DOMESTIC REMEDIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 54, 22 February 1908, Page 3

DOMESTIC REMEDIES.

.A Month Wash.—Spirits of camphor | U a very valuable drug to wash the mouth with. Three drop* on your tooth-brush will give your mouth (after thoroughly washing) a very agreeable and pleasant odour, and help to kill any disease the mouth or gums may have. Enlarged Pores—l'sc a suit scrubbing ■brush and a pure hygienic soap. I'.y this process the pores which have become enlarged by the clogged secretions are kept free, and gradually they will contract, and become normal in size, follow this treatment regularly, and your patience will be rewarded eventually. To cure Acne.—liathe the a|l'ecte,l places with hot water, ami rub in a little of the following mixture: Twenty drops of liquid ammonia, one drachm of ether, one ounce of soft soap. \Va,h oil' with a little hot water. Acne is caused by the accumulation of perspiration, so the |K>re* of the skin must be kept |K'ifectly free from dust and dirt.

The follow ing is a simpic and cll'cclive preparationi Take a handful of freshly-cut parsley, put it in a jug. and pour over it a pint of boiling water: cover closely, and allow the mixture to cool very gradually. Bathe the face with this every day", and renew the mixture every three day*. This is a perfectly harmless treatment.

A Dry Shampoo.—For a dry shampoo ] the hair should be loosened; then every inch of the scalp should be gently rubbed until all the dust and dandrulV hn\e been 100-encd. The hair should be palled in dill'erent parts, of the head, and brushed with a still' little brush until tne scalp is clean and the hair al-o. Then it should be rubbed with alcohol or Minif hair tonic. Irritation Afler Washing.—Do not wash your face immediately after a meal, or afler being in the open air, and use water that is just lukewarm, and a good. pure, uusceiited soap, or oatmeal instead of soap. Apply the following lotion to ihe skin: line lablcspoonl'iil of potash, and two and a half ounces of distilled water well shnked together. with a icw drops of eau-de-Cologne added.

t ider is a g I iiciiul hi-v.-ra-e. its active principle beiiiL' Hie malic acid. which ha- the valuable pronei'ly of : ■■ moving the " fur " or canker whi-h i llammations. Hence tic old-fash- n -I remedy of a roasted apple to "ch-in the mouth." Cider his al-o a rami i (ion for the relief of rheumatism. It becomes a popular and u-efu! bevcra ;" ttheti used moderately.