Compound Extract of Buchu. — Buchu leaves, i pound;
boiling distilled water, 3 gallons; boil the leaves in 2 gallons of
the water down to 6 quarts; then boil it again in the remaining
water till reduced to 2 quarts. Evaporate the mixed liquors
down to 6 pints, and add i quart strong sage tea, 2 drachms
bicarbonate of potassa, 2 drachms tincture of cannabis Indica,
5 ounces rectified spirits, 2 ounces balsam of copabia, and
Harlem oil. Bottle.
New Method of Embalming. — Mix together 5 pounds of
dry sulphate of alumine, i quart of warm water, and 100 grains
of arsenious acid. Inject three or four quarts of this mixture
into all the vessels of the human body. This applies as well to
all animals, birds, fishes, etc. This process supercedes the old
and revolting mode, and has been introduced into the great
anatomical schools of Paris.
Hair Dye. — No. i. — Take galic acid, 1-2 ounce; alcohol, 8
ounces; soft water, 16 ounces. Put the acid in the alcohol,
then add the water.
No. 2. — Crystalized nitrate of silver, i ounce; strongest
ammonia, 3 ounces; gum arabic, 1-2 ounce; soft water, 6
ounces. Put the silver in the ammonia; do not cork till it is
dissolved; dissolve the gum in the water, then mix, and it is
ready for use.
Keep Nos. i and 2 in separate bottles, and apply each alter-
nately to the hair. Be particular to cleanse the hair before
applying the dye.
Another. — Nitrate of silver, 11 drachms; nitric acid, i
drachm; distilled water, i pint; sap green, 3 drachms; gum
arabic, i drachm. Mix.
Another. — Nitric acid, i drachm; nitrate of silver, 10
drachms; sap green, 9 drachms; mucilage, 5 drachms; distilled
water. 37 1-2 fluid ounces.
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Hair Invigorator — Bay rum, 2 pints; alcohol, I pint;
castor-oil, i ounce; carbonate of ammonia, 1-2 ounce; tincture
of cantharides, i ounce. Mix them well. This compound
will promote the growth of the hair and prevent it from fall-
ing out.
Razor-Strop Paste. — ^Wet the strop with a little sweet oil,
and apply a little flour of emery evenly over the surface.
Oriental Cold Cream. — Oil of almonds, 4 ounces; white
wax and spermaceti, of each, 2 drachms; melt and add rose
water, 4 ounces; orange-flower water, i ounce. Used to soften
the skin. Apply as the last.
Shaving Cream. — White wax, spermaceti, and almond oil,
of each, 1-4 ounce; melt, and while warm beat in two squares
of Windsor soap, previously reduced to a paste with rose water.
Circassian Cream. — Take 2 ounces of perfectly fresh suet,
either of mutton or venison; 3 ounces of olive oil; i ounce of
gum benzoin in powder; and 1-4 ounce of alkanet root✪ Circassian Cream. Put
the whole into a jam jar, which, if without a lid, must be tied
over with bladder, and place the jar in a sauce pan containing
boiling water, at the side of the fire. Digest for a whole day,
then strain away all that is fluid through fine muslin, and stir
till nearly cold. Add, say i drachm of essence of almonds
roses, bergamot, or any other perfume desired.
Yankee Shaving Soap. — Take 3 pounds of white bar soap,
I pound of Castile soap, i quart of rain water, 1-2 pint of
beef's gall, i gill spirits of turpentine. Cut the soap into
thin slices, and boil five minutes after the soap is dissolved;
stir while boiling; scent with oil of rose or almonds. If wished
to color it, use 1-2 ounce vermillion.
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Compound Extract of Buchu. — Buchu leaves, i pound; boiling distilled water, 3 gallons; boil the leaves in 2 gallons of the water down to 6 quarts; then boil it again in the remaining water till reduced to 2 quarts. Evaporate the mixed liquors down to 6 pints, and add i quart strong sage tea, 2 drachms bicarbonate of potassa, 2 drachms tincture of cannabis Indica, 5 ounces rectified spirits, 2 ounces balsam of copabia, and Harlem oil. Bottle.
New Method of Embalming. — Mix together 5 pounds of dry sulphate of alumine, i quart of warm water, and 100 grains of arsenious acid. Inject three or four quarts of this mixture into all the vessels of the human body. This applies as well to all animals, birds, fishes, etc. This process supercedes the old and revolting mode, and has been introduced into the great anatomical schools of Paris.
Hair Dye. — No. i. — Take galic acid, 1-2 ounce; alcohol, 8 ounces; soft water, 16 ounces. Put the acid in the alcohol, then add the water.
No. 2. — Crystalized nitrate of silver, i ounce; strongest ammonia, 3 ounces; gum arabic, 1-2 ounce; soft water, 6 ounces. Put the silver in the ammonia; do not cork till it is dissolved; dissolve the gum in the water, then mix, and it is ready for use.
Keep Nos. i and 2 in separate bottles, and apply each alternately to the hair. Be particular to cleanse the hair before applying the dye.
Another. — Nitrate of silver, 11 drachms; nitric acid, i drachm; distilled water, i pint; sap green, 3 drachms; gum arabic, i drachm. Mix.
Another. — Nitric acid, i drachm; nitrate of silver, 10 drachms; sap green, 9 drachms; mucilage, 5 drachms; distilled water. 37 1-2 fluid ounces.
Hair Invigorator — Bay rum, 2 pints; alcohol, I pint; castor-oil, i ounce; carbonate of ammonia, 1-2 ounce; tincture of cantharides, i ounce. Mix them well. This compound will promote the growth of the hair and prevent it from falling out.
Razor-Strop Paste. — Wet the strop with a little sweet oil, and apply a little flour of emery evenly over the surface.
Oriental Cold Cream. — Oil of almonds, 4 ounces; white wax and spermaceti, of each, 2 drachms; melt and add rose water, 4 ounces; orange-flower water, i ounce. Used to soften the skin. Apply as the last.
Shaving Cream. — White wax, spermaceti, and almond oil, of each, 1-4 ounce; melt, and while warm beat in two squares of Windsor soap, previously reduced to a paste with rose water.
Circassian Cream. — Take 2 ounces of perfectly fresh suet, either of mutton or venison; 3 ounces of olive oil; i ounce of gum benzoin in powder; and 1-4 ounce of alkanet root. Put the whole into a jam jar, which, if without a lid, must be tied over with bladder, and place the jar in a sauce pan containing boiling water, at the side of the fire. Digest for a whole day, then strain away all that is fluid through fine muslin, and stir till nearly cold. Add, say i drachm of essence of almonds roses, bergamot, or any other perfume desired.
Yankee Shaving Soap. — Take 3 pounds of white bar soap, I pound of Castile soap, i quart of rain water, 1-2 pint of beef's gall, i gill spirits of turpentine. Cut the soap into thin slices, and boil five minutes after the soap is dissolved; stir while boiling; scent with oil of rose or almonds. If wished to color it, use 1-2 ounce vermillion.
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