Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-05-10
S.mhier Sigi!ium teri,
FOR THE GROWTH OF HAIR.
Crfattt OF NarUesa>
SPlKEN ARD.


hair gro,o thick and long.
II AIDES and Gentlemen who wish the ornament of u
- ne head Of hair, need only trial of this
composition as in ali prevents the Hair from falling
o" from sickness and confinement often the for
me want OF having proper noursnnent applied
snehs'hen the root 1t ladies their
t"et particularly moisture is found necessary to the
halr when dressing The Cream for that pr
now become i'll by ladies of the IRIS, circle who allow
any preparation of the kind discovered as
not only nourshes and improves its growth bu, renders IN
' 1.. most beautiful gloss and pleasant perfume and
causes always to retain its color-Those ladies'
who Dressing Irons ought not NEGLECT using &C :, no
vents the Ill efcc accustomed heat Ii is of much
use I" those wearing Artificial Hair, gives natural
gloss 10 comment ON the many liable qualities !, ms
scsses is uselessit need only i'd it ought not To- he
omitted by those who have the fine Head of
Hair and wish to retain it: IL is for Children
as improves the regularity aud growth of their Hair
TIE Spikenard Of The .4,cients-Auch difference. in ooi
Mon has among the cun,,s nd II b,, ;s NO
cious ointment was composed Of The late Jones
was of opinion that this celebrate ointment was procured
from the root of the Valeriaua which is found
growing only i'll India Mr. Lambert tess also in his il
uStrat"n OF the genus Cinchona, that the Valerna ata-
mansi identical with the Spkena the Amcens while
Mr. f"ps III his late work onVegeabes, positively
uht II was made from Lavender, and which, he saws wa.
called Nardus i'll Greek, from Mazda, city of SYRIA ueay
the E"phaes and that it also called spica spike; be-
cause among all the verticlatcd pants alone bears
spike.
Mr. Phillips, i'll his history of Iavender VS. m is ma
1--WE OF ansuedoc some parts of Spain, Hungary AUSTRIA
ou' inc most odoerous Lavender grew aucenty about the
cry o' Eporhecia and y as much esteemed
wheh our Saviour the earth that il was souph
ditef WIN Inc greatest avidy, and brought
a' cry equal 10 mime of the metal MIR
thPs adds mat "Pliny, who hourished
PERIOD has described the Lavender plant under the name of
Nardus and that ''he notices the blossom as forming
SpKe ana mentions that the costly precious oin-
"ent was made from the aromatic leaves of the Nadus
and that the spikes (blossons) 100 Roman emari
Oh Is 6d pound" "Ihe Romans, sa VS. this .atur-
alS esteem the leaves of the Nardus from
SYRIA as the BEST next to that, the Gallo
Nardus is in estimation. "What especially confirms the
opinion that Lavender the ardus Ancept"s
MI Phips, that Pliny, after having described the same
ointment mentioned by the Evangelist which directs
10 DE Kept IN vessels of AabaSer, observes
or spikes of the plant being laid in most
agreeable perfume to the garments In speaking of
waterman of Napaul, Mr. r. says 'it highly improba-
BILE that this should be the Spkenad Ancents, as
the scent of this differs very widely ideas of
agreeable perfumes; and may presume, that the opinion
o the Romans at the the Christian era
with respect to odours, similar as we find
besides the Spkenad they oous
iro" roses myrtle volets majoras, lilies, os-root,
Jonqus, &c which they often added spices and
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