Vintage
Gems
Our Vintage Gemologist is ill this month - we
wish her well and a very speedy recovery.
Meanwhile I thought you might enjoy a few
Victorian tips
1) CORNS, RELIEF FROM CORNS
The cause of corns is simply friction, and to lessen the friction you have only to
use your toe as you do a coach wheel – lubricate it with an oily substance.
2) TREATMENTS FOR EARACHE
Place a ready-cooked baked potato (warm to hot) on the painful area keep it there
for as long as you can without letting the skin burn
3) USE SUGAR AND MARGARINE FOR SOFT SKIN
A little dollop of margerine (or butter) mixed with a small amount of sugar then
rubbed over calloused skin is an effective skin softener - it sloughs off the dead
skin (a very light scrub on a wet face, with sugar on its own also works).
4) ANOTHER USE FOR LEMONS
Rinse clean hair in lemon juice to add highlights
5) POT POURRI
Geranium petals AND leaves make
great pot pourri when dried