Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
ODD OLD BEAUTY RECIPES
Toilet Tricks that the Women OF Cen
turtles Age Tried-WaysIde
Flowers Were Used,

1T is wonderful remarked a we'll
known doctor the other day, ito what
lengths folks will go in order to become
beautiful A perussl OF the old medical
and other works show a surprising number
Of infalible remedies. many Of which are
horrible, some quaint and others amusing.
THE common wayside flower, the lady's
mantle, was once in great repute with the
ladies. as it wal thought that 1t had the
power Of restoring feminine beauty, how
ever faded. to its early freshness, and the
wild tansy. laid to 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
hawthorn 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 Algiers. even to
this day women eat a plant called fenu-
greek in order to secure red cheeks.
A old book says that il one will make
a powder of elder flowers gathered on
midsummer day, dry them and use a spoon
full thereof in a good drsught Of water
morning and evening for the space of a
month it will make him or her young and
handsome for 2 long time.
Rose water made over the fire or in the
SUMS rays. cleared away spots and pfmples
upon the face and made the kin clear and
rosy. The oil Of walnuts, prepared in the
same manner as oil OF almonds, 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
buries a drop OF her blood under a rose
bush. In many parts Of this country ladies
wash their faces in dew before sunrise
on May day in order to become beautiful
In the old days 1t was quite generally be-
lieved that the eating OF hare's flesh would
cause the eater to look fair, lovely and
gracious for "a week together afterwards.
while the entrails of crocodiles were con-
sidered excellent to whiten the skin. The
same was true of the grease OF lion mixed
with oil OF roses. The ashes OF an oyster
shell calcined and then mixed with honey
will remove wrinkle and make a woman's
skin smooth and soft
The eyes OF the pike powdered were
wonderful in increasing beauty. accord
ing to one old writer. In England it is
believed even now that the eating OF
herring's brains gives one beauty. The
fat of the grayling placed in a bottle in
the sun with a little honey for a day or
two makes a fine preparation for cleaning
the skin. The fat OF the lsmprey. although
the animal was Of Ill omen, was very
efficacious in making ones skin smooth
and clear. and would also remove small
pox scars. An ointment made from the
grease OF the glutton or wolverine Is a
certain cure for c~utaneous eruptions. The
Chinese believe that water in which cookies
have been boiled Possesses certain medicinal
properties and apply 1t to the bodies OF
persons suffering from skin diseases and
particularly OF those suffering from small
pox. The monks OF the tenth century
ordered the ashes OF burned flies for the
complexion.
"Freckles have always been the bans
OF the ladies existance. and many and
varied are the recipes for removing them.
which have prevailed through the ages.
Cabbage seeds, young lilies pf the valley
gathered before sunrise. and utmeg were
especially efficacious in removing them.
The Norwegian peasants consider the blood
OF the hare excellent for removing freckles,
as well as scorbutie eruptions. from the