Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-25
SIMPLER sigilium ue,i!
FOR THE GROWTH OF HAIR.
CREAM OF NARDIJS
THE ANCIENT SPlkENANn

III hN1lf.N pINENAKD.
""'e" IS ne onfy drt'cie get discovered 5,' o,aE-
'n% me hdir g1U,c thich and iony.
AIDES aud Gentlemen who wish The orna
- ment of Il .jine hcad of ho,y, need only maxi
tar trial ofthiS composition as in all cases il pre-
'e"'S 'he nan from falling Off from sick.,s and
e"""he'heh too often the for the want of hay
ing proper nouriShment applied to strengthen th,
ioo', II Is recommended 10 ladies fol their toilet
pa itcuiany as moisture is found nccesso,v m ,h.
ifa'r when dressing. The Cream of Nardu; for tl,o,
P"P"se IS now become IN by ladies of the first
circle, who allow il to excel any preu,rotou ,r rho
"" Ft'"S'oVered, as II moi only nourshcs aud inn
P'Nes us growth hut renders TO the Hair a most
oe"u''i"i gloss aud picasan, perfume and causes Il
"""yS w retain ITS natural color Those ladies'
VINO use Dressing Irohs ought not ncrIec, usiu !,
'S prevents the al eftcc: occasioncd by the hent
IL IS oi much use To those wearing Artificial Hi.
as IL gives natural gloss. To comment ON ,,,a
many valuable qualities it possossc, is usel,ss-;,
ee" ""iy ue s",'' II ought not Ia be omitted by
'""se VINO nave the ornament OLA fine Head of Hal,
ana wish tn retain it: 1t is recommended Go, ch;I
dren, as 1t improves the regularity and a1ovtI, o,
their Hair e"' VI
me Sp'kcndd ofHe y4ncicuts.-AIuch Difference.
III opnon mas arisen among the curious and learned
""', ."is precious ointment was composed OF. The
i"te OF IMAM Jones was of opinion that this CO.
Icoratcd ointment was procured from the root of the
''ieIlaha latalnansi, which is found growing ONLY
,sl. sfr -
uHh OF Tue genus Cinchona, that the Valerina iata
tl"'isi is identical with the Spikenard vi the An
o'eh's, While MIR. Phillips, in his late work on We're
'apIes, positively asserts that it was made from La
Vender, and which, he says, was called Nardus il,
oreeK, from Mazda, a city of Syria, near the Eu
pirates, and that II was iso called sDica snik b
cause among all the vefticilla;ed plants this alone
bears spike.
MT. Philips IN his history OF Lavender, Saws sit
Is native OF Lansucd0c, some parts ufsSpain HIM
sryano Austria; but the most odoriferous Lavender
grew anclentIy about the city of Eporihecla and
was SO much esteemed al the time when our Saviour
was upon the earth, that it was sought after with
tls greatest avidiy, and brought a revenue ,o Thar
city equal 10 mine of the most precious metal >
MIR. Phillips adds, that "Pliuy, who fiourished it'll.
after this period, has described the Lavender olau,
under the name of Nartlus;" and that she notices
the blossom as forming spike, and mentions that
the most costly and precious ointment was made
from the aromatic leaves of the Nartius and tbot
the spikes (blossoms) sold for 100 Roman dcmarii
CH. IS 6d) per pound" "The Romans" saws thi.
naturalist, "cSteem the leaves of the Narius that is
Drought from SYRIA as the best; next 20 that the
Gallo Lavender or Nardus is in estimation.
Wv hat especially confirms the opinion that Iaven-
ger was the ardus OF the Ancents," say Mr. Phil
is rs, that Phny, after having described the same
ointment mentioned by the Evangelist, which he
directs TO he kept in vessels of Aabaster observes
mat the flowers or spikes of the plant bcu laid i'm
wardfobeS, gives a most agreeable perf,me 10 the
garments" IN speaking the Valerian of Napaul.
MI T. says, sit seems highly Improbable that this
should he the Spikemard OF the Ancients as the
scent OF this root differs very widely from our ideas
oil agreeable perfumes; and we may presume that
the opinions OF the Romans at the commencement,
OF the Christian era, with respect to oAours, were
similar to our own; as find, besides the Spike
nard, they extracted their avorite odours from ro-
ses myrtle, vioets, majorams lilies orris-root and
Jonqullls,&c. to which they often added sweet sp-
ces and aromat: gums
~ Prepared and sold by the PROJECTORS f.
HOPKINS II Co. Philadephia; and may be had of
their accredited Agents throughout the United States
Price 81 per bottle.
JOSEPH +. ALLYN, Norfolk
Nj. JONES, Suffolk.
J. Il NJ. WOMBLE, Smithfeld
b. TX. FITCH, Jerusalem.
HENRY WHITE, Petersburg.
AND
JOHN III. NASH, AT his Book and Station
AIRY store, Richmond.
Us Agents wanted in various parts of this State
and State of North Carolina, Of which applicants
may avail themselves by letter (post pad) address
ed TO the propretors- a3 N. 9TH street, Philadel-
pha. Feb 90