Sugar of lead (chemically pure), one drachm; milk of sulphur, two
drachms; rose-water, four ounces; glycerine, one ounce. Mix.--_Dr. E.
A. C._
SHAMPOO LIQUOR.
Bay rum, three quarts; tincture cantharides (officinal), one and a
half ounces; carb. ammonia, half an ounce; salts of tartar, one ounce.
Mix. Thoroughly cleanse the hair with clean water after using.--_Dr.
E. A. C._
ROSE BANDOLINE.
Gum tragacanth, six ounces; rose-water, one gallon; otto of roses,
half an ounce. Steep the gum in the water a day or two. Agitate
frequently while forming into a gelatinous mass. After standing
forty-eight hours, strain through a clean, coarse linen cloth. Again
let it stand a few days, and then strain a second time. When the
consistency is uniform, add the otto of roses, and color with
carmine.--_Dr. E. A. C._
ALMOND BANDOLINE.
Is made as the above, except that no coloring is used, and it is
scented with quarter of an ounce of oil of bitter almonds instead of
rose.--_Dr. E. A. C._
TO CLEAN THE HAIR AND HAIR-BRUSHES AND COMBS.
Dissolve one ounce borax and half an ounce camphor in a quart boiling
water. For cleaning combs and brushes use two teaspoonfuls
supercarbonate soda dissolved in half a pint boiling water, or else
use one teaspoonful hartshorn dissolved in a little water.--_Mrs. R._
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF.
Wash the hair thoroughly in rain-water with a good deal of borax
dissolved in it.--_Mrs. C. C._
TO REMOVE BLOOD STAINS.
Make a thin paste of starch and water. Spread over the stain. When
dry, brush the starch off and the stain is gone. Two or three
applications will remove the worst stains.--_Mrs. D._
INDEX.
BREAD.
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