Old Time Remedies

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Friday, 4 January 2008

To Whiten The Hands

Take a wineglassful of Eau-de-Cologne, and another of lemon juice; then scrape two cakes of brown Windsor soap to a powder, and mix well in a mould. When hard, it will be an excellent soap for whitening the hands.

Source: Enquire Within Upon Everything.

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