The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-02
4 DGOi0riZGi Extract Of Petroleum,
The Only Article that viii Restore
Hair on Bald Heads,
What the World Has Been
Wanting for Centuries.

Ola. the compoun's which the chemists art nas
given 10 the world for hundreds Of years for the pur.
dose Of restoring the hair to its natural growth aud
color, not one has zen Terect. Many Of the hair
dressings OF the day are excellent, but & e great Blass
oithe stuls sold for promoting the growth and bring.
ing back the original color, are mere htunbugs, while
not a few are positively peruiclous in their effect upon
The scalp ana the structure Of he hair. Allhairdyes
AIRS wei known 10 chemists as more orls poisonous.
berause the change OF color Is artificial, and does not
depend on n restoration fths functions Of the scalp
TO their natural health and yiaor. The falling out OF
the hair, the accumulations Of dandrun, 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 Erticls
used must possess medicinal as we'll as chenical Wiz.
tues, and the change must brgiu UNDER the scalp to
be Of permanent and lasting benefit. such an article
has been discovered, and, like many other wonderful
discoveries, it is found n consist of elements almost
in their natural state. Petroleum oil IL the articl.
which is male 20 work such extraordinary results
but tits after the best article has been chemically
treated, aud completely deodorlzed, that It is 10 a
proper condition for the toilet. twas IN far-o1 Russia
that the effects Of petroleum upon 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 -besmeAred
hands In his scanty locks, and the result was, in a
few months, a much finer head OF black, glossy hair
than he ever had before, The oil was tried on horses
ana chttle mat mad lost their hair from the cattle
plague, and the results were as rapid ss they weTs
marvellous. The names and even the tails Of horses
which had fallen out, were completely restored in
few weeks. These experiments were heralded to the
world, but the knOwled Q was practically useless to
those prematurely laid and gray, as no one in civil.
lied society could tolerate the use of refined petroleum
NJ 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 doodorlglng
refined petroleum, which renders i susceptible Of
being handled as daintily AS the famous EAU De co
LoGNE. The experiments wi h the deOdoriEed liquid
on the human hair were attended with the most as
,%onIshing results. A few applications where the hair
was thin and telling, gave remarkable tone and yigVI
TO the scalp and hair. Every particle ofdNndruGd dis
appears on the first or second dressing, and hellquid.
30 searching 10 its nature, seems TO penetrate TO the
roots at once, and set up a radical change from the
start. II is well known that the most beautiful coloTt
are made from petroleum, and, by some my steriouI
operation, the use Of this article gradually impartI
a beautiful light-brown color to the hair, which, by
continued use, deepens to a black. The color remainI
permanent for an indefinite length Of time, and the
change Is 80 gradual that the most intimate iriendS
can scarcely detect its progress. In q word, II lie tbs
most wonderful discovery of the age, and we'll calc0
lated TO make the prematurely bald and gray rejoice
We advise our readers TO give IL u trial, feeling sat.
isfed that one application will convince them Of its
wonderful orects.-" Pittsburg Commercial" Of Oct
q, lo77