The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-05

lent to whiten the skin. The same was
true of the grease Of lion mixed with
oil Of roses. The ashes of all oyster
shell calcined and then mixed with
honey will remove wrinkles and make
woman's skin smooth and soft.
"The yese of the pike powdered
were wonderful in increasing beauty,
according to one old writer. In Eng
land it is believed even now that the
eating Of herrings' brains gives one
beauty. The fat Of the grayling plac-
ed in a bottle in the sun with a little
honey for a day or two makes fine
preparation for clearing the skin. The
fat of the lamprey, although the ami
NAL was of i'll omen, was very effica-
cious in making ones skin smooth
and clear, and would also remove
smallpox scars. An ointment made
from the grease of the glutton, or
wolverine, is certain cure for cutan-
eous eruptions. The Chinese believe
that water, in which cookies have
been boiled, possesses certain medical
properties and apply it to the bodies
of persons suffering from skin diseas-
es and particularly OF those suffering
from smallpox. The monks of the
tenth century ordered the ashes Of
burned flies for the complexion.
"Freckles have always been the
bane Of the ladies' existence, and
many and varied are the recipes for
removing them, which have prevailed
through the ages. Cabbage seeds,
young lilies of the valley, gathered
before sunrise, and nutmegs were es-
pecially eficacious in removing them.
The Norwegian peasants consider the
blood of the hare excellent for remov-
ing freckles, as we'll as scrobutic
eruptions, from the skin. Some people
in this country believe that the blood
of a white hen smeared all over the
face and left to dry, and then wiped
off, takes away all the freckles and
spots. The entrails Of croeodile5, ac-
cording to Ovid, were excellent to
take away the freckles.
"In this country other popular
ways Of getting rid Of them are to
wash in rain water caught the first
of June, (this is good for all skin
diseases,) or in water in which
blacksmith has cooled his iron, to
wash in water standing in an urn IN
a graveyard, in dew gathered from
wheat before sunup, in whey or wash
ing at night in water, on which the
moon shines. Washing the face dur
ing the passing bell on Good Friday is
also very good.
"still another good method is to
count the freekles, put the same num-
Der of pebbles into a paper and throw
it in the path. Whoever picks it up
will get your freckles.
"The picking Of the common red
field lily is supposed, by many to
make one freckled.
"Among many people fat is con-
sidered sign of beauty and should
this not come naturally, artificial
means are resorted to. In Egypt the
women burn and grind up black beet
les and mix them with beef fat;
sesame oil and muffeta. This mix
ture is boiled together and a cupful
Of the liquor taken daily by women
desirous Of getting fat. In England
in the middle ages the ladies used the
fat of the lizard when desirous of be-
coming stout.
"Still Others wish to be lean and
for these the old remedy is three or
four leaves Of the ash tree taken in
wine each morning, which is guaran-
teed to make those rean that are tat
and keep those which are now lean
from getting fat. In the North of
England the old notion still prevails
that -
"Kiss the black cat, an twill make
We fat;
Kiss the white one, twill make ye
lean.
eff the eyelashes are trimmed
while the moon is on the increase