cold water without soap. Salts of lemon
is also efficacious in removing ink-stains from the hands as well as
from linen.

1684. Cold Cream.

i. Oil of almonds, one pound; white wax, four ounces. Melt together
gently in an earthen vessel, and when nearly cold stir in gradually
twelve ounces of rose-water.

ii. White wax and spermaceti, of each half an ounce; oil of almonds,
four ounces; orange-flower water, two ounces Mix as directed for
No. i.

1685. To Soften the Skin and Improve the Complexion.

If flowers of sulphur be mixed in a little milk, and after standing an
hour or two, the milk (without disturbing the sulphur) be rubbed into
the skin, it will keep it soft and make the complexion clear. It is to
be used before washing. The mixture, it must be borne in mind, will
not keep. A little should be prepared over night with evening milk,
and used the next morning, but not afterwards. About a wine-glassful
made for each occasion will suffice.

1686. Eyelashes.

To increase the length and strength of the eyelashes, simply clip the
ends with a pair of scissors about once a month. In eastern countries
mothers perform the operation on their children, both male and female,
when they are mere infants, watching the opportunity whilst they
sleep. The practice never fails to produce the desired effect.

1687. The Teeth.

Dissolve two ounces of borax in three pints of water; before quite
cold, add thereto one teaspoonful of tincture of myrrh, and one
tablespoonful of spirits of camphor: bottle the mixture for use. One
wineglassful of the solution, added to half a pint of tepid water, is
sufficient for each application. This solution, applied daily,
preserves and beautifies the teeth, extirpates tartarous adhesion,
produces a pearl-like whiteness, arrests decay, and induces a healthy
action in the gums.

1688. Camphorated Dentifrice.

Prepared chalk, one pound; camphor, one or two drachms. The camphor
must be finely powdered by moistening it with a little spirit of wine,
and then intimately mixing it with the chalk.

1689. Myrrh Dentifrice.

Powdered cuttlefish, one pound; powdered myrrh, two ounces.

1690. American Tooth Powder.

Coral, cuttlefish bone, dragon's blood, of each eight drachms; burnt
alum and red sanders, of each four drachms; orris root, eight drachms;
cloves and cinnamon, of each half a drachm;