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Show MIXTURES FOR THE BATH. Inexpensive Luxuries That Can Be Prepared at Home. A strong tonic bath Is mado by mixing mix-ing a pound of murlato of soda with half a pound of sulphnto of soda and n quarter of apound each of chlorides of lime and magnesia. Theso lngrcdl-onts lngrcdl-onts may bo put Into tho tub nnd wntor poured on to dlssolvo thorn. Then tho tub must bo filled in tho usual wny. Tills pnrtlculnr tonic should not bo used oftonor thnn onco n week, or its offect upon tho skin wll bo drying. Tho girl whoso incomo Is so limited thnt sho enn lndulgo In fow luxuries will bo much benoflted by nn Inoxpon-site Inoxpon-site snlt rub overy morning. To do this wot tho ontlro body, then rub coarso sea snlt, to bo bought from nny drug shop, over ovory Inch of tho skin. This snllno must stay on tho skin until tho pores absorb It, then tho grains will fall off. Tho faco should not bo touched with tho salt. Not oxponslvo nnd very dollghtful Is nn ontmcal bath made by mixing flvo pounds of nny of tho "steam cooked" vnrloty of oatmeal to n pound of powdored orris root, a pound of nl-inond nl-inond monl nnd hnlf n pound of cnstllo soap, scraped. A small quantity is then sowed Into n smnll chooso-cloth bag, nnd ono of thoso may bo used I several tlmos by tossing Into tho bath j for 1G minutes before using. |