Root, of Grand Rapids, Mich.,

a traveling man, whom I

met at Eaton Rapids, after learning that I was the

author of the Receipt Books bearing my name, and that I am preparing my

Third and Last, desired to give me the following receipt, hoping it might

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622

thereby do others as much good

as

it

had him when tramping in snow

and wet:

I.

" Linseed oil, 1 pt.

;

slow fire."

Remarks.

—He kept

it with

H

pt.; beeswax and Burgundy

Make, or simply heat together over a

spirits of turpentine,

pitch, each, 4 ozs. ; ivory black, J^ oz.

him in winter, and applied as needed.

I should

prefer neat's foot oil or castor oil, as they are not so drying in their nature as

linseed.

^Mutton tallow with twice as much beeswax, makes a valuable waterII.

proofing for boots, and they will soon take blacking after its applicationOne-fourth as much Burgundy pitch as tallow, might be put in.

Parmer Boy's Water-Proofing for Boots.—" Farmer Boy," of

Buchanan, Mich., gave one of the papers the following water-proofing for

He says: " Melt together beef tallow, 4 ozs.

boots, which will be found good.

rosin and beeswax, each, 1 oz., and when nearly cooled add as much neat's foot

It is to be

oil as the above mixture measures (6 ozs. will be near enough).

applied with a soft rag, both to the soles and uppers. The leather should be

warmed meanwhile before the fire, and the application well rubbed in. It

requires two applications to make the leather thoroughly water-proof."

Rubber Water-Proofing for Boots.— Neat's-foot oil, 1 pt. old rubber boots, 3 lb. rosin, 1 oz. Directions— Melt slowly, and then pour off from

or take out the cloth of the old boots, and apply warm. The boots will be

water and snow-proof. " C. E. G." in Scientific American.

;

;

—

Jettine, or

Liquid Shoe Blacking—Water-Proof, and Does

Not Soil Ladies' White Dresses.— Alcohol, 1 qt. gum shellac, }4 lb.

;

camphor gum, size of a hen's egg; lamp black, 1 oz. Directions— Break up

the shellac finely and put into a bottle with the alcohol, keeping in a warm

place and shaking a dozen times daily till dissolved; then break up the gum

camphor and put in, and when dissolved add the lamp black, when it is ready

for use. Apply with a'sponge fastened with wire to the cork. The camphor prevents the cracking of the varnish.

It

may be applied to anything requiring a

black finish.

Boots and Shoes, Jet Polish for.— Nice clear glue, 14 lb, logwood

;

%

powdered indigo, isinglass and soft soap, each, 2 tea-spoonfuls;

Directions—Put all together and

best cider \inegar, 1 qt. soft water, 1 pt.

chips,

lb, ;

;

boil 10 minutes, after

it

begins to boil.

When cool, strain.

Remove all dirt

from the boots or shoes and apply with sponge or swab.

Boots, Hard, to Soften.— The latest discovery as to the uses of kerosene is that it softens boots or shoes which have become hard from water-soaking, making them as pliable as new; but they should then have a coat or two

of one of tlie castor oil or Neat's-foot oil dressings to prevent a like condition

If you doubt it, try it on a piece of old leather, as I did first.

again.

Oil Dressing and Blacking for All Kinds of Leather, Carriage

Tops, etc.— For 1 gal., take Neat's-foot oil or fish oil (Neat's-foot is the best),

3 qts.; mutton tallow, 2 lbs.; castor oil, 1 pt.; ivory black, very fine, 1}4 lbs.;

MISCELLANEOUS.

Prussian blue, J^ lb.

Directions

—Put

;

beeswax, i^ lb.

all together in an

;

rosin,

62^

Jl" lb. ;

Burgundy pitch, 1 oz.

iron kettle over the

fire; boil

and stir 3^

an hour; then set off and let settle 15 minutes, and pour off, free of all sediment. "When cold it is ready for use.

Remarks. Valuable as a water-proof for boots and shoes, harness, carriage

The dirt in all cases to be cleaned off or washed off and allowed to

tops, etc.

dry, as the case demands.

