The Toilet and Bath

14 pages in this part of Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis's Cook Book.

THE SKIN-BATHS AND BATHING-KINDS OF BATHS-THE TOILET- TOILET SOAPS-MEDICATED SOAP-THE HANDS-MANICURING THE SKIN The Human Skin has two…

A face wash containing fluid pothol, 4 ounces, is also beneficial. ash, 1 ounce, cologne, 2 ounces, alco- Freckles. Freckles are…

A humorist has said that mankind may be divided into two classesthose who take a full bath every day, and those who do not. Many folks…

Dont's for Bathers. - Don't take any kind of a bath within two hours after eating a hearty meal.

To Wash the Face. - When the face is red or dry from exposure to sun and air, or grimed with dirt or smoke, it is well to put on it a…

Toilet Soaps. These soaps are distinguished by the purity of their ingredients, as almond oil, beef marrow, refined lard, and the like…

Other methods of purifying common household soaps and recipes for standard popular toilet soaps given below. are Among the most popular…

Honey Soap. This is common yellow soap of good quality, to which has been added a certain proportion of pure strained honey and other…

Shave 2 pounds of pure white hard soap and add to the solution. Stir and simmer with gentle heat until the ingredients are thoroughly…

Moist Hands. - If the hands are constantly moist from too free perspiration, bathe them frequently either in salt water, which acts as a…

To Remove Stains from the Hands.

Or simmer 1 dram of quince seed in pint of boiling water for 10 or 15 minutes; strain out the quince mucilage through a piece of cheese…

Melt 3 drams of spermaceti and 4 drams of white wax. Add 1 ounce of almond oil. Moisten 3 drams of camphor with spirits of wine, and mix up…

MANICURING Finger Nails. - The condition of the finger nails is one of the best tests of the care given to the toilet.