1908 The World's Drinks and How to Miw Them by Hon Wm Boothby (1st edition)

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USEFUL FO!?MULAS.

513 TO CURE PIMPLES AND FACIAL BLEMISHES. Having in numberless instances seen the good effects of the following prescription, I can certify to its effi caciousness. Dilute corrosiYe sublimate with the oil of almonds, apply to the face occasionally and in a f ew days a cure will be efJ'ect ed. Dr. il ean Vallier, the renowned dermatologist of P a ris, treats all facial eruptions, blackheads, etc., with the fol lowing simple· formula : The ingredients are procura ble a t a ny well-stocked clrng store. 'l'wo ounces rose water; one ounce spirits of cologne; four ounces sartoin (crystallized). Put the sartoin into a pint of hot wa ter (not boiling), and after it is cooled, strain through a fin e cloth and add the r ose wa ter and cologne spirits. This is to be applied daily, and massaged t horoughly into the skin. It is an inexpensive preparation a nd the above formula will make sufficient for a month's treatment, which, if persistenly adhered to, is said by those who have tried it to produce amazing results, eveu for the worst complexions.

514

TO CURE ROPY BEER. Put a ha ndful of flo ur and the same qua ntity of hops with a little pow– dered a lum into the beer and rummage it well.

515 TO GIVE BEER THE APPEARANCE OF AGE. Add a few ha ndfuls of pickled cucumbers and Seville oranges, both chopped up. This will make malt liquor appear six months older than it really is.

516 TO MAKE FURNITURE POLISH. Take beeswax and turpentin e in the proportion of two ounces of the former to half fl- pint of the lat ter. Put the turpentine in a basin a nd cut the beeswax in small pieces and put in; then put in the oven when not very bot, so it (the wax) will gradually melt; stir it consta ntly. Apply to the furniture with a piece of woolen rag (a piece of broadcloth is best for the purpose), and have ano"tber piece to ruq with. Don't be afraid to use plenty of "elbow grease."

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TO NEUTRALIZE WHISKEY. To- forty gallons of whiskey add one and a half pounds of unslacked lime, three-quarters of a pound of alum and half a pint of spirits of niter. Let it stand for a clay or two and draw it off.