when cool add to two tablespoonfuls of the gruel
one tablespoonful of lemon juice. Wash the face with this at night,
allowing it to dry on the skin. This is excellent for a shiny face.

Another very soothing preparation to use at night is made of one ounce
of glycerine, half an ounce of rosemary (fluid), and twenty drops of
carbolic acid. This is excellent for any irritation of the skin, and
also for prickly heat. The face must always be well washed with water
and pure soap before applying any of these preparations. If the skin
is oily, bathe with diluted camphor (a teaspoonful to a pint of
water), but it is injurious to a naturally dry skin.

Treatment for a Rough Skin.

A wash for a rough face is two ounces of water, one ounce of
glycerine, one ounce of alcohol, and half an ounce of gum of benzoin,
to be dissolved in the alcohol first. Apply at night. For wrinkles--do
we see some of you looking interested?--take some clippings of sheep's
wool and steep in hot alcohol. It is said that the grease thus
obtained is identical with an element found in the human bile. I know
that if rubbed on the skin it not only removes but prevents wrinkles,
making the skin soft and pliable. These remedies all have the merit of
being harmless, which cannot be said of all cosmetics.

Let us give one more recipe, and that is for brightening the eyes.
When you are tired and warm, and your eyes are dull, take a cloth and
wring it out of very hot water, as hot as you can bear it. Lie down
for ten minutes with this cloth spread over your burning face and
tired eyes. You will be surprised to see how the tired lines will fade
out and how the eyes will shine, and when your "dearest" comes home he
will pay you a compliment which will more than reward you.

Reducing Flesh.

The real mode of life and diet should be changed if the fat would be
reduced. If necessary, procure a pair of scales and weigh the
different foods that are taken into the system. Reduce the diet then
to about four ounces of starch or sugar material per day, one and a
half ounces of fat, taken chiefly in the form of butter, and about six
or seven ounces of albuminous food, such as lean meat or fish. This is
the minimum that should be resorted to, and the patient can take more
of each at first and reduce the diet gradually to this point. The
proportion of the different food compounds, however, with the
exception of figs, dates, grapes and nuts, should also be eaten daily,