nnamon four drops, Cloves and Rose each two
drops, Alcohol one quart. Mix and let stand one week.
HAIR RESTORATIVE.--Sugar of Lead, Borax and Lac Sulphur each one ounce,
Aqua Ammonia half ounce, Alcohol one gill. Mix and let stand 20 hours,
then add Bay Rum one gill, fine Table Salt one tablespoonful, Soft
Water three pints, Essence of Bergamot half ounce.
NEW YORK BARBER'S STAR HAIR OIL.--Castor Oil six and one-half pints,
Alcohol one and one-half pints, Oil of Citronella one-half ounce,
Lavender one-fourth ounce. Mix well, put in four ounce bottles, retail
for 25 cents.
CELEBRATED MOTH AND FRECKLE LOTION.--For the skin and complexion; a
great secret. Distill two handfuls Jessamine Flowers in a quart of Rose
Water and a quart of Orange Water. Strain through porous paper and add
a scruple of Musk and a scruple of Ambergris. Bottle and label.
Splendid wash for the skin.
IMPERIAL ONGUENT FOR FORCING WHISKERS AND MUSTACHE TO GROW.--Made as
follows: Two drachms of Benzoin Comp., two drachms Tincture of
Cantharides, six ounces of Castor Oil, nine and one-fourth ounces
Alcohol, one drachm Oil of Bergamot. Mix well, bottle and label. Apply
the Onguent night and morning. Circulation should be stimulated with a
rough towel.
CURLOLINE, FOR MAKING THE HAIR CURL.--One pound Olive Oil, one drachm
Oil of Origanum, one and one-half drachms Oil of Rosemary. Mix well,
bottle and label. Apply two or three times weekly. Will curl the
straightest hair if not cut too short.
HAIR RESTORATIVE AND INVIGORATOR.--For a trifling cost. Sugar of Lead,
Borax and Lac Sulphur of each one ounce, Aqua Ammonia one-half ounce,
Alcohol one gill. mix and let stand for fourteen hours; then add Bay
Rum one gill, fine Table Salt one tablespoonful, Soft Water three
pints, Essence of Bergamot one ounce. This preparation not only gives a
beautiful gloss, but will cause hair to grow upon bald heads arising
from all common causes, and turning gray hair to a dark color.
_Manner of Application._--When the hair is thin or bald, make two
applications daily, until this amount is used up. Work it into the
roots of the hair with a soft brush or the ends of the fingers, rubbing
well each time. For gray hair one application daily is sufficient.
JOCKEY CLUB.--Spirits of Wine five gallons, Orange Flower Water one
gallon, Balsam of Peru four ounces, Essence of Bergamot eight ounces.
Essence of Musk eight ounces, Essence of Cloves four ounces, Essence of
Nerol
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