For this recipe, and the one for " Exceioior Axle

Grease," an old farmer friend of mine and myself joined, paid $1 for them to

a man who lived near Ann Arbor and was selling them on the streets, and had

been doing so for some time, the articles giving satisfaction. As the two seem

to belong together, I will give the axle grease here.

He called it

—

Allen's Excelsior Axle Grease.— Castor oil and linseed oil, each, 1

tallow and rosin, each, 2 lbs. beeswax, 1 lb. Directions Heat all well

together, stirring to incorporate, and stir till cool.

Bemarks. " If either of these are too hard," he said, "add a little Neat's

foot oil; if too soft, a little more tallow." They will prove valuable.

qt. ;

—

;

—

Boot, Shoe and Harness Edge Blacking, Cheap.

%

— Soft water,

muriate of iron and ex. of logwood, each, 2 ozs.;

Directions Pulverize the galls and put into a

best blue nutgalls, IJ^ ozs.

bottle, adding the others let it stand a few days, shaking several times daily,

1 pt; alcohol,

pt.; tinct.

—

;

until the extract of

logwood is dissolved, when it is ready for use and will give

great satisfaction.

Bemarks.

—

It has been customary to use all alcohol, but a shoemaker, con-

all water in inks, concluded, and proved by test, that for

summer, water is just as good; and for winter the above amount of alcohol is

sidering the use of

sufficient.

Rubber Boots, To Mend. — In a recent Blade a request was made for

the publication of a recipe to mend rubber boots and shoes, to which they gave

the following: " Cut 1 lb. of caoutchouc into thin, small slices; heat in a suitable

vessel over a moderate coal fire, until the caoutchouc

becomes fluid; then add

}4 lb. of powdered rosin, and melt both materials at a moderate heat. When

these are perfectly fluid, gradually add 3 or 4 lbs. spirits of turpentine in small

By the addition of the last, the rapid tliickening and

hardening of the compound will be prevented, and a mixture obtained fully

answering the purpose of gluing together rubber surfaces, etc.

Bemarks. A coal fire is called for merely to avoid the blaze of a wood fire,

portions, and stir well.

—

which is liable to set the turpentine on fire while pouring in. Avoid a blaze,

and let there be only a moderate fire, makes it safe with wood. Over a stove

will be most safe.

One-fourth or % the amount can be made as well, keeping

the same proportions; and, if I was making it, I should put all together in the

vessel, as there would be less danger of burning the caoutchouc.

Keep covered

when not in use, to prevent its drying up. The rosin makes it very tenacious.

Tanning Skins with the Hair or "Wool On.— Alum, 3 lbs.

salt (good hard salt will do),

^^ lb.

Directions

one day; then remove all the meat, fat, etc.

;

rock

— Soak the skin in water for

Dissolve,

by boiling, the alum

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and salt in sufficient water to cover the skin this amount for a deer, dog, wolf,

pour into a tub, and when only lukewarm, put in the skin

and let it soak for 4 days, working it with a pounder or square-ended stick of

wood every day; then dry in the shade a warm shed is a good place to dry

in.

Then heat up the tan liquor again, and re-soak as before, after which wash

out well and beat it with a wooden mallet till quite soft dry again in the shade,

rubbing it well from time to time with the hands. If this is properly done, you

will have a very soft and pliable skin, suitable for any purpose for which such

skins are used. Indian Domestic Economy.

Remarks. The following, which is somewhat different, I take from the

Toronto Globe, as it suggests the plan of coloring or dyeing, making them

equal to those on sale in the stores. It was given under the following head:

or sheep skin

—

—

;

—

To Make Mats from Sheepskins. — "Take a fresh skin and wash

the wool in strong soap-suds only slightly warm to the hand.

the dirt from the wool, and scrub it well on a washboard.

Pick out all

A table-spoonful

warm soap-suds will greatly help the

Wash in another suds, or until the wool looks white and clean.

of kerosene added to 3 gallons of

cleaning.

