St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
SIMPLE BEAUTIFiERS.
Few Easy Helps That May Be Pre-
pared and Made Use Of at Home
with No Money Outlay.

tue WOFlu WHO long IUE lHcs udlAtJ PSA
fumed creams and lotions used by MY
Lady, to assist in making her beauti-
full. and who do not crafty that long
ing because they have no money TO
spend for such seemingly frivolous
purposes? If such there be, they have
only to utilize the simple things that
can be found in any household to be-
come possessed Of all the toilet articles
they may desire, says contributors TO
the Boston Budget.
For instance, there is no better skin
food known than sweet cream. Rub
1t into the skin OF the face and neck
with q rolling motion Of the balls OF
the fingers, after having first bathed
thoroughly with hot water and pure
soap.
OF course everybody knows that oat-
meal in the bath makes the skin soft
and velvety.
Bathing the face, neck and arms
with hot new milk morning and even
ing will give plumpness and bloom
SURPRISING that induced by any prep
aration on the market.
A delightful toilet vinegar can be
made by pouring q pint Of white wine
or other vinegar over quantity Of
bruised fragrant herbs like hergamot,
lavender, mint, balm, routherwood:
any one or q combination Of these
Is delightfully."- fragrant. a few drops
OF this vinegar added to teaspo oonfM
Of sweet cream makes an excellent
remedy for chapped Or sunburnt face
and hands. Apply at night, In the
morning the irritation will have dis
appeared. The beaten yolk Of an egg
diluted with twice its bulk Of water,
makes the best Of shampoos for the
hair. After washing with II and
rinsing thoroughly the hair will b
soft and glossy.
The marrow from the bones of
young beef is q good hair food. Rub
into the scalp thoroughly with the
balls Of the fingers.
Buttermilk is an excellent whitener
Of the skin, and the juice Of ripe
cucumbers is another one as good or
even better. TO prepare the cucumber
Juice, crate the cucumbers, press out the
juice and add an equal quantity Of alco-
hol to keepit from spelling. or simmer1t
with an equal quantity Of spermaceti TO
form a cream. Apply buttermilk Or
cucumber cream to the face ct night. /
Wash off the next morning. # the skin
Is naturally dry or one is to ride in the
wind soon after, wash without soap.
Those who have faces inclined to
roughness and redness should use hot
water and soap at night, followed by an
application Of cold cream. Put no water
or soap on the face at any other time,
but rub thoroughly with chamois skinor
velvet, several times during the day. II
anyone thinks the dirt cannot be re-
moved in that way, let them use .
chamois skin thoroughly, and then look
at It and be convinced Of their error.
Vinegar will remove freckles and tan
as readily as lemon juice and has the
merit Of being always IN the house. "A
tablespo poonful Of grated horseradish
soaked IL hours In half cup OF milk and |
then strained and bottled for use, sup
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best. Apply twice daily.
For dandruff and falling hair there
Is nothing better than kerosene applied |
to the scalp with the tips OF the fingers
and well rubbed in. Apply twice Z /
week for two weeks, then once 3 |
month. The smell is not sometimes ex-
actly agreeable, but 1t soon passes
away, and one may obtain kerosene /
that Is nearly odorIess.
Washing the head In salt water Will |
prevent the hair from falling. A thor
ough rubbing Of the scalp with salt but
ter several hours before shampooing Ii
also good for the same purpose.
Smoothing the unbound hair with the
palms OF the hands Is better than
it for imparting glossiness,
Ind, IL done systematically, will also
ievelop the bust and forearms.
Hollow-chested people should form
he habit Of standing square upon the
seet and reaching up to the top Of the
1ead. One must get some air into the
ungs II one stands III that way, and
he deeper one breathes the sooner the
lnsightly hollows below the collar
Zone will fill out. Protuberant shou1-
Ter blades will become thing Of the
past, and q hoarse, harsh voice will be
much improved thereby. Breathe
1eep. It il better than medicine to
make one healthy, a11d unless one Ii
lealthy one cannot be beautiful.
Try these simple remedies. sisters.
Tou will be pleased with the results, /
I'm sure.
Childrep's Manners.
Never try, then, to teach your child /
Inything but most becoming and fiat
ering modesty OF manner with adults,
md direct both your boy and girl to
tand when strangers and their elders Il
inter- q room, to offer to carry little 4