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Just fancy nice balmy night in
Nav, one Of the best times TO be IN
Paris You leave yoUr hotel or your
lodgings and stroll down the Champs
Elysee until YOU strike the cafe Chant-
ant OF your choice There yor dine,
smoke your after-dinner cigar and
sp your creme de menthe. or what
yer beverage YOU elect with which
90 top of "A good meat As you sit
watching the gay throng and wonder
ing how YOU are going to spend the
rest of tho evening. "a highly decorated
damseL perched on the front seat OF
one of the diminuuve little v'ctorias
that abound I'm Taris crosses yJur
vision Tor horse is sleek and well
cared for She lets him stroll along
at slow walk Thus far the Societe
Protectrice des Animaux But her
three-cornered hat. her braided Jacket,
her short skirt. and her smart brown
legEius- what has the Societe Pro-
tectrice DIES Auimaux to dc with these2
Nothing. YOU conclude. after care
tui inspection The eternal feminine
the dou5le-djstlled Partisan feminine
turks there and IL cxcites your inter
est far more than the lauda0le
attachments Cf rhe humane society 70
which the condition OF the cab horse
bears witness
Before your reflections have run
themselves out you are up from the
table and running TO the curb with an
Eh, Madomoiselle" ON your lips. fol
lowed by a request for a drive. 4 re
quest. mind you. for however curtIy
one may order around "A low -browed
man on box seat, even In polite
Paris. one would never think or being
rude 10 so fair a 'eocher' as the
Paris.enne cabby viii be. You raise
your hat and couTte,usly ask II made
moIselie.s volture is engaged A smile
goes further than frcWn with
woman. whether she be a princess
royal or the twentieth slave wife OF
biEEer Indian. IS Corporal Mulvaney
Neu knew when he said Hit a man
and kiss a woman and ven never
make many mistakee Sometimes the
kiss follows rha smile and sometimes
% doesn't, but it never follows the
tT1Wn.
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Trench and English Herring Sod for DUtCh

n 7 EAT tn dairy produce, the her
M ring fisheries form the principal
/ source of wealth for the Hol-
laudars For more than eight
centuries the Dutch have been en-
gagged in these fisheries, and IL was
Hollander. William Benkelszcon, who
invented the salting. curing and caIk-
ing into barrels Of the herring as "A
means of preserving the FISH for
months and years. For several hun
dreds or years the Dutch fishers had
practically the monopoly Of fishing in
those waters. off the coast of the SheJ-
land islands, where herring are mostly
found But toward the end OF the
sevent zenith century the Scotch and
English began to wake up TO the fact
Jhat they were letting foreigners .resp
the rich harvest so near their own
portals. and since then the British gov
eminent has made many efforts 10
encourage the native fisheries A.
first 81 had no success. but early in the
nIneteeurh. century things began 10
look mp. and since 1850 the Scotch and
English fisheries have been booming
Large vessels are sent out to the fish
cries and even steamers and motor
boats.
Denmark has lately also come INTO
The field with a feet of motor boats
and Holland has 10 look to her laurels
But the DUtch fishers have noticed
the signs of the times and they. too
are preparing fleet of motor boats
for the North sea fisheries, the first
OF whlcn has just been launched near
Amsterdam. Germany is another com
petitor and the fishermen are subsf-
died by the government. whiCH gives
premiums for the building Of new ships
and refunds the cost of nets In Eng
land st is the railway companies that
come 20 the hshermen's aid In
Grimsby railroad company even built
special docks and market 20 facili-
tate the transport Of the Hsh.
Hollands principal market for its
herring is Germany. although the ma
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peasant. Refining up my horzo (Which
a. ieI t-1i-l-Lci} a quiet old beast,
which had been in az the death o.
many a ouualos s9 their widest r1ad-
deSI rush only caused him 10 cook hi.
ears at their uuuECeESaFv rxrfuar=arF1
1 waited until the 'front.' uf the mass
was within nifty yards. when few
Well-olrected shots from nav rf7s snItt
the herd and stuI IL pouring oH IN
Two streams 10 ms right and 4sft
~ hen AZ had passed me they stopped
apparently perfectly satisfied, tksuRh
thousands were yet within reach OF
my rife. and many within less Jhau
lW yards. DisdaiuluE 20 nre au-fu.
sent my servant 20 cut ont M ton
eues or the fallen. This occurred so
frequently within the next tea miles
that when ] reached Fort Is -ref i
mad tWeuEy-siN buffalo sonE-ca tu my
wagon, representing the gIeatEEt num-
ber OF buualo that my cansa'rs.ce can
TeprOnCn me Tor having mud arel on
a single day. was rot hunting
wanted no meat. and WOuiI not vol
unfairly have hrrd at the herds !
killed only in self-pTaJfr yauo1. and
fired almost every 1h-t from ths
wagon"
II is conservatfveip estimated thzt
on that day Colonel Dodge hae5 at
least 5O00 600 buhaloes, and these but
fraction OF a great herd OF 81 least
1000 .O00, M army greater iu uumbsFH
than all the men, women. and chill
dren of Greater Lsw YORK put %
gether The Indians OF some ~ the
tribes used 20 Uh.rE that The buIalosa
issued from the earth IN an unfaiiing
stream. and iEde1 it might readily
seen difficult % account FOR suoh mum
bers iu any other way. is e any won
der that many men believed that q
was quite impossible 20 e1feruninate
the Bison Yet tn the short Epacs Of
a dozen years from the Qs-Ee on WhiCh
Colonel Dodge passed through that
herd of 600 90 the buffalo had ceased
10 exist as a Wild animal IN this ooun-
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Cheap Hindu Labor

