there is the least appearance of
inflammation, no time should be lost in applying a large
bread-and-water or linseed-meal poultice, or hot flannels may be
repeatedly applied. Leeches should be applied only when ordered by a
medical man, as in some cases erysipelas may be the consequence.

2416. Ring-worm.

The head should be washed twice a day with soft soap and warm soft
water, and when dry the places should be rubbed with a piece of linen
rag dipped in ammonia from gas tar. The patient should take a little
sulphur and treacle, or some other gentle aperient, every morning.
Brushes and combs should be washed every day, and the ammonia kept
tightly corked.

2417. Ointment for Scurf in the Heads of Infants.

Lard, two ounces; sulphuric acid, diluted, two drachms; rub them
together, and anoint the head once a day.

2418. Scurf in the Head.

Into a pint of water drop a lump of fresh quicklime, the size of a
walnut; let it stand all night, then pour the water off clear from
sediment or deposit, add a quarter of a pint of the best vinegar, and
wash the head with the mixture, which is perfectly harmless, and forms
a simple and effectual remedy.

2419. To Restore Hair when removed by Ill-health or Age.

Rub onions frequently on the part requiring it. The stimulating powers
of this vegetable are of service in restoring the tone of the skin,
and assisting the capillary vessels in sending forth new hair; but it
is not infallible. Should it succeed, however, the growth of these new
hairs may be assisted by the oil of myrtle-berries, the repute of
which, perhaps, is greater than its real efficacy. Even if they do no
good, these applications are harmless.

2420. Baldness.

The decoction of boxwood, which has been found successful in some
cases of baldness, is thus made:--Take of the common box, which grows
in garden borders, stems and leaves four large handfuls; boil in three
pints of water, in a closely covered vessel, for a quarter of an hour,
and let it stand in a covered earthenware jar for ten hours or more;
strain, and add an ounce and a half of eau-de-Cologne or
lavender-water, to make it keep. The head should be well washed with
this solution every morning.

[NEVER QUIT CERTAINTY FOR HOPE.]

2421. Lotion for the Cure and Prevention of Baldness.

Eau-de-Cologne, two ounces; tincture of canth