Then put the skin

into cold wat«r,

enough

to cover

it,

and dissolve

%

lb.

of salt and the same quantity of alum in 3 pts. of boiling water; pour the

mixture over the skin, and rinse it up and down in the water. Let it soak

hang it over a fence or line to drain. When

on a board to dry, or nail it on the wall of the

wood-house or barn, wool side toward the boards. When nearly dry, rub

into the skin 1 oz. each of powdered alum and saltpeter (if the skin is large,

double the quantity); rub this in for an hour or so. To do this readily, the

skin must be taken down and spread on a flat surface. Fold the skin sides

together and hang the mat away; rub it every day for 3 days, or till perin this water 12

hours, then

well drained stretch

Scrape off the skin with a stick or blunt knife till cleared of

rub it with pumice-stone or rotten-stone. Trim it to a

fectly dry.

all

it

impurities, then

good shape, and you have an excellent mat. Dye it green, blue, or scarlet,

and you have as elegant a mat as those bought in the stores.

Lambskins

may be prepared in the same way and made into caps and mittens. Dyed

a handsome brown or black they are equal to the best imported skins.

Still-born

lambs,

or those that die

very young, furnish very soft skins,

which,

properly prepared, would

make as handsome sacques, muffs, and

if

tippets as the far-famed Astrakhan.

In dyeing these skins shallow vessels are

used, which permit the skin to be placed in them wool-side down, so that the

skin

itself is

not injured by the hot dye."

—

Remarks. The coloring can be done with any of the recipes for coloring woolen goods, being careful that the skia itself is not allowed to touch

the hot dye.

1,

RECIPES FOR BAKING POWDER. — Tartaric acid, 1 oz.;

cream of tartar, 10 ozs. bicarbonate of soda, 5 ozs.

is improved by the addition of 4 ozs. of flour.

;

Mix thoroughly.

This

Cream of tartar, 6 ozs.; bicarbonate of soda, 2% ozs.; flour, 4)^ ozs.

This receipt was procured from a chemist, and is a receipt for

one of the best brands of baking powder sold by the trade.

2.

Remarks.

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to the comforts of

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by carefully preserving val-

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across in the papers and from friends.

I presume I

have two or three hundred pasted and written in a

scrap book, and would give $50 if I

book-form."

had them in

Knowing the value of preserving val-

uable receipts, etc., I give here a few pages of blank

leaves, that the patrons of

continue this subject of

this,

my last book, may

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B-A.I^BEE,S' ^A.]SriD IDOnVIIESTIO.

1.

distilled,

II.

HAIR DYE.—Black—Eley's Best.—

I.

Pyrogalic acid, 1 dr.-;

pure rain-water, 6 oz.

Nitrate of silver, crystals, 2 drs.

arabic, dissolved in a little water, 1 dr.

;

;

strong aqua ammonia, 1 oz.

;

gum

mix all.

Directions. —First apply No I, and let it dry; then No. II, and let dry.

And if by carelessness there are any spots on the face, take them off with No. I

of the " Brown."

Alcohol wiU take them off, but not as nicely as the sulphuret

of the next dye.

2.

Hair Dye — Brown, or a lighter Shade. — I.

potash, 1 oz.

;

distilled or pure rain water,

—

Sulphuret of

^ pt.

Use the No. II of the " Black," in other words, the dyes are the same.

Directions. Apply No. I, the sulphuret, and let it dry; then apply No.

II of the "Black" until you get a little darker shade than you desire; then reapply the No. I, sulphuret, which leaves'the desired shade by making it a little

lighter than it was.

Remarks. "With care in this, you can make the beard or hair a very light

brown, or quite a dark one; for if you get it darker than you wish, wash right

These dyes and the 1st luster below are from my

off with the luster below.

friend C. S. Eley. a practical barber, and are very reliable; but it needs care and

a little experience to work well with hair dyes.

II.

—

—

1.

LUSTRAL OIL. — Hair Tonic, or Sea Foam — Eley's.—

Alcohol, 1 pt.

;

glycerine, 1 oz.

rain water, 5 ozs.

;

mix.

;

tinct. cantharides, 2 drs. ;

aqua ammonia, 1 oz.

—Pour upon the head, or into the hand

Directions

and apply to the head, rubbing well until the foam subsides. Apply more or

It dissolves the danless, freely at first, as the condition of the scalp demands.