~ ? EfY net dig the Panama
NJ ditch with Hindu labor"
" " an expert upon labor
ia various lands recent
ly asked.
"A number of Funjab MOhammedaus,
blE, sturdy-Iooking men. have recent
ly ..-rived In British Columbia in the
search for work at wages which TO
them are very high. but which. as We
regard them here. are very small
They are not wanted by the Cana
dians however
THE Hindu la5orer IS, as a rule.
intelligent and capable, and would be
well adapted TO the climate OF Panama
There is a great deal OF discomfort tn
India az the present time owing TO
the small wages paid 90 laboreTs. and
they would welcome any opportunity
for foreign employment. The average
wage there is 8 20 81 per month In
The tea gardens of Assam they can
earn but SI65 10 S1.9s per month. the
last figures being the amount paid
after four years service
''lt is not surprising. therefore. that
large numbers of coolies should leave
the country. Indeed they are leaving
in such numbers that the matter Is re-
ceiving the serious consideration of the
Indian government. Many have gone
10 Natal, where they earn from $50 10
S35 per month From all accounts
they are most satisfactory WOrkmen-
And another point in their favor is
that nowhere, II seems. does the same
prejudice exist against them as against
Chinese coolies
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Colonel DOdQG'S StOru of Bison

y VEN as late as 1S1I-Iess than
E thlrty-five years aEo-the bur-
falo was present iu this cCun-
try In numbers almost beyond
belief A faint idea OF the vast hOrdes
which made the p!airies trembIe be
meath their tread may be had from
an account given Us by Col r.
Dodge I'm his plains Of the Great
West I viii quote from this ac-
count, as IT gives a better idea OF Ihs
enormous number OF bufaloes there
were than any other account which
= have read.
In May, 1871, drove IN a light wagon
from old Fort Zara 20 Fort Iarned
on the Arkansas. thirty-four miles. AT
least twenty-five miles OF this distance
was through one immense herd, CON
posed OF countless smaller herds OF
buffalo. then on their journey north
The road ran along the broad level
bottom 0r valley OF the river
The whole country appeared one
great mass OF buffalo. moving slowly
10 the northward. and it was only
when actually among them that IL
could be ascertafned thaG the appsr-
ent solid mass was an agElomeration
of innumerable small herds OF from
nfty 70 two hundred animals. sepa-
rated from the surrounding herds by
greater or less. space. but stiu sepa-
rated The herds in the valley suIien-
ly got out Of nv way, and, turning.
stared stupidly at me. sometimes ar
only a few yards distarce. When I
hsd reached A point where the hills
were no longer than a Holle from the
road the buffalo on the hills seeing
an unusual object I'm their rear. turned
stared an instant. then started at fun
speed directly toward me, stampediug
and bringing with them the number
less herds through which they passed.
and pouring down upon me ali the
herds, no longer separated. but one
immense compact mass Of plunging
animals. made with fright and as ir-
resistible as an avalanche.
The situation WAS by no means
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dare not jump out for fear OF breaking
his neck
Suppose she gets a drunk Now
YOUR approved Partisan cabby VIII take
an inebTiared passenger and drive him
10 a safe kept by some friend The
trieud VIII carefully and scientifically
MO with The cabby. after which tEa
e1bby may have the passenger arrest
ea because Le has not money enough
ieit 90 pay his fare. wan the woman
e@ohT OF Paris get i1to any such game
as fh.sE hope not. but I have my
suspicious
