1 ounce rosemary leaves
1 cup rain water
1 cup vinegar
In a stainless steal or enamel pan, simmer leaves and rain water. Simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat, add vinegar and strain.
Let cool and pour into a glass jar with a lid. Keep in a cool dark place. Apply to sore areas with a cotton ball. Rub small amounts on skin as a lotion.
Overall skin softener. Also soothes swellings, stiffness from exercise and sports, and sore spots.
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
~Nathaniel Hawthorne
The San Blas Indian women of Panama consider giant noses a mark of great beauty. They paint black lines down the center of their noses to make them appear longer. Among San Bias men, an enormous nose is the mark of a great leader.