For sore scalp apply once

druff; is good for a sore scalp, chapped hands, etc.

daily; for chapped hands, night and morning.

See remarks above as to its

reliability.

I keep it in the office, and have used it many times.

2.

Barbers' Luster, or Hair Tonic

— Bowers'.— Alcohol,

1 qt.;

aqua ammonia, |^ oz.,or

just enough, when shaken together, to make it look milky or a little white.

This receipt is from Henry Bowers, with whom I have shaved about 2 years.

distilled or pure rain water,

It is

1% pts.

;

glycerine, 1 oz.

;

not quite as strong as Eley's, but cleans the scalp nicely.

He has used it

on my iead with satisfaction.

1.

BOB HEATER'S SHAMPOO— Hair Tonic—Very Strong.

—First put

oil

of sweet almonds, 4 ozs., into alcohol, 1 pt., and put in oil of

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634

bergamot, 2 drs., or 1 dr., with oil citronella, 1 dr., when it can be had; then

add aqua ammonia, 4 ozs. rye whiskey 8 ozs, ; gum camphor,

oz. ; mix.

Shake before applying, and rub in thoroughly.

%

;

—

Remarks. "Bob" Heater, a barber of Dresden, Ohio, where I married,

and afterwards lived 14 yrs., obtained the first part of this receipt from a Mr.

Squires, and put to it what we call the addenda or added portion, wliifh makes it

a strong and efficient tonic, to be used in cases where there is much falling out of

the hair, or if considerable dandruff is present. He used it upon my own hair

during the winter of '74, which myself, wife, and son spent in the " old home."

It eradicated the dandruff and stopped the falling hair, and I still have an excellent head of hair at nearly 68 years of age, while at that time I thought it was

all going.

He had equal success with some others in a similar cor«;lition.

HAIR

1.

OIL,

cologne alcohol, each |^

mix.

OR DRESSING— Very Fine.— Castor oil and

pt. ; oil of

lemon-grass, 1 dr,

;

oil of

bergamot,

% dr.

Remarks. When in Detroit a year or two ago, a barber applied some oil

my hair, after asking, "some oil, sir? "and the perfume being superior to

what my home barber used, I inquired its composition; and being referred to

to

his druggist, the above was the result.

I have never sraelled a nicer perfume.

Barbers often use 2 ozs. of castor oil to 1 oz. of alcohol, when they desire an

oil to help keep the hair in position.

Even 2 to 1, like this, it is not gummy or

sticky.

But for ladies to keep their hair crimped, see " Crimps in damp

weather." The next has 2 to 1 of castor oil.

2.

Hair Dressing— Striking in its Perfume.— Castor oil. 1 pt.;

cologne alcohol, ]4. pt.

oil of bergamot, 3 drs.

;

oil of lavender (English is claimed to be the best), 2 drs.

oil of citronella,

4 drs.

;

mix.

Hair Dressing that Turns Gray Hair to a Dark Shade,

"Without Lead— Cheap and Very Nice. — Glycerine and rose-water,

equal parts; say 1 or 2 ozs. each. Work well into the roots of the hair at each

3.

morning's dressing.

Remarks. It is remarkable what a change in the'shade of gray hair will

soon take place by the use of this simple, but very nice dressing, I speak from

personal experience and knowledge.

4.

Pine.

Hair and Hand Dressing — Home Made Perfume — Very

— Put rose petals (leaves of the flowers), or geranium leaves, or the

flowers or leaves of

any other perfume plants (the mignonette and

helio-

trope would be fine), that you desire into a bottle, pressing the bottle pretty full,

then put in glycerine, all the bottle will hold

;

cork, or if a glass-stoppered bot-

In 3 or 4 weeks the aroma (perfume) vdll all be extracted by

the glycerine, when it may be stained or not, as you choose. Alcohol will do

the same, but it is not equal to the glycerine.

Directions: Pour a few drops

tle all the better.

of this perfumed glycerine into a bowl of water, and wash the face, hands and

hair.

Bay rum or a little spirits of camphor, poured into the water for the

same purpose is cleansing and fine.

