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Lotion for Freckles
Take bichloride of mercury, 6 grains avoirdupois; pare hydrochloric acid, specific gravity 1.15, 1 Imperial fluid drachm; distilled water, pint; mix, and add rectified spirit and eau de rose, each 2 fluid ounces; Price's glycerine, 1 ounce.