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Magic Tooth Paste

Take of white marble-dust, 2 ounces; pumice-stone in impalpable powder, 1 ounces; rose-pink, ounce; attar of roses, 7 or 8 drops; mix as before with sufficient honey to make a paste.

A favorite nostrum for rapidly cleaning and whitening the teeth, but one not adapted for free or frequent use.

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