The sun., 1909-02-07
ODD OLD BEAUTY RECIPES
THINGS THAT THE WOMEN or
cent? RIES AGO TRIED.
Way side Flowers That were Sovereign
Remedies for q flsin Fsce--Not An
the Nostrums as Pleasant-FreckIe
superstitIons Help for the Bald

"It Is wonderful" remarked vel
known doctor the other day. "to what
lengths folks will go In order 10 hecou.
beautiful perusal Of the old medical
and other works shows surprising mum.
ber Of infallible remedies. many Of which
are horrible, some quaint ana other.
simply amusing.
-The common wayside flower tho
lady's mantle was once in great rep,it.,
with the ladies'. as It was thought that
il had the power Of restoring feminine
beauty. however faded to it's early fresh.
ness; and the wild tansy, laid 70 soak
in buttermilk for nine days, had the
reputation of making the complexion
very fair. The maiden who on the first
OF May went TO the fields at break Of
day and washed in dew from the haw.
thorn tree would ever after handsome
be- The common fumitory was used
when gathered in wedding hours and
boiled in water and whey as "a complexion
wash by the country maidens, In Al.
gers, even TO this day women eat
plant called fenugreek in order to seclr,
red cheeks.
AN old book says that il one will make
a powder OF elder flowers gathered on
midsummer day, dry them and Use
spoonful thereof in a good draught Of
water morning and evening for the space
of a month il will maize him Oh her yonn
and handsome for a long time.
Rose water made over the fire or in
the suns rays cleared away spots and
pimpcs upon the face and made the skin
clear and rosy. The oil Of walnuts, pre-.
pared in the same manner as oil Of a.
monds. made smooth the hands and face
and removed scales and scurf,
! In France and Italy it is believed
( that rosy cheeks will come to the lass who
bures drop of her blood under ross
bush In many parts Of his countr?
, 10 dies wash their faces in dew before
sunrise on May day in order to becoms
beautiful. In the old days II was quite
generally believed that the eating Of
hare's resh would cause the eater t.
look fsi- lovely and gracious for week
together afterwards. while the entrais
os Gre Goodies were considered excellent
to whiten the skin. The same was true
of the grease Of lion mixed with oil o.
roses. The ashes of an oyster she'll
olcine and thcn mixed with honey
will remove wrinkles and make womans
skin smooth and soft.
The eyes OF the pike powdered vera
wonderful in increasing beauty. accord
ing TO one old writer. In England 1t u
believed oven now that the ea ting o:
herrings' brains gives one beauty. Tho
fat of the grayling placed in bottle in
the sun with little honey for day or
two rna,ie5 fine preparation for clearing
the skin Tho fat of the lamprey, al
thouyh the animal was OF i'll omen. was
very eificscious in making ones skin
smooth and clear. and would also remove
sma Ilpox scars. An ointment made from
the grease Of the glutton, or wolverine,
Ia a cartain cure for cutaneous eruptions
The Chinese believe that water in which
cockl,s have been Boiled possesses ce,'
Il to the bodies Of persons suffering IRON
kin diseases and particularly OF thotA
suffering from smallpox The monks q
no tenth century ordered the ashes oi
bu~,a1 flies To- tho complexion.
-Freckl,s nave always been the bans
OF the ladies' existence, and many and
varied are the recipes for removing them
whioii have prevailed through the agee.
Cabtage s>eds. young lilies OF the valley
gathered before sunrise, and nutmegs
wers e1pecially efficacious in removing
them. The Norwegian peasants con-
slider the blood of the hare excellent for
removing freckles. as we'll as scorbntio
in this country believe that the blood OF a
white hen smeared all over the face and
left TO dry, and then wiped Oh takes away
all the freckles and spots. The entrsis
Of crocodiles. according TO Ovid. were
excellent to take away freckles.
"In this country other popular ways
Of getting rid OF them are to wash ID
rainwater caught the first of June lthis
Is good for all skin diseasee), or 10 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 sun up, in whey, or washing
at night in water on which the moon
shines. Washing the face during the pas
sing bell on Good Friday is good
-Still another good method is to count
the freckles. put the same nIm ber Of peb-
bles into paper. and throw 1t in the path.
Whoever finds 1t will get your freckles: .,
-The picking OF the common red field
lily Is supposed by many to make on'
Among many peoples fat is considered
a sign OF beauty and should this not come
naturally artificial means are resorted
to. In Egypt the women b<rn and grind
up black beetles and mix them with heel
fat, sesame oil and muffeta. This mix.
ture is boiled together and a cupful
OF the liquor taken daily by women de-
sirous Of getting fat In England in the
Middle Ages the ladies used the fat OF the
lizard when desirous OF becoming stout.
-Still others wish to be lean and for
these the old remedy is three OF four leaves
of the ash tree taken in wine each morning
which Is guaranteed to make those lean
that are fat and keep those who are now
lean from getting fat. In the north of
England the old notion still prevails that
kiss the black cat. an 'twlu make sc fat
KISS the white one. twill make We lean.
-If the eyeashes a re trimmed willis
the moon IL on the increase they will grow
long and beautiful.
Lives the baldheaded man, or ons
verging upon that condition, who does
not wish 10 repair the damage nature
has done TO him? Bartholomew recon-
mendvi broth made from the myrtle as
a remedy TO prevent the falling Of HAIR
Mustard was also a good preventive
should the myrtle fail to act. The tat ot
a goose bruised with vinegar would ais!
answer the same purpose. The skin ot
the viper, according 10 Topsell, beaten
to powder and laid upon the places where
the hair is fallen doth wonderfully restore
hair agsil.
For those who were in the last stages
and had but little more TO lose there wers
many remedies proposed. One oil ihe
most curious was 10 reduc" muhs
hoofs TO ashes aud apply this to le hea1'
which would infallibly restore the mar;
In the Hortus Sanitatis' Qieo) the heai
as a plaster. or n mole's blood sprinkled
ON n bald head. would surely mako tbs