nts fine, and dissolve them in one quart of boiling water;
when cool, the solution will be ready for use; damp the hair
frequently. This wash effectually cleanses, beautifies, and
strengthens the hair, preserves the colour, and prevents early
baldness. The camphor will form into lumps after being dissolved, but
the water will be sufficiently impregnated.

1703. Hair Oils.--Rose Oil.

Olive oil, one pint; otto of roses, five to sixteen drops. Essence of
bergamot, being much cheaper, is commonly used instead of the more
expensive otto of rose.

1704. Red Rose Oil.

The same. The oil coloured before scenting, by steeping in it one
drachm of alkanet root, with a gentle heat, until the desired tint is
produced.

1705. Oil of Roses.

Olive oil, two pints; otto of roses, one drachm; oil of rosemary, one
drachm: mix. It may be coloured red by steeping a little alkanet root
in the oil (with heat) before scenting it.

1706. Pomatums.

For making pomatums, the lard, fat, suet, or marrow used must be
carefully prepared by being melted with as gentle a heat as possible,
skimmed, strained, and cleared from the dregs which are deposited on
standing.

1707. Common Pomatum.

Mutton suet, prepared as above, one pound; lard, three pounds;
carefully melted together, and stirred constantly as it cools, two
ounces of bergamot being added.

1708. Hard Pomatum.

Lard and mutton suet carefully prepared, of each one pound; white wax,
four ounces; essence of bergamot, one ounce.

1709. Castor Oil Pomade.

Castor oil, four ounces; prepared lard, two ounces; white wax, two
drachms; bergamot, two drachms; oil of lavender, twenty drops. Melt
the fat together, and on cooling add the scents, and stir till cold.

1710. Superfluous Hair.

Any remedy is doubtful; many of those commonly used are dangerous. The
safest plan is as follows:--The hairs should be perseveringly plucked
up by the roots, and the skin, having been washed twice a day with
warm soft water, without soap, should be treated with the following
wash, commonly called MILK OF ROSES:

Beat four ounces of sweet almonds in a mortar, and add half an ounce
of white sugar during the process; reduce the whole to a paste by
pounding; then add, in small quantities at a time, eight ounces of
rose water. The emulsion thus formed should be strained through a fine
cloth, and the residue again p