Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-04-22
March IS
iSmhter Sigiiium Uer1!
FOR THE GROWTH OF HAIR.
OF IT arDas8 =

G.N ~.
Whch IS the only article get discovered for ntinr the
hair g,o,o Utict and Tong
n AIDES and Gentlemen who wish the ornament of q
Ia tne head Of hair, need only fair trial of this
compositions as IN all cases prevents the Hair from fa Hing
OH rom sickness and confinement often the case for
tue want Oh having proper nouriSIment applied TO
Strengthen the root 1t is recommended ladies for their
toilet particularly moisture is found necessary to the
HAIR when dressing The Cream of rdus for that nnosc
Is now become IN use by ladies of the FIST circle who allow
" 10 excel any preparation Of the kind yet discovered as it
nor only nour'shes and improves growth but renders m
the HAIR most beautiful gloss and pleasant perIpe and
causes always to retain its natural Those adies
WHO use DiessS Irons ought not neglect using pre-
vents the Ill ettec: oCCasoned by heat II is of c
use to those wearing Artificial Hair as it pves
gloss lie comment the many valuable qualities NOS
SS:cS IS nseesS-t need only be sad it ought not to be
omitted by those VINO have the ornament of fine Head NJ
mar ana WISH to retain IT. 1t is for Children
aS u improves tile regularity and growth of their Hair
me oP'se'aTd Of The .Acients-A1uch difference in opi-
mon has arisen among the curious learned what this
0ouS ontnentwa composed of. The late SirW Jones
was OF opinion that this celebrated ointment was procured
rom the foot OF the Vaeriana atamansi which is found
growing only III India Mr. Lambert tells also, in his il
iusuaon oil the genus Cnchona that the Valerna ata-
mans rs identical with the Spkenard of the Ancients while
MI fhps III his late work onVegetabes positively asserts
'hat II was made from Lavender, and which, he saws was
Caeu Nardus III Greek, from Mazda, city of SYRIA near
the Euphrates, and that was also called yDjcn snke. b
cause among all the vertcilated plants this alone bears
a spike. ~
Mr. Phillips in his history of Iavender saws "it is ma
1--WE OF Languedoc, parts of SPAIN Hungary & Austria:
ou the most odoreous Lavender grew ancienty abou, the
cry vi Eporhecla, and much esteemed at the time
"heh our saviour upon the EARTH that il was soup
e' WIN the greatest avdity, and brought revenue to
that cry equal TO mine of the most precious metal al
"S ADDS, that "Pny, who Aourished little after this
PERIOD has described the Lavender plant under the name
NaiuuS' and that The notices the blossom as FORMING
p' anu mentions that the most costly and precious oint-
% was mace from the aromatic leaves of the Nardus
5 te spikes (olossoms) sold for 100 Roman ceInarii
VI rs 3D. per pound" "The Romans saws this satr
esteem the leaves Of the Nardus that brought from
y DIS me best; next to that the Gallo Lavender mr.
iuS IS III estimation. wv hat especially cor6ue tho
opinion that Lavender the Nardus of the Aucient,
WI. Fhlis"ls that Pny after having described the same
,''"e" mentioned by the Evangelist which he directs
" oe kept IN vessels of Alabaster observes that the
" SPIKES OIL the plant being laid in wardrobes gives mos,
9seeaOie perfume to the garments" In speaking of tho
idn Oh Napau, Mr.. p. SAYS, seems highly ;mproba
ne mat TINS should be the Spikena I'd of tho Ancens a
we Soeh Of TINS root differs very widely our doas oil
perfumes; and we may presume, that the opinion
VI we hohanS at the commencement of the Christian ra
WIN respect to ohourS, similar own; as we find
Oesus the Spkenard they their fayorite dn
rom roses myrtle, vioets, maorams lilies orrs.root ,d
Jonquis &c to which they often added sweet spices and
sromaiio gums" 'S' "'o
9. Prepared and sold by the proprietor,, E. HopK,rs
Agents throughout the United States Price 81 p b,,ls
JOSEPH T. ALLYN, Norfolk
NJ. JONES. Suffolk
J. Il NJ WOMBLE, Smitbfeld
b VI. FITCH, Jerusalem
HENRY WHITE, PETERSBURG
'OhN H. NASH, At his Book and Station
- airy store, Richmond.
W agents wanted IN various parts of this State and State
OF Norh Carolina, Of which applicants may avail them
selves by letter (post pad) addressed 70 the propetor go
~ %" street, Philadelphia. Feb. ~.