My wife always used spirits of camphor

for these purposes, with entire satisfaction.

Washing the scalp once or twice a

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salt,

635

in water, strengthens the hair follicles

and

skin, rubbing well in, after drying the hair with a brush as well as the ends of

the fingers.

SHAMPOO OR WASH— To Cleanse the Hair and Scalpsammonia, eacli 1 oz. rain water, 1 qt.

Directions Rub well into the roots of the hair once a week. Good for

a tettered spot on any part of the body. Applying freely, (after using the hair

dressing above) of glycerine and rose water.

A wash of sage tea and borax, say 1 or 2 ozs., powdered to 1 qt. of the tea,

is claimed to cleanse the scalp, make the hair grow nicely and keep it soft.

Salts of tartar, powdered borax, aqua

;

—

mix.

1.

HAIR DRESSING WITH BAY RUM NICER THAN

ALCOHOL. — " Dr. Cap," of New London, Conn., gives "AngeUne," of the

Detroit Free Press Household, the following:

"Bay rum, imported, 6 ozs.

;

castor oil 3 ozs.; tinct. of cantharides, J^ oz.

Perfume with anything you wish; will not only be good but harmless,"

Remarks.

— Oil of bergamot, 1

dr., will give it a nice flavor, or oil of lemon-

grass, or of heliotrope, 1 dr., would be

" just splendid," as the girls say.

1.

HAIR RESTORATIVE — Which has Raised a Thick

Head of Hair on a Bald Scalp. — Notwithstanding there are those who

claim

it

cannot

be

done,

there are

those

also

who claim it

The

can.

following is claimed by a physician to have done it upon his own head.

It will

do no harm, and on some heads it will, no doubt, produce a head of hair "where

the hair ought to grow," but does not, while in some cases it may not.

It is

owing to the condition of the hair follicles. If inflammation has destroyed them

there is no hopes; while if the work is only in progress it will; so it is no harm

to try it.

It is:

"Castor oil and alcohol, each 2 ozs.; tinct. cantharides and rain water,

each 1 oz.; oil of bergamot, 1 dr.; mix, and use with a stiff brush."

Remarks. He does not say how often to apply. I should say twice a week;

but I do not like a stiff brush, but rather the finger ends to rub it in thoroughly.

If it excites any inflammation on the scalp use it only once a week.

It] vdll be

noticed it is quite strong, so keep an eye to its action, so as not to inflame the

—

scalp.

—

—

2. Hair Wash or Restorative Italian. I will give one more

wash or dressing, easily made, and very satisfactory. I have used it. It is:

Syrup of rosemary, 2 qts. liquid potassa, J^ oz. aqua ammonia, 1 oz. oil

;

of sweet almonds, 2J^ ozs.

;

;

good whiskey, 1 J^ pts.

Remarks It looks a little milky at first, but soon clears up. Shake when

This is good for dandruff and to clean the scalp.

used.

;

castor oil, 1 oz.

;

—

3.

Hair Restorative— To Turn Gray Hair to a Dark Color

— Said to be Hall & King's. — Lac sulphur, sugar of lead, each

muriate of soda

(common

Jamaica rum, 4 ozs.

dark place.

;

salt),

2 drs.

soft water, 1 pt.

;

1

dr.

glycerine 2 ozs.; bay rum, 8 ozs.;

Shake well before using and keep in a

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iJ(SWJ«r^.— Preparations containing lead sometimes effiecte the muscles of

I think if only used once a week, even

the eye-lids causing them to droop.

wetting the scalp will not do this; but if the hair only is moistened, it is all

sufficient, not .wetting the head or scalp, I believe it will change the hair to a

dark color, even without the sugar of lead; then there would be no possible

I obtained this of

danger.

my cousin. Dr. A. B. Mason.

COLOGNE — Exceedingly Fine. — Oils of bergamotand lemon,

of lemon-grass would be nicer), each 2 drs. orange, 1 dr. rosemary % dr.

1.

(oil

;

neroli,

%

;

dr.: essence ambergris and musk, each 4 drops;

cologne alcohol, 1 pt.

Shaken occasionally.

Remarks.