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- n The overthrow OF the great
rebellion Z was on the recon-
mendation Of General Grant
lr whose volunteer regiment
served. appointed a lieutenant IN the
regular army, and Joined my com
mand In the great West. on the edge
OF the Llano Estacado. Captain Hol-
comb. a gallant and worthy soldier.
most interesting gentleman. with
whom I served AT a lonely frontier
post. told me the following story on
the authenticity OF John L. SCrips. one
or the founders OF the Chicago Tri-
bune. a brother-In-Isw OF Holeomb.
and the man who wrote Lincoln's
biography for the frst Lincoln cam
paign. Lincoln, early realizing the
tremendous struggle that must eusue
before the great rebellion would be
subdued. saw clearly that the North
must be held in line, even ~ r. re
ouired the temporary overthrow Of
liberty 20 do so. He therefore, sent
for General Scott and said: General
have YOU an officer in the regular
army who will obey orders without
duestion-without asking the reason
why '' The general thought for "a
moment and then said eS. Martin
Burke Lincoln then said: Please
send him 20 me- Captain Burke was
telegraphed for. and i'm a few days re
ported TN much hewlderment at the
White House 0or no explanation had
been made by General ScotD looking
anything but a hero as he stood I'm
front of the tall. angular. and swarthy
President. His uniform. well-uorn
and somewhat awry. his grav hair
tousled. his shoulders stooped his
form bent, but behind the steady eve
his quiet ana firmly set lips there
was adamant- so voa are Captafn
Burke" said Lincoln. at the same
time surveying him from head 10 foot
With his quick, penetrating eye. YES
SIR" (salutinsl, General Scott tells
me that YOU will obey orders without
6Aking questions. Yes. sir" tsalut-
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lands famous products should again
claim The attention OF the government
10 rahabilitate it IN the eyes OF the
world II Is certain that the many
honest traders deplore these bad prac-
lIces of tho few. which. If continued.
viii bring ruin 70 their trade. and that
they Will do all in their power TO aid
the government TO make stand
against the abuse.
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Parislsune cabby. whose back WIS
toward YOU all the evening
And that brings me around 10 an
interesting point What viii a female
cabby do with the man who tries to
beat her out OF her fare2 4 male cab
by can jump on the box and hold hls
man until the Esndarmes come. The
only chance for the woman driver IN
such a case would be 10 whip up her
horse and drive so rapidly 10 the near
est police station that her passenger
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be- Fade away or - for YOU. would
MT it2 Not so with the Parisienne.
She would let loose a v0luble answer
that would make YOU feel tOnEue-tied
"Bacis into the cab for yours and
drive TO the next cafe. when you
draw up 10 the cafe YOU have chosen
you raise the limit a little.
'Mademoiseue must be faUsued.
you say And her poor horse! 1T is
not proper that he should be driven
so hard. II is time for him 70 rest
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CAnd. mind you. the pace a. wHch you
have been travelling would make a Six
teenth stret herdic look Ike one OF
Barney Oldfeld's racing machines,
viii not MademOiselle aliEht and
have some refreshmeut. while her
horse recovers from his tiresome Ia.
bors2
"AgaIr 81 is 100 20 that Afademoiselle
VIII allght. IF she aiights Il Is 400 10
I that she Will take refreshments- 50
YOU are now sitting vis-a-vis with the
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NOT QUITE so HICH.

