Health Through Hygiene for the Thin Girl
A guidance piece by Dr Emma E Walker on helping underweight individuals gain strength. It stresses long sleep, early rising, vigorous but safe baths, and careful digestion. Diet advice looks at causes of extreme thinness, recommends avoiding tea or coffee, and suggests balanced meals with varying starch digestion. It includes homemade tonics, hair care tips, and cautions about overwork and anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma E. Walker
A &. Barnes & Co
Martha
Eld
Eyebrow and Eyelash Stain Formula From Historical Note
A fragmented instructional snippet describes a cosmetic eyebrow and eyelash stain. It lists ingredients such as india ink gum and rosewater with steps to grind powder and mix to a uniform paste for application with a fine brush. The text appears as guidance from a bygone department.
Eyelash Growth Ointment Recipe Sentences
A reader requests a home remedy to thickens lashes and eyebrows. The note suggests tincture of opium lavender and a small amount applied to the eyelids and brows, with care to avoid eye contact to prevent irritation or inflammation.
Strawberry blush liquid rouge from department notice
Instructions describe a harmless liquid rouge called the strawberry blush and provide a home recipe using white wax spermaceti lanolin coconut oil orange flower water sweet almonds and benzoin tincture. Mix heat five ingredients, cool, then add benzoin and orange flower water for a ready cosmetic for cheeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Es&s. W
Liquid Rouge Kindly Print a Liquid Rouge
Recipe for a stainable cosmetic using strawberries water alcohol carmine and fragrances. Includes steps to simmer mix strain dissolve and bottle in a dark plate for facial application with absorbed cotton.
Premature gray hair and under eye concerns addressed
A reader seeks a safe non bleaching remedy to darken a gray patch at the right temple and remove dark circles under the eyes. The advice notes internal causes such as anemia and fatigue, suggests cold baths and skin friction, and warns against long term external treatments while urging medical consultation for persistent issues.
Reducing Large Limbs Below the Hips and Treatments
The reader asks for methods to reduce large limbs below the hips and above the knees. It is suggested to try firm hard massage and frequent bathing with clear alcohol. No medical endorsement is provided and no reference to proven remedies or safety cautions is included.
Freckles and Brown Spots Bother Reader Ask About Liver Spots
Column responds to a reader describing light brown spots near temples and cheeks with a rustic leaf color. Doctor identifies as liver spots and prescribes internal liver care and an outward whitening paste containing malicylinic acid and bay rum, to be applied twice daily, followed by glycerin starch to subdue roughness.
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Soak
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Yousela Gita
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Bill
Page
Domtwitde
CWINK
Pis Kid
Sonny
Andie
Wldivide
Laura
Liquid
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