— Cologne alcohol has been purified to remove

all of

the flavor of

purposes where a fine perfume is desired, the difference in expense should be very trifling only. I could

the corn spirits, and should always be used lor

all

more colognes, but if the oil of lemon-grass is used in this there can be

I will give a cheaper one which will be quite fine in flavor.

give

none nicer.

2.

— Cheap. — Cologne alcohol,

Cologne

1 pt.; oils of

English lavender

and bergamot, each 1% drs.; oil of rosemary, J^ dr.; oil of cinnamon, 2 drops;

essence of lemon, IJ^ drs.; mix.

PERFUME BAGS—To be Put in Among Clothing—

1.

Also a Preventive Against Moths.— Cloves, nutmegs, mace, carraway

Florentine orris root,

cinnamon, and Tanguine leaves, each J^ oz.

Directions. Have all ground to a fine powder, nicely mixed, and put

up in small bags to place among clothing. It gives them a fine perfume which

the moths protest against, and hence the clothing is saved from their destruct-

seeds,

;

—

3 ozs.

tion.

1.

BANDOLINE—For the Hair— As Used in India.— Quince

%

essence of bitter almonds, or

oz.

seed (wliich, in India, is called behdana),

any perfuming oil, a few drops only; water 1 pt. alcohol 3 ozs. Directions.

Pour the water, hot, upon the behdana, and let stand over night; strain; put

;

;

—

the essence of perfuming

oil

in the alcohol, and add; then bottle,

and keep

corked.

The ladies know that the miscellaneous properties of the behdana (quince

seed) enables them to maintain any desired position of the hair, by first wetting

with it and keeping the hair as desired until dry; but probably are not so well

aware that the alcohol prevents it from siwiling by keeping it corked.

Remarks. The word, bandoline, comes from the French word iande or

bandeau, meaning a band or belt, because the hair has to be kept in position by

a band of thin cloth, or better, a bit of old lace, to allow the air to come in conWhen quince seed are not obtainable, the followtact with the hair until dry.

ing makes a good substitute:

—

—

—

To Keep in Place. A very

2. Crimps in Damp "Weather

good bandoline is made by the use of gum Arabic or gum tragacanth (the

Arabic is most use while the tragacantli is the best), say }4, ^'^- powdered, pouring on just enough boiling water to dissolve it; then adding alcohol enough to

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make it rather thin, (about 1 oz.). Let stand open all night, then bottle for use.

Directions— Wet the bangs with this mixture at bed time, and twist or curl

the bangs upon the forehead, as desired

then put over a bit of lace, or a gauze

band (French bandeau), to keep it in position till dry, or rather, till morning;

then remove the bandeau, and pull the crimps out with the fingers until

they are soft and fluffy." It does not injure the hair, nor will the bandoline of

quince seeds above. It will not come out, even in damp weather. If there is any

gum on the hair, rub it off with the fingers, and if it looks dull, touch the fingers to a little of the glycerine and rose-water dressing above, and pass them

;

lightly over the hair to give it a shiny appearance.

Hair Curling Liquid. — Salt of tartar (which is carbonate of potassa),

J^ oz., aqua ammonia and cologne, each, 1 dr. glycerine, 3^ oz. alcohol, 1 J^

ozs. distilled or pure soft water, 1 pt.

If you wish it to have color, add 3^ dr.

;

;

,

of powdered cochineal. Shake daily for a week, and filter, or strain. Directions To use it, moisten the hair with it and adjust it loosely, as it dries

then run the fingers through it to lighten it up,

it shows its tendency to curl

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;

as you desire.

COSMETICS FOR THE PACE.— For a very fine one, (see

1.

face wash), Mrs. Chase's following treatment of pimpled face, etc.:

white,

Put flake

% oz., in bay rum and water, each 2 ozs., and applied after shaking,

when dry, wiped or rubbed off

But I have much faith in the old

to the face, with a piece of soft flannel, and

where too much white shows, is excellent.

lady's only cosmetic, given next below:

2.

An Old Lady's Only Cosmetic. — "The only cosmetic I have

used," said an old lady, " is a flannel wash-cloth.

