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CASTER SUGAR-Few housewives know that caster sugar will help to make the hands soft and smooth, if it is shaken over. them while they are wet, worked well into the skin, then thoroughly rinsed off and the hands carefully dried.
STARCH AND FLOC-Ordinary white starch without any blue in it may be successfully used as a substitute for talcum powder. If mixed with a little plain four, it will often allay irritation of the skin and is useful in hot weather. for preventing it.
Bonix-Borax is recommended for aching feet, arid another household remely for the same thing is ordinary bi-carbonate of soda. The latter is very useful in hot weather to combat the evils of excessive perspiration. Borax may. De used to soften washing water, and maker a good shampoo, for greasy hair.
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VINEGARA table spoonful of white vinegar added to a pint of cold water, makes a useful astringent for. toning up fabby skin and drooping muscles. The ordinary variety is said by country house wives at Home to be a low cure for warta if applied three or four times daily for several weeks
LEMONS-Lemons have to ruut-- uses that it is difficult to enumerate them all? Generally speaking, lemon juice is useful for removing stains from fingers and naile it is an infallible cure for red, rough elbows; added to the last rinsing water after a shampoo, it makes an ex- cellent brightener for fair hair. It will also remove light sunbarn and, bleach freckles. Lemon juice should be used when fresh. if it is to be really effective.
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Lator Maisia said "You can get, a divorce whenever you like. They had met only thrice since their marriage, which was never consummated. Valier regarded the ceremony as Akin to the Italian custom of betrothal Subsequent ly he found that his marriage was lit valid in Italy, because it had not been registered there, He wrote to Maafe, saying that he was determined to regain his freedom. She went to America, and later the intimated that she had obtained a decree nisi. Valier married the Mar chioness Balbi, whereupon an old family fend was stirred up. He was charged with bigamy, but the action was post poned pending the result of the present
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