The late Colonel ssuuderaon. nsmbs
Of parliament in England. once caused s
storm or dissent and cries OF with.
dFawI" and shame" By saying that hs
wished AIr Gladstone in a higheC
sphere When the Interruptions had
ceased. the colonel biaudly explalnes
that ne referred not 20 heaven but e
the house OF lords
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Hnmane SocieiY's Motemenf.

The movement, while apparently part
of the general feminine progression in
France. known as ''Femiuiame,
whereby women are taking by storm
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WASN'T THAT REASON ENOUGH?

Mysterious suicide at New Phfadel-
phia Authorities there cannot explain
why a citizen shot himself. "Fie lived
ia this town all his life. says the New
Philadelphia paper, - Akron (Ohio)
Times
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arv or dramatic. that strs the Souls
OF the tervent Gauls 20 madness
Whatever It is. nine times out OF ten
a woman is at the bottom Of IT,
"Cherchez Ia femme and the Par
isian's latest sensation is almost In
evItabIy solved So IT is this time
Not by a premiere danEeuse. however
or a fresh Cleo de Merode, but Wo-
man. nevertheless in fact an army
of them. for Paris is 10 have
Feminine cabbies'
The little voiturss that nit merrlly
about the gayest of cities. bearing the
volatile Partisan, the curious Ameri-
can. or the stoHd Englishman on his
hunt for pleasure, day and night. will
no longer be handled exclusively by
'.cochers" Instead, pretty girls
Parisiennes always get themselves up
10 look prettily whether they are or
not-wtU take a share in the driving,
and Il Is safe TO say that when femin-
Inc cabbies appear on the Paris ooule-
wards. no mere man on the driver
bo, will have show until all the We
HiCles driven by women are engaged
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One Hundred
DdShing
French Girls,
Among Them
ThGCOuntcSS
du Pin dc La
GucriVierc AD-
pIVtOfhG Pre-
TcCT Tor IL
CGnSGS TO
Tool Cabs
Along thG
BOUICVQrdS
That They
Nav SuDDIdnt
The Cruel
Male JchuS-
and I-OOR as
Chic as
Rcjdn0,

ARIg, the pioneer OF the
spectacular. is % have a
new sensation. Sometimes
Il is a divorce suit, some
times an army scandal. at
another time a hero. liter
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D e c e mber 23, 1906
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10y net dig the Panama
ditch with Hindu labor >"
an expert upon labor
ia various lands recent
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Skin Very Oily.