For forty years I have bathed

my face every night and morning with clear water as hot as I can bear it, using

for the purpose a small square of flannel, renewed as often as

it

grows thick

My mother taught me to do this, as her mother had done before

her.

No soap nor powder, nor glycerine even, has touched my face, and this

is what my skin is at 60," she finished, touching with pardonable pride a cheek

and felt-like.

whose peachy bloom and fine soft texture gave effective emphasis to the recipe.

—Harper's Bazar.

Remarks. This bathing of the face and neck with the hot water every

night and morning, with a good rubbing vdth the fiannel, certainly brings the

blood to the surface, and what is there so nice as the beautiful carnation of a

lady's cheek and lips, who has never spoiled God's beautiful arrangement for

this beauty with pinky powders, or the swarthy liquids, in her attempt to outdo

nature's handiwork.

The pale and sickly may be excused for trying to imitate

it, but the healthy and naturally beautiful, cannot be excused in their attempts

to beat it.

It cannot be done, no matter how skillfully it may be tried.

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Hair to Bleach., or Color a Blonde.— "A. L. B." of Paragon, Ind.,

I have

says to the Blade: Please give a recipe for coloring the hair a blonde.

tried a good many things and have not succeeded to which they gave the fol;

lowing:

Mix in 10 ozs. of distilled water (pure rain water will do; but drug-

gists keep distilled water, and it costs

but little), acetate of iron and nitrate of

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silver, each 1 oz. , with nitrate

of bismuth, 2 ozs. Moisten the hair with this

mixture and, 1 hour after, touch it with a mixture of equal parts of sulphide of

potassium and distilled water.

Remarks. From my knowledge of the nature of the articles, I haven't a

doubt of its success; but not wishing to change my white locks to a beautiful

blonde, I have not tried it.

To give the hair a glossiness after its use, apply

—

some of the dressings before mentioned.

POMADE—For the Hair, Lips, Chapped Hands, etc.—Oil

1.

of sweet almonds, 4 ozs.; spermaceti, 1 oz.

;

oil of

lemon-grass, or oil of neroli

—

%

(which is oil of orange flowers),

dr.

Directions Use sufficient heat to

melt the spermaceti in the oil of almonds, and when cool stir in the perfuming

oil, and put into a large mouthed bottle, to reach it with the finger.

Of course,

all flavored, or perfumed, or alcoholic mixtures, should be kept corked.

Pomade, Very Pine. — White wax, 1}4. o^s.

2.

ozs. ; castor oil, 12 fl. ozs.; oil of

of bergamot, 2 drops; oil of lavender, 1 drop;

10 grs.

;

;

pure glycerine, 2 fl.

lemon (I would say lemon-grass), 5 drops; oil

alcohol and water as below.

oil of cloves,

Directions

10 drops; annatto,

— Dissolve the wax in J^ of

the castor oil, with as little heat as possible, then titurate, or rub in the balance of the castor oil and glycerine, and stir till cool, and add the perfuming

Rub the annatto in 1 dr. (tea-spoonful) of water until smoothly mixed,

then add the same amount of alcohol to it, and stir it into the pomade. Do not

oils.

use too much heat, and use the bandest (nicest) castor oil.

American Journal

of Pharmacy.

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This makes a very fine pomade. The annatto is only to give it

The same amount of cochineal would give it a reddish shade, instead

Remarks.

color.

Tumeric would give a yellowish shade, and

carmine a carnation, all fine in themselves, to choose from. But it is just as

good without either.

of a yellowish, with the annatto.

1. DEPILATOEY— To Bemove Superfluous Hair, Boudets,

or the Best French. — Crystallized sulphide of sodium, 3 drs. quick (un;

slacked) lime, 10 drs.

;

starch, 11 drs.

Directions

—Reduce each, separately,

Mix and keep in well stoppered bottles. When to be used,

moisten to a paste, with a little water, spread on the part to be denuded (from

to a fine powder.

the Latin de, and nudare, to

make naked), and leave on only 2 to 4 minutes.

Lift it off with a dull knife, whicli fetches the hair with it.

2.

Depilatory, Our Own Druggist's.

Druggists' Circular.

—Powdered,