dry scurf to which some of
the finest skins are subject.

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AN EMOLLIENT PASTE.

Blanch half a pound of sweet almonds, and two ounces of bitter
almonds, and pound them in a mortar, then make them into a paste with
rose water; this paste is a fine emollient.

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A SUPERIOR OINTMENT FOR CHAPS, ROUGHNESS, ETC.

Mix with a gill of fresh cream a spoonful of beaten almonds; when
perfectly smooth put it in toilette pots, and use as ointment for
chaps, &c.; it will keep for a week if a little spirit of camphor is
added to it.

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WASH FOR PIMPLES.

Dissolve half a dram of salt of tartar in three ounces of spirit
of wine, and apply with soft linen; this is an excellent wash for
pimples, but, as these are in general the result of some derangement
of the system, it will be wiser to discover and remedy the cause, than
merely attending to the result.

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LOTION FOR REMOVING FRECKLES.

Mix one dram of spirit of salts, half a pint of rain water, and half
a tea-spoonful of spirit of lavender, and bottle for use. This lotion
will often be efficacious in removing freckles.

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COLD CREAM.

Warm gently together four ounces of oil of almonds, and one ounce of
white wax, gradually adding four ounces of rose water; this is one of
the best receipts for making cold cream.

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A FINE SOAP.

Blanch and beat to a paste two ounces of bitter almonds, with a small
piece of camphor, and one ounce and a half of tincture of Benjamin;
add one pound of curd soap in shavings, and beat and melt well
together, and pour into moulds to get cool; the above is a very fine
soap.

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LIP SALVE.

Mix together one ounce of white wax, the same of beef marrow, with a
small piece of alkanet root tied up in muslin; perfume it according
to fancy, strain, and pot while hot; the above is a fine salve for
chapped lips.

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CHESNUT PASTE FOR RENDERING THE HANDS WHITE AND SOFT.

Boil a dozen fine large chesnuts, peeled and skinned, in milk; when
soft beat them till perfectly smooth with rose water; a tea-spoonful
of this mixture thrown into the water before washing the hands renders
them beautifully white and soft.

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