ent
by a little care, especially if it is taken early in life. The extreme
ends should be cut with a pair of small, sharp scissors, care being
taken to preserve the natural outline, not to leave jagged edges.
Attention to this matter results in the lengthening of the lashes.
Dyeing them is another expedient often resorted to for increasing
their effect. A good permanent black is all that is needed, and for
this use Indian ink. As an impromptu expedient to serve for one night,
a hairpin held for a few seconds in the flame of a candle, and drawn
through the lashes, will serve to color them well, and with sufficient
durability. It need scarcely be added that the hairpin must be
suffered to grow cold before it is used, or the consequence may be
that no eyelash will be left to color. Good eyebrows are not to be
produced artificially. It is possible, however, to prevent those that
are really good from degenerating through neglect. When wiping the
face dry after washing, pass a corner of the towel over the forefinger
and set the eyebrows in the form you wish them to assume. And when
oiling the hair, do not forget to oil the eyebrows also.

=To Cure Watery and Inflamed Eyes.=--Foment frequently with decoction of
poppy heads. When the irritation and inflammation occur, a teaspoonful
of cognac brandy in four ounces of spring water may be used three or
four times in the course of the day as a strengthening lotion.

=General Care of the Eyes.=--The eyes, of all the features, stand
pre-eminent for their beauty and ever-varying powers of expression,
and for being the organs of the most exalted, delicate and useful of
the senses. It is they alone that "reveal the external forms of beauty
to the mind, and enable it to perceive them, even at a distance, with
the speed of light. It is they alone that clothe the whole creation
with the magic charms of color, and fix on every object the identity
of figure. It is the eyes alone, or chiefly, that reveal the emotions
of the mind to others, and that clothe the features with the language
of the soul. Melting with pity, or glowing with hope, or redolent with
love, benevolence, desire, or emulation, they impart to the
countenance those vital fascinations which are the peculiar attributes
of man." "And when the mind is subdued by fear, anxiety or shame, or
overwhelmed by sorrow or despair, the eyes, like faithful chroniclers,
still tell the truthful story of the mental disquietude. And hatred,
a