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and apply the dye thoroughly as directed above. This will be a
guarantee of success, or will at least guard against failure.

1697. The proper Application of Hair Dyes.

The efficacy of hair dyes depends as much upon their proper
application as upon their chemical composition. If not evenly and
patiently applied, they give rise to a mottled and dirty condition of
the hair. A lady, for instance, attempted to use the lime and litharge
dye, and was horrified on the following morning to find her hair
spotted red and black, almost like the skin of a leopard. The mixture
had not been properly applied.

1698. Compounds to Promote the Growth of Hair.

When the hair falls off, from diminished action of the scalp,
preparations of cantharides often prove useful; they are sold under
various high-sounding titles. The following directions are as good as
any of the more complicated receipts:

[THRIVE BY HONESTY, OR REMAIN POOR.]

1699. Pomade against Baldness.

Beef marrow, soaked in several waters, melted and strained, half a
pound; tincture of cantharides (made by soaking for a week one drachm
of powdered cantharides in one ounce of proof spirit), one ounce; oil
of bergamot, twelve drops.

1700. Erasmus Wilson's Lotion against Baldness.

Eau-de-Cologne, two ounces; tincture of cantharides, two drachms; oil
of lavender or rosemary, of either ten drops. These applications must
be used once or twice a day for a considerable time; but if the scalp
become sore, they must be discontinued for a time, or used at longer
intervals.

1701. Bandoline or Fixature.

Several preparations are used; the following are the best:

i. Mucilage of clean picked Irish moss, made by boiling a quarter of
an ounce of the moss in one quart of water until sufficiently thick,
rectified spirit in the proportion of a teaspoonful to each bottle,
to prevent its being mildewed. The quantity of spirit varies
according to the time it requires to be kept.

ii. Gum tragacanth, one drachm and a half; water, half a pint; proof
spirit (made by mixing equal parts of rectified spirit and water),
three ounces; otto of roses, ten drops; soak for twenty-four hours
and strain. Bergamot may be substituted for the otto of roses.

1702. Excellent Hair Wash.

Take one ounce of borax, half an ounce of camphor; powder these
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