HOW TO CURE CHAPPED LIPS.—­Take 2 ounces of white wax, 1 ounce of spermaceti, 4 ounces of oil of almonds, 2 ounces of honey, 1/4 of an ounce of essence of bergamot, or any other scent.  Melt the wax and spermaceti; then add the honey, and melt all together, and when hot add the almond oil by degrees, stirring till cold. 2.  Take oil of almonds 3 ounces; spermaceti 1/2 ounce; virgin rice, 1/2 ounce.  Melt these together over a slow fire, mixing with them a little powder of alkane root to color it.  Keep stirring till cold, and then add a few drops of the oil of rhodium. 3.  Take oil of almonds, spermaceti, white wax, and white sugar candy, equal parts.  These form a good, white lip salve.

HOW TO REMOVE MOTH PATCHES.—­Wash the patches with solution of common bicarbonate of soda and water several times during the day for two days, or until the patches are removed, which will usually be in forty-eight hours.  After the process wash with some nice toilet soap, and the skin will be left nice, smooth and clear of patches.  HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE NAILS.—­The nails should be kept clean by the daily use of the nail brush and soap and water.  After wiping the hands, but while they are still soft from the action of the water, gently push back the skin which is apt to grow over the nails, which will not only preserve them neatly rounded, but will prevent the skin from cracking around their roots (nail springs), and becoming sore.  The points of the nail should be pared at least once a week; biting them should be avoided.

HOW TO CURE HICCOUGH.—­A convulsive motion of the diaphragm and parts adjacent.  The common causes are flatuency, indigestion, acidity and worms.  It may usually be removed by the exhibition of warm carminatives, cordials, cold wafer, weak spirits, camphor julep, or spirits of sal volatile.  A sudden fright or surprise will often produce the like effect.  An instance is recorded of a delicate young lady that was troubled with hiccough for some months, and who was reduced to a state of extreme debility from the loss of sleep occasioned thereby, who was cured by a fright, after medicines and topical applications had failed.  A pinch of snuff, a glass of cold soda-water, or an ice-cream, will also frequently remove this complaint.

HOW TO CURE HOARSENESS.—­Make a strong tea of horse-radish and yellow dock root, sweetened with honey and drink freely.

REMEDIES FOR HOARSENESS.—­Take one drachm of freshly scraped horse-radish root, to be infused with four ounces of water in a close vessel for three hours, and made into a syrup, with double its quantity of vinegar.  A teaspoonful has often proved effectual.

HOW TO CURE HUMORS.—­Take equal parts of saffron and seneca snake root, make a strong tea, drink one half-pint a day, and this will drive out all humors from the system.

HOW TO CURE HYSTERICS.—­Take the leaves of motherwort and thoroughwort, and the bark of poplar root; equal parts.  Mix them in molasses, and take four of them when the first symptoms of disorder are felt, and they will effectually check it.