Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-04-01
Smhiea SigiAtsm ce,r!
FOR THE GROWTH OF HAIR.
Cream of Naruas8.
THE ANCIENT SPIKEi


Whch rs tie only article get diScorered for making N.
han !g1'oto thick and TONG.
d AIDES and Gentlemen who wish the ornament of ,
~ fne head Of hair, need only make fair trial of this
conp"son as IN all cases prevents the from falling
on nom sickness and confinement, often the case fo
we "a'" Oh pavlng proper nourishment applied To
strengthen the root. is to ladies for their
"et particularly as moisture is found necessary to the
HAIR when dressing. The Cream of ardus for tina, n,ros
NOW become III use by ladies of the first circle who allow
IL 10 eNce any preparation of the kind ven discovered 40 II
nor oy nourIshes and improves srowh but rende, n,
the HAIR most beautiful gloss and pleasant perfme and
CAUSES " Always 10 retain its natural color-Those ladies
who use Dressing Irons ought neglect usipg il n, il
vents the III eiec occasioned by the heat 1t is of much
use to those wearing Artificial Hair, as it gives pnt,,ra
gloss comment on the many valuable qualities it nos
SeSseS Is useeSS-it need only be said ouobt mo, b.
omitted by those who have the of fine Had r
iar and wish to retain it: 1t is recommended fo, b;I
as u improves the regularity and growth their Hair
The SPikendrd Of he .4ncients-Nuch difference in mi
mon has arisen among the curious and what Thu,
cous ointment was composed CT The late SrWillan lone
was Oh olh"n that tins celebrated ointment was procured
from the root of the Vaeriana ata,nans which is found
growing only III India Mr. Lambert tells us also in his IL
l"staton OF the genus Cinchona that the Valerna iaa
lnSi Is identical with the Spkenar of Acens while
Mr. Phillips III his late work Vegetables positvev asor
mat !. was made from Lavender and which, he SAYS was
called Nardus i'll Greek from Nurda cy of syria, ea
m Pa'eS ana mat was also called spica, spike be-
cause among all the vecilaed plants this alone hears
spike S
Mr. Philips in his history of Lavender sa VS. cit is ma
vi h'"suFaoc, some parts oil Spain Hungary & Austna;
''S' Lavender grew anCicnty
CITY OF Eporrheca, and much esteemed at the time
when our Saviour upon the earth, that Il was souob
aiter win the greatest avdity and brought revenua m
mat city equal to mine of the pecous metal Mr.
Philips adds that "Pny who fourished little er .he
period has described the Lavender pa Mt under the f
Nardus; and that "he notices the blossom as forming n
spike and mentions that the and precious on
neht was made from the aromatic leaves the Nardus
and that the spikes (bosSoms) for 100 Roman d,;
(H IS CD per pound" "The Romans saws This mar,
aist esteem the leaves of the ardu BROUGHT from,
ya as the best next to that, the Gallo Lavender or
Nardus rs IN estimation "-"W hat especially confirms the
opinion that Lavender the arus the Ancient
MI Phillips SIS that Plny, after having described the sam
ointment mentioned by the Evangelist, which he directs
10 DE Kept IN vessels OF Aabaser observes that the flowers
or spikes OF tie plant being laid in warrobes gives most
agreeable perfume to the garments In speaking of the
waterman of Napaul Mr. p. says seems highly innro,a
bic that this should be the Spikenad of the Ancens s
e scent oil this root differs very widely from our ideas of
agreeable perfumes and may presume that the opino
with respect to odour, similar own: as we find
besides the Spkenad, they their vorite odoure
from roses myrtle, voets, maorams, lilies orris-roo and
onquIs &c to which they often added spices and
! aromatic gums"
~ Prepared AID sold by the PROJECTORS E. HopK1Ns
Co. Philadelphia; and may had of their accredited
Agents Throughout the United States Price ST per bottle
JOSEPH Il. ALLYN, Norfolk.
M. JONES, Suffolk
j. q NJ. WONTBLE Smithfeld.
b. H. FITCH, Jerusalem.
HENRY WHITE, Petersburg
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JOHN II. NASH, AT his Book and Station
AIRY store, Richmond.
u Agents wanted in various of this and State
oil North Carolina, of which applicants may them
selves by letter post paid addressed the propreors
N 9th street Philadelphia. Feb %
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