ncture of benzoin, one pint; tincture
of tolu, one-half pint; oil rosemary, one-half ounce. Put one
teaspoonful of the above mixture in one-quarter pint of water, and
then with a towel thoroughly bathe the face. Do this every night and
morning.

=To Expel Freckles.=--Finely powdered nitre is excellent. Apply it to
the face with the finger moistened with water and dipped in the
powder.

=Cleopatra's Freckle Balm.=--A splendid article. Venice soap, one ounce;
lemon juice, half ounce; oil of bitter almonds, quarter ounce;
deliquidated oil of tartar, quarter ounce; oil of rhodium, three
drops. Dissolve the soap in the lemon juice, then add the two oils,
and put the whole in the sun till it acquires the consistency of
ointment, and then add the oil rhodium. Anoint the freckly face at
night with this balm, and wash in the morning with pure water.

=Lemon Cream for Sunburn and Freckles.=--Put two spoonfuls of sweet
cream into half a pint of new milk, squeeze into it the juice of a
lemon, add half a glass of genuine French brandy, a little alum and
loaf sugar; boil the whole, skim it well, and when cool it is fit for
use.

=Wash to Prevent Sunburn.=--Take two drams of borax, one dram of Roman
alum, one dram of camphor, half an ounce of sugar candy, one pound of
ox-gall. Mix and stir well together, and repeat the stirring three or
four times a day until it becomes transparent; then strain it through
filtering or blotting paper, and it will be fit for use. Wash the face
with the mixture before you go into the sun.

=Grape Lotion for Sunburn.=--Dip a bunch of green grapes in a basin of
water; sprinkle it with powdered alum and salt mixed; wrap the grapes
in paper, and bake them under hot ashes; then express the juice, and
wash the face with the liquid, which will remove either freckles, tan
or sunburn.

=To Soften and Whiten the Skin--Pate Axerasive of Bozin.=--This
celebrated perfume has the distinction of being highly commended by
the French Royal Academy of Medicine. It is better for toilet use than
soaps, which contain alkali.

Take powder of bitter almonds, eight ounces; oil of the same, twelve
ounces; savon vert of the perfumes, eight ounces; spermaceti, four
ounces; soap powder, four ounces; cinnabar, two drams; essence of
rose, one dram. Melt the soap and spermaceti with the oil in a bath
water; add the powder, and mix the whole in a marble mortar. It forms
a paste which softens and whitens the skin better than a