Would you kindly publish in your val
liable columns good skin tonic2 l do
not want the recipe for orange-hower
cream, although this has been very BEN
eficial to me. But 1t leaves the skin
oily. and my skin Is natraIly very oily,
and. therefore, much to my regret. l
must stop using it.
So 1 ask you kindly to give me the
formula for a skin food that will not
contain any substance that produces oil.
and something that will fieshen up the
face, for my cheeks are very thin.
How long Is IL necessary 10 use your
tonic for oily hair in order 10 get the
desired results? KITTY
I do not know of any preparation to
fatten the face that is not of an oily
nature. BY applying cream at night
and washing It off In the morning. good
results may be obtained and a greasy
appearance avoided A few drops of
benzoin in the bathing water Will act as
a skin tonic Use tonic for only oily
hair until oiliness disappears.
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shine and, of course. cleanliness will not
cure
II your hair is harsh, scraggly. or fall
ing abnOrmally-nOt matter what the
trouble is-just try the sunshine treat
ment for a few months and see IL you
don't see a wonderful change for the
better.
Wash the hair about every three or
four weeks in not water and a good
pure soap. Make a soapy lather and ap-
ply 1t with a small brush-a medium
sized nailbruSh Is suitable Rinse thor
Oughly, first in warm water and then in
cool.
In warm weather find a sunny corner
and let the hair hang until it is perfect
ly dry. In winter. find a sunny window
in which to dry il, but don't dry it by
artificial heat If you want to preserve
its beauty and lustre.
When possible, sit outdoors in the sun
shine en- hour every day. Loosen the
hair so hat the sunshine and the air can
reach the scalp.
In tho summer go without hat as
much as possible. There is no danger
of getting too much sunshine on the
hair-the danger Is in not getting
enough.
Cleanliness, sunshine and air will keep
the hair in fine condition and make the
use of tonicS unnecessary.
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Where TO Procure Remedy.

Having never written you before,
would ask your advice as 10 enlarging
the bust. Where could l get the Nau-
caire remedy and how use it2 Also,
about removing freckleS; have auburn
hair and light freckleS. ANNA B.
A reliable druggist in any large city
VIII prepare the Naucalre remedy Tor
you. Try the following lotion for re
Inoval of freckles-
LEMON AND GLYCERINE LOTION
CFor light freckles and sunburnl.
Citric acid Qemon), drains; not wa
ter IL ounces; borax. drains; red rose
petals. ounce; glycerine, 1 ounce.
Dissolve the acid and borax in the
water; infuse the petals for an hour:
strain through a jelly bag after twenty
four hours, decant the cle- portion and
add the glycerine- Apply as often as
agreeable.
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minims. Agitate until solution is COM
plete. Apply to the roots every day.
NJ. A K--I think the egg shampoo viii
be more suitable for your hair than the
one you are using. You will find the
quinine tonic most beneficial While
using il shampoo the hair about once
IN two weeks.
EGG SHAMPOO.
Yolk of egg. one pint hot rainwater,
spirit of rosemary, one ounce. Beat the
mixture thoroughly and use 1t warm.
Rub il well into the scalp and rinse with
several clear waters
FORGET-ME-NOT- your druggist
does not keep India ink, he can pro-
cure II for you. When the color needs
renewing, another application of the
stain should be made.
ROSINA-Put pinch Of borax in the
water in which you wash your hands.
Rinse and dry them thoroughly and rub
in the following cream, which will
soften them:
TO SOFTEN THE HANDS.
Lanolin. 100 grams; paraffin 0iQuid), Is
grams; extract of vanilla. 10 drops; oil
of rose. / drop.
Mix and apply when necessary.
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is often =hown by a restless expression
Of the eyes, and not only does it de-
tract from attractiveness of manner-it
is positively rude to the person speak
ing.
This lack of repose Is probably more
IN evidence in public dining rooms than
anywhere else. Beautiful women with
every appearance of good breeding viii
not only nervously toy with the various
forks and spoons on the table. but will
fuss with their hair, arrange refractory
locks, rearrange a collar, etc, all of
which shock our grandmotherS, who
no real lady would raise her arms above
her head In public
AlasI We have degenerated in this re-
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speCt- Indeed. there are few of Us who
haven't mannerisms OF some sort. and
nervous mannerism is a stubborn diff
Guilty 20 overcome
However. much may be done by pa
tient perseverance Cultivate facial
tranquility as well as tranquility OF the
body. Do not fall into the habit Of
making grimaces or scowling.
The woman who lacks bodily repoSe
should take the silent cure daily When
sewing or mendinE. STOP frequently and
do nothing for FIVE minutes. Sit per
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pUoStScIuu-
If you viii watch women in public
places you will come to the conclusion
that not one in a hundred has repose of
manner. Rowing eyes, restless fingers.
twitching mouth, show that they are all
far from being at ease.
Many women lack repose because they
are absent minded. and while apparent
ly listening to the conversation being
addressed to them. are thinking or
something else at the same time This
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I2eG6SSL .rly, ~sSDn/n2SoAp

