The Washington times., 1906-01-22

apply every night Beef marrow pom
ade is made OF a teaspOOnful OF sweet
olive oil 10 gill OF marrow. Melt and
strain the marrow then add the oil
and a few drops OF oil Of mace This
Will harden as II coois and should be
kept in glass or porcelain jar. II
should be distinctly understood that
neither OF these is IN the slightest de-
gree a dye. but merely feed the scalp
A third food is made of one sill Of oil
of sweet almonds In which halg an
ounce of alkeuet root, powdered, Is put
both then being placed in a warm
place in bottle until the oil becomes
a deep red. This viii take twelve hours
or so. Then strain and add four and
three-quarts grains each OF oil OF
cloves, mace and rose, a quarter OF a
dram of oil of cinnamon, perfuming
with any oil one wishes. or the perfume
may be omitted. With any one of these
three the following may be alternated
that - 10 say. used every other night.
one and One-quarer ounces OF tincture
Of CdnthaTides, one and Oue-quarteF
ounces Of Jamaica rum. one-quaFter OF
an ounce OF glycerlne, one dram OF ses-
quI-carbOnate OF ammonia and ten
drops of oil Of rosemary. Mingie thor
oughly. and then add four and one-half
ounces OF distilled water. This is a
| tonic without being oily, and is there
fore useful IL nightly application of
Ihe others appears 10 be supplying too
much grease.
Faithfully used these may prevent
&
not restore color that is gone.
There have been known cases where
gray hair has been restored without
the use OF dye. but these are excep-
ties missing were supplied in precisely
the exact proportions. 4 combination
Of red wine and iron will sometimes do
this when there are gray spots or
| streaks. Sulphur or iron. indeed Is
/ the basis of all these so-called restor-
/ ers and are undoubtedly valuable This
one is made by dissolving three and
One-half grams OF sulphatC of iron IN
an ounce OF distilled water To this is
pat a half pint OF red California Claret
and the whole Is placed in porcelain
and STEPPED in a mild heat for ten min
4 utes. The hair is wet With IL and thor
! Oughly massaged. the liquid drying in.
/ II IS better applied at night. and the
/ pillow should be protected, as the mix
1 q dye. but comes Heare, 10 being that
( than q tonic, is made Cf One-eighth OF
/ an ounce OF DvrOgaliic acid and three
/ quarters of an ounce OF hot distilled wa
/ ter. When the acid is dissolved and the
/ mixture cool. add onT-Quurter OF an
| ounce Of rectihed spirits. When using
/ dilute with twice the quantity OF water,
1 adding few drops OF spirits. II IS
! put on the gray places with a brush. II
/ stains. as does the other.
/ a simpler combination for the same
purpOse-although this Is used more as a
/ tonic and has been known 70 stop the
I hair from falling-is made Of one ounce
[ Of green tea and one ounce OF the fresh
/ est dried garden sage. These are put
I into an iron pot with tight cover and
three pints % boiling water is poured
/ over. il bOils very slowly Cor many
/ hours, until only a pint OF liquid is left
/ 1t should then be withdrs wn from the
1 heat and allowed 70 stand for twenty
> four hours, when IL is strained and bot
tied. It is used nightly, massaging the
/ head al the same time It viii stain che
pillow. T. Is imperative that an iron pot
! should be used or certain chemical
properties will be lost.
/ Strictly speaking. none Of these can be
considered dyes. and, therefore, 81 is not
I 10 be expected that they VIII 7"t rapid
Ily But IL is beyond doubt THAT though
Z Ithev nav not restore the color, hey will
/ at least improve the quality Of the hair
and make the scalp stronger 10 retain
/ In it's natural color that which is left