily your hair may be- It deadens 1t and causes it's color to become dull. l have known all of the natural golden glint In hair to be lost by means of ammonia. A pinch of borax dissolved fin half glass of warm water may be used to rub into the scalp before the monthly shampoo.
 Answers to Correspondents. M. T. IT. and L. J. P.-You should both be able to prevent badness by means of the following ointment: Fifteen grains | extract yellow Peruvian bark, 8 grains | extract rhatany root 2 draxf1s each of ex- tract of burdt ok root and oil of nutme5s | Cixed), 15 grams camphor dissolved with | spirits of wine, ounce olive oil, ounces beef marrow, one-half dram citron jIilce. | Scent with dash of aromatic essential
 oil and mix all ingredients until an oint- ment is produced. Rub the ointment into
 the scalp every night for a week or so,
 then lessen the frequency by degrees.
 Keep up the massage.
 1 F. M.-Do you really think that your | freckles are serious enough for you to
 wish yourself dead? Cheer up a bit and
 think of all the pretty and charming and
 successful women you know who have
 freclxles and have lived happily in spite ] of them. told 8 correspondent two weeks ago about the novelist who called l freckles adorable" Dun't take so tragic | view of tho matter. but try an old-fash- | toned prescription which our grandmoth- | CTS found worked wonders. They used to | grate little horseradish and put it into a cup of sour milk: After standing twelve | hours the mixture was strained and ready
 for application. Use 1t as often as three
 times a day at first.
 Mrs. Ella D.-The little girls hair can
 be kept in curl by the very simple prep aration of water in which quince seeds | have been boiled. It Is as harmless ds | anything to be found. It is safer than l bottled preparations. whose ingredients you don't know. Wet the hair in the quince water just before you curl it over | your fingers. and you will find that the curl remains
 L. c. MI cannot prescribe for the | plmples and blackheads separately. as | they are the result of one and the same thing-clogged pores. The action of the skin must be stimulated. It must be helped in it's natural course of throwing off refuse matter. In the first place. keep yourself in the best possible general health by exercise, rest, cold baths eveI y morning and warm baths with soap once | a week. Eat plenty of acid fruits Cran- l berries, apples, oranges and grape fruit are to be had at this season and are all beneficial. Lemonade gives variety. Do not try a complexion brush at present, for your skin is probably in a tender con- dition. but give the face a hot bath every night, using the best castillo soap. If the pfmples break out with renewed vigor, do not be alarmed They are the successors of the blackheads, and 1t is thus that the blackheads force their way out.
 Troubled.-Your letter has been delayed in some way and reaches me only now. I am sorry you have looked in vain for your answer. For reducing the size of the bust, a French physician gives the fol- lowing rule, which is probably as safe as any. I should not advise any treatment at al unless necessary. The breast is del- icate. Many find that even the most care full massage is injurious. However, you can see whether this prescription agrees with you. An ointment Is made by mix ing 15 ounces vaseline 1 ounce pure de- odorized iodoform and Il drops essence of peppermint Rub it In very gently Next dip hot linen cloths In a mixture of 10 ounces acetate of lead solution, 1 ounce pulverized alum and 20 drops distilled water and apply. As these cloths must be left on for twelve hours. you had bet ter cover them with oiled paper Do not expect to see marked results before a months treatment You may have to con- tinue for two months.
 Children will take Piso's Cure without ob- lection because it's taste is pleasant. 25c