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 *tion which is destined, we think, to supersede most other depilatories on account of the ease with which it is applied, its painlessness, and its satisfactory results.

It is resin tempered with wax, with the addition of a strong anodyne. The mixture is melted and run into sticks, like sealing wax. The end of one of these sticks is softened and warmed by bringing it near a candle, but is not allowed to become hot enough to burn the skin, and is pressed firmly on the hairy spot for about a minute. It is then suddenly pulled away, bringing the hair with it, and this without any pain. The only skill required is to heat the end of the stick to the proper point, so that it will hold firmly the hairs, and not scorch the skin.

As this psilothron, as it is called, is at present not manufactured in this country, so far as we know, we have called the attention of some of the dealers in toilet articles to it, so that it can now be obtained through several merchants in this and other cities.

We do not advise using it, or any other depilatory, for the hairs in the nostrils or in the ears. These are very sensitive parts of our body, in the vicinity of delicate and important organs, which it is not well to imperil in the least. A thin-bladed and blunt-pointed pair of scissors should be used to clip the growth in these spots from time to time, but only when they are unusually coarse. For these are the natural veils and