The Colfax chronicle., 1888-12-22
SECRETS OF THE TOILET.


Caro- Of the Scalp aad the Use and Abuse
OF Dep1latorles.
As q rule, the more the head be
brushed the more healthy will be the
skin and the finer. softer and more
glossy will be the hair. The principle
is thoroughly understood in England,
where the brushing OF her mistress
head forms one of the most important
functions of the lady's maid. while at
boarding-school the girls are expected
to do the brushing for one another. As
the result of this creed the heads OF
English women have well-groomed
appearance which we in America are
apt to lack. for we are generally in a
hurry, and it is very fatiguing for a
person with long hair to brush it her.
self. The scalp should be brushed vig-
orously to stimulate it, but the hair
only lightly to remove the dust, and
care should be taken not to tangle it.
All knots should be combed out gently,
beginning at the ends of the hair,
which should be cut once a month to
remove all split hairs, which stop its
growth. Attention to the above will
in the majority of cases insure clean
scalp, but some people are much
troubled with dandruff, and as the use
of a fine tooth comb is highly injurious
we give the following recipes for its re-
moval:
l. Two scruples of chlorate OF pot
ash and half a pint of rose water.
2. One ounce of borax, half an
ounce Of camphor, powder and dissolve
in quart of boiling water; apply when
cool. The camphor will collect in
Jumps, but the water will be sufficiently
impregnated. This solution not merely
cleanses the hair but prevents badness.
8. Place some rosemary leaves in
half pint of cold water and let it
simmer for an hour, when the quantity
of water will be somewhat reduced.
Then add half pint of rum, let it
simmer for ten minutes and strain.
When cold bottle for use. Apply with
a sponge or piece of flannel.
4. Half an ounce of spirits Of rose
mary, half an ounce of spirits of wine,
one dram of tipcture of lytta and half
q pint of cold water.
5. Work the yelk OF an egg well
into the hair. little at a time, 80 as to
bring it in contact with the scalp; then
wash it out thoroughly with water and
the hair will be left beautifully clean
and soft.
6. Wash the hair in basin of clear
water to which a tablespoonful of
ammonia has been added.
To avoid the tangling of the hair it
should be loosely braided in many
braids and must be combed out
while wet and allowed to hang loose
until perfectly dry. or an unpleasant
odor will result.
1t is very difficult to get rid of super
fluous hairs. Shaving and cutting
strengthen them and increase their
number. The acids and caustics usual
ly applied do no permanent good and
are violent irritants, requiring to be
used with the utmost caution. The root
of the hair is not destroyed, but will
shoot up again with increased vigor as
soon as the depilatory is removed.
The following remedies are recon-
mended:
1. Battle the spot with clear am
monia or with strong champion. The
former is painful and should be washed
of quickly. These applications will
keep the hair from growing.
2. Pull each hair out with pair of
tweezers and then dress the part in the
following manner: Wash with warm
water, using no soap; then apply with
a soft rag the following lotion, after
wards rubbing with dry soft cloth:
Beat four ounces of sweet almonds in
a mortar, adding gradually half an
ounce of white sugar, reduce to paste
and then add slowly eight ounces of
rosewater, strain through a fine cloth
and bottle; place the residue in the
mortar and go through the process
three times; to the thirty-two ounces
of fluid add twenty grains of bichloride
of mercury, dissolved in two ounces of
alcohol and shake the mixture for five
minutes. This lotion is commonly
called milk of roses.-N y World.