y use of mild, stimulating,
cosmetic lotions or fomentations, or friction with warm oil of a like
character, and cod-liver oil internally, is all that art can do for
the purpose.

=Excoriations=, in popular language, are those cases of soreness
produced by chafing under the arms, behind the ears, and in the
wrinkles and folds of the skin generally. They occur chiefly in
infancy, and in stout persons with a delicate skin, who perspire
excessively. Extreme cleanliness, and carefully wiping the parts dry
after washing, with the subsequent use of a little violet powder, or
finely powdered starch, or French chalk scraped or grated very fine,
dusted over the parts once or twice a day, will generally remove them
and prevent their recurrence.

WASHES FOR THE FACE.

We do not approve of face washes, but as some ladies will use them, we
recommend the following as harmless: Dampen with glycerine tempered
with rose-water, then powder with the finest magnesia. It imparts a
charming whiteness.

Less harmless, but more frequently used, is to procure five cents'
worth of bismuth, of flake white, and of powdered chalk; mix with five
cents' worth of rose-water. Great care must be taken to wash off this
preparation before retiring to rest, as the bismuth is of a hurtful
nature.

=To Remove Freckles.=--Freckles are of two kinds: Those occasioned by
exposure to the sunshine, and consequently evanescent, are denominated
"summer freckles"; those which are constitutional and permanent are
called "cold freckles." With regard to the latter, it is impossible to
give any advice which will be of value. They result from causes not to
be affected by mere external applications. Summer freckles are not
difficult to deal with, and with a little care the skin may be kept
free from this cause of disfigurement by using either of the following
lotions:--

First: Scrape horse-radish into a cup of sour milk, let it stand
twelve hours, strain, and apply two or three times a day.

Second: Into half a pint of milk squeeze the juice of a lemon, with a
spoonful of brandy, and boil, skimming well; add a dram of rock alum.
Apply freely.

=Magic Lotion for Removing Freckles.=--Dissolve three grains of borax in
five drams each of rose-water and orange-flower water. A splendid and
harmless remedy is equal parts of pure glycerine and rose-water,
applied every night and allowed to dry on the skin.

=To Remove Freckles and Tan.=--Ti