We prove that under $CH$ there exists a countable dense subset $X$ of ${\Bbb R}^{\frak c}$ such that ${\Bbb R}^{\frak c}$ is normal on $X$. This answers a question of A.V.~Arhangel'ski\v\i. Another result is that there exists a non-regular separable Hausdorff space $Z$ which is normal on $Y$ for everydense countable $Y \subset Z$. It is also established that there are Tychonoff separable spaces which are not normal on any countable dense subspace.