Dissolve half an ounce of carbonate of ammonia and one ounce of
borax in one quart of water; then add two ounces of glycerine in
three quarts of ISFew England rum, and one quart of bay rum✪ Barber's Shampoo Mixture. Moisten
the hair with this liquid, shampoo with the hands until a light lather is
formed; then wash off with plenty of clean water.
TOILET RECIPES, ITEMS
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KAZOR-STROP PASTE.
Wet the strop with a little sweet oil, and apply a little flour of
einery evenly over the surface.
CAMPHOR ICE.
Melt together over a water bath white wax and spermaceti each
one ounce, camphor two ounces, sweet almond oil, one pound, then tritu-
rate until the mixture has become homogeneous, and allow one pound
of rose-water to flow in slowly during the operation. Excellent for
chapped lips or hands.
ODORIPEROHS OR SWEET-SCEHTING BAGS.
Lavender flowers one ounce, pulverized orris two drachms, bruised
rosemary leaves half ounce, musk flve grains, attar of rose five drops✪ Odoriferous or Sweet-Scenting Bags.
Mix well, sew up in small flat muslin bags, and cover them with fancy
silk or satin.
These are very nice to keep in your bureau drawers or trunk, as
the perfume penetrates through the contents of the trunk or draw-
ers. An acceptable present to a single gentleman.
HOW TO KEEP BRUSHES CLEAN.
The best way in which to clean hair-brushes is with spirits of am-
monia, as its effect is immediate. No rubbing is required, and cold
water can be used just as successfully as warm. Take a tablespoonful of
ammonia to a quart of water, dip the hair part of the brush without
wetting the ivory, and in a moment the grease is removed; then rinse
in cold water, shake well, and dry in the air, but not in the sun.
Soda and soap soften the bristles and invariably turn the ivory yellow.
TOILET ITEMS.
Mutton tallow is considered excellent to soften the hands. It may
be rubbed oP at any time when the hands are perfectly dry, but the
best time is when retiring, and an old pair of soft, large gloves thor-
oughly covered on the inside with the tallow and glycerine in equal
parts, melted together, can be worn during the night with the most
satisfactory results.
Four parts of glycerine and five parts of yolks of eggs✪ Glycerine and Egg Yolk Mixture for Hands thoroughly
mixed, and applied after washing the hands, is also considered excel-
lent.
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TOILET RECIPE B, ITEMS
For chapped hands or face: One ounce of glycerine, one ounce of
alcohol mixed, then add eight ounces of rose-water✪ Glycerine and Alcohol Mixture for Chapped Hands or Face.
Another good rule is to rub well in dry oatmeal after every wash-
ing, and be particular regarding the quality of soap. Cheap soap and
hard water are the unknown enemies of many people, and the cause
of rough skin and chapped hands. Castile soap and rain-water will
sometimes cure without any other assistance.
Camphor ice is also excellent, and can be applied with but little
inconvenience. Borax dissolved and added to the toilet water is also
good.
For chapped lips, beeswax dissolved in a small quantity of sweet oil,
by heating carefully. Apply the salve two or three times a day, and avoid
wetting the lips as much as possible.
To soften the hands : One can have the hands in soap-suds with soft
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Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Dissolve half an ounce of carbonate of ammonia and one ounce of borax in one quart of water; then add two ounces of glycerine in three quarts of New England rum, and one quart of bay rum. Moisten the hair with this liquid, shampoo with the hands until a light lather is formed; then wash off with plenty of clean water.
KAZOR-STROP PASTE.
Wet the strop with a little sweet oil, and apply a little flour of emery evenly over the surface.
CAMPHOR ICE.
Melt together over a water bath white wax and spermaceti each one ounce, camphor two ounces, sweet almond oil, one pound, then triturate until the mixture has become homogeneous, and allow one pound of rose-water to flow in slowly during the operation. Excellent for chapped lips or hands.
ODORIFEROUS OR SWEET-SCENTING BAGS.
Lavender flowers one ounce, pulverized orris two drachms, bruised rosemary leaves half ounce, musk flve grains, attar of rose five drops. Mix well, sew up in small flat muslin bags, and cover them with fancy silk or satin.
These are very nice to keep in your bureau drawers or trunk, as the perfume penetrates through the contents of the trunk or drawers. An acceptable present to a single gentleman.
HOW TO KEEP BRUSHES CLEAN.
The best way in which to clean hair-brushes is with spirits of ammonia, as its effect is immediate. No rubbing is required, and cold water can be used just as successfully as warm. Take a tablespoonful of ammonia to a quart of water, dip the hair part of the brush without wetting the ivory, and in a moment the grease is removed; then rinse in cold water, shake well, and dry in the air, but not in the sun. Soda and soap soften the bristles and invariably turn the ivory yellow.
TOILET ITEMS.
Mutton tallow is considered excellent to soften the hands. It may be rubbed off at any time when the hands are perfectly dry, but the best time is when retiring, and an old pair of soft, large gloves thoroughly covered on the inside with the tallow and glycerine in equal parts, melted together, can be worn during the night with the most satisfactory results.
Four parts of glycerine and five parts of yolks of eggs thoroughly mixed, and applied after washing the hands, is also considered excellent.
For chapped hands or face: One ounce of glycerine, one ounce of alcohol mixed, then add eight ounces of rose-water.
Another good rule is to rub well in dry oatmeal after every washing, and be particular regarding the quality of soap. Cheap soap and hard water are the unknown enemies of many people, and the cause of rough skin and chapped hands. Castile soap and rain-water will sometimes cure without any other assistance.
Camphor ice is also excellent, and can be applied with but little inconvenience. Borax dissolved and added to the toilet water is also good.
For chapped lips, beeswax dissolved in a small quantity of sweet oil, by heating carefully. Apply the salve two or three times a day, and avoid wetting the lips as much as possible.
To soften the hands : One can have the hands in soap-suds with soft
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Barber's Shampoo MixtureOdoriferous or Sweet-Scenting BagsGlycerine and Egg Yolk Mixture for HandsGlycerine and Alcohol Mixture for Chapped Hands or Face