The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-09-19
A DGOdUrizGd Extract Of Petroleum,
The Only Article that viii Restore
Hair on Bald Heads,
What the World Has Been
Wanting for Centuries.

Ofa. the compounds which the chemists Art mas
given TO the world for hundreds Of years for the pur.
dose Of restoring the hair TO its natural growth and
color, not one has been perfect. Many Of the hair
dressings Of the day are excellent, but the great mass
ofthe stufs sold for promoting the growth and bring.
ing back the original color, are mere humbugs while
not a few are positively pernicious in their effect upon
the scalp and the structure Of he hair, Allhair-dyes
are well known TO chemists as more orle.s poisonous,
because the change Of color is artificial, and does not
depend on a restoration Of the functions Of the scalp
to their natural health and yigOr. The falling out OF
the hair, the accumulatiOns Of %dandruf, and the
premature change in color, are all evidences ola
diseased condition Of the scalp and the glands which
nourish the hair. To arrest these causes the article
used must possess medicinal as well as chemical yir.
tues, and the change must begin UNDER the scalp to
be of permanent and lasting benefit. Such an article
has been discovered aud, like many other wonderful
discoveries, II is found 10 consist Of elements almost
in their natural state, Petroleum oil IL the article
which is made to work such extraordinary results
but tits after the best article has been chemically
treated, and completely deodorized, that II is in q
proper condition for the toilet. TWAS in far of Russia
that the effects Of petroleum uron the hair were first
observed a government officer having discovered
that a partially bald servant Of his, while trimming
the lamps, had a habit Of wiping his oil -besmeRred
hands in his scanty locks, and the result was, In &
few months, a much finer head Of black, glossy hair
than he ever had before. The oil was tried on horses
and cattle that had lost their hair from the cattle
plague, and the results were as rapid as they were
marvellous. The names and even the tails Of horses
which had fallen out, were completely restored in a
few weeks. These experiments were heralded TO the
world, but the knOwled. e was practically useless 10
those prematurely Laid and gray, as no one in civil
lied society could tolerate the use of refined petroleum
as a dressing for the hair. But the skill Of one Of our
chemist has overcome the difficulty, and, by a pro
cess known only to himself, he has, after very costly
and elaborate experiments, succeeded in deodorizing
refined petroleum, which renders it susceptible Of
being handled as daintily as the famous EAU DE CO.
LOGNR. The experiments with the deodorized liquid
on the human hair were attended with the most as
tonishing results. A few applications where the hair
was thin and falling, gave remarkable tone and vigoT
to the scalp and hair. Every particle ofdandrutidis
appears on the first or second dressing, and the liquid
so searching in its nature, seems TO penetrate to the
roots at once, and set up a radical change from the
start. 1t is well known that the most beautiful colOri
are made from petroleum, and, by some my sterious
operation, the use Of this article gradually imparts
a beautiful light. brown color to the hair, which, by q
continued use, deepens to a black. The color remains
permanent for an indefinite length Of time, and the
change is 40 gradual that the most intimate Friends
can scarcely detect its progress. In q word, it is the
most wonderful discovery of the age, and well calcu'
lated to make the prematurely bald and gray rejoice
We advise our readers TO give it a trial, feeling sat
isfed that one application will convince them of its
wonderful lects.-"Pittsburg Csmnsrcial' Of get.
20, 1877.