NJ ANY women, as soon as their
mn hair begins to fall. or lose its
VI life and ;ustre, spend much
time and money trying various
tonics, scarcely waiting TO give one a
trial before discardirg it and trying an
other, thus losing all chance OF obtain
ing good results from any.
In many instances they overlook the
best tonic of all, which is always close
ut hand and costs nothing at all This
Is just pure, unadulterated sunshine,
than which there is no better tonic 1t
is more potent than any compound or
drug TO be found in the apothecary's
shop.
I receive letters from many mothers
asking advice as to what tonic they
shall use on their childrens hair. ven
ture TO say that not one Of them has
ever tried the sunshine cure Ii is well
worth while, and IL mothers would com
mence this treatment when the child is
still very young. there would be more
fine heads of hair to be seen and fewer
cases of badness and scraggly locks.
A healthy, active scalp is necessary
for beautiful, healthy hair, and there is
scarcely n disease OF the scalp that sun
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1 am using cocoa butter as a bust
and shoulder developer. and il seems to
bring little pimples on my cheek. and
is so tiresome TO apply. Have used it
over a month and see but very little i'm
provement Would the Vaucaire treat
ment show results more quickly? I am
a strong. healthy young woman and
am afraid to try internal remedies un-
less very highly recommended. Is
there any average time for the Nau-
caire remedy TO show results2 VIII il
develop other parts of the body as well
as the bust2 Can you give me a lotion
to thicken the eyelashes, and also an
oatmeal preparation for Softentng and
whitening the hands? My knuckleS are
so large and the joints of the fingers so
prominent, 1 would like 20 know how
to bring the hand into better proper
uons. Is there any way besides mas
sage? 4 subscriber, HOPEFUL
The Vaucaire remedy is perfectly
harmless Time required for develop
ment varies in different cases, but you
could scarcely expect visible improve
ment under four or six weeks time.
Oatmeal taken from the family table
and thilned with boiling water makes
softenilg and whitening lotion for
the hands. Put a few drops of ben
zoin into the mixture and immerse the
hands in it Let them remain for if
teen minutes If you can. and then rinse
the hands in Iukewarm water.
OINTMENT FOR sCANT EYEBROWS.
VaSeline, ounces: tincture of can
tharides, y ounce; oil of lavender, Is
drops; oil of rosemary, Is drops.
Mix thoroughly. Apply TO the eye
browS with tiny toothbrush once q
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| ounce; oil of thyme, J: dram; rosemary
oil, y dram
Mix all together with six ounces OF
rosewater Rub the scalp thoroughly
with the preparation until no further
evidence Of dandruff Is noticed.
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day until the growth is sufficiently
stimulated. Then less often
This ointment may be used for the
eyelaSheS also. In this case IT should
be very carefully applied 1t will in
fame the eyes, as any oil viii. II II
gets into them
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EYEBROW AND EYELAsH GROWER.

Red vaseline. ounces; tineture Of
drops; oil of rosemary, Is drops.
Mix thoroughly. Apply TO the eye
brows with a tiny toothbrush once a
day until the growth is sufficiently slim
ulated. Then less often.
This ointment may be used for the
eyelashes also In this case, IL should
be very carefully applied 1t will in
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Scauty Lashes.

have very thin eyebrows and lashes.
owing to illness. VIII you kindly inform
me Of a good recipe that win make
them grow long? HELEN N.