To Sweeten the Breath. From six to ten drops of
the concentrated solution of chloride of soda in awineglass-
ful of spring water, taken immediately after the ablutions of
the morning are completed, will sweeten the breath by dis-
infecting the stomach, which, far from being injured, will
be benefited by the medicine. If necessary this may be
repeated in the middle of the day. In some cases the odor
from carious teeth is combined with that of the stomach. If
the mouth is well rinsed with a teaspoonful of the chloride
in a tumbler of water, the bad odor of the teeth will be
removed.
Care of the Hair. To keep the hair healthy, keep the
head clean. Brush the scalp well with a stiff brush while
dry. Then wash with castile soap, and rub into the roots
bay rum, brandy, or camphor-water. If this is done twice a
month, it will prove beneficial. Brush the scalp thoroughly
The Care of the Person 245
twice a week. Dampen the hair with soft water at the toilet,
and do not use oil.
Hair Wash. Take one ounce of borax, half ounce of
camphor-powder — these ingredients fine — and dissolve them
in one quart of boiling water. When cool, the solution will
be ready for use; damp the hair frequently. This wash is
said not only to cleanse and beautify, but to strengthen the
hair, preserve the color and prevent baldness.
Hair Wash No. 2. The best wash we know for cleans-
ing and softening the hair is an &gg beaten up, and rubbed
well into the hair, and afterward washed out with several
washes of warm water.
To Curl the Hair. There is no
preparation which will make naturally
straight hair assume a permanent curl.
Hair Curler. The following wiU keep the hair in
curl for a short time. Take borax, two ounces; gum arable,
one drachm; and hot water, not boiling, one quart; stir,
and, as soon as the ingredients are dissolved, add three
tablespoonfuls of strong spirits of camphor✪ Hair Curler. On retiring to
rest, wet the hair with the above liquid, and roll in twists
of paper as usual. Do not disturb the hair until morning,
when untwist and form into ringlets.
Crimping the Hair. To make the hair stay in crimp,
take five cents' worth of gum arable, and add to it just
enough boiling water to dissolve it. When dissolved, add
enough alcohol to make it rather thin✪ Crimping the Hair. Let this stand all
night and then bottle it to prevent the alcohol from evaporat-
ing. This put on the hair at night after it is done up in
papers or pins, will make it stay in crimp the hottest day, and
is perfectly harmless.
Walnut Hair Dye. The simplest form is the pressed
juice of the*bark or shell of green walnut. To preserve this
juice, little rectified spirit may be added to it, with a few
246 The Care of the Person
bruised cloves, and the whole digested together, with
occasional agitation, for a week or fortnight, when the clear
portion is decanted, and, if necessary, filtered. Sometimes
only a little common salt is added to preserve the juice. It
should be kept in a cool place.
Hair Restorative. A good hair restorative may be
made of boxwood leaves, of which take -a. handful and put
into one pint of boiling water; digest for an hour, simmer
ten minutes, and then strain. In applying, it to the hair,
rub it well into the roots.
To Wash Brushes. Dissolve a piece of soda in some
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
To Sweeten the Breath. From six to ten drops of the concentrated solution of chloride of soda in awineglassful of spring water, taken immediately after the ablutions of the morning are completed, will sweeten the breath by disinfecting the stomach, which, far from being injured, will be benefited by the medicine. If necessary this may be repeated in the middle of the day. In some cases the odor from carious teeth is combined with that of the stomach. If the mouth is well rinsed with a teaspoonful of the chloride in a tumbler of water, the bad odor of the teeth will be removed.
Care of the Hair. To keep the hair healthy, keep the head clean. Brush the scalp well with a stiff brush while dry. Then wash with castile soap, and rub into the roots bay rum, brandy, or camphor-water. If this is done twice a month, it will prove beneficial. Brush the scalp thoroughly
The Care of the Person 245
twice a week. Dampen the hair with soft water at the toilet, and do not use oil.
Hair Wash. Take one ounce of borax, half ounce of camphor-powder — these ingredients fine — and dissolve them in one quart of boiling water. When cool, the solution will be ready for use; damp the hair frequently. This wash is said not only to cleanse and beautify, but to strengthen the hair, preserve the color and prevent baldness.
Hair Wash No. 2. The best wash we know for cleansing and softening the hair is an egg beaten up, and rubbed well into the hair, and afterward washed out with several washes of warm water.
To Curl the Hair. There is no preparation which will make naturally straight hair assume a permanent curl. Hair Curler. The following wiU keep the hair in
curl for a short time. Take borax, two ounces; gum arable, one drachm; and hot water, not boiling, one quart; stir, and, as soon as the ingredients are dissolved, add three tablespoonfuls of strong spirits of camphor. On retiring to rest, wet the hair with the above liquid, and roll in twists of paper as usual. Do not disturb the hair until morning, when untwist and form into ringlets.
Crimping the Hair. To make the hair stay in crimp, take five cents' worth of gum arable, and add to it just enough boiling water to dissolve it. When dissolved, add enough alcohol to make it rather thin. Let this stand all night and then bottle it to prevent the alcohol from evaporating. This put on the hair at night after it is done up in papers or pins, will make it stay in crimp the hottest day, and is perfectly harmless.
Walnut Hair Dye. The simplest form is the pressed juice of the*bark or shell of green walnut. To preserve this juice, little rectified spirit may be added to it, with a few
246 The Care of the Person
bruised cloves, and the whole digested together, with occasional agitation, for a week or fortnight, when the clear portion is decanted, and, if necessary, filtered. Sometimes only a little common salt is added to preserve the juice. It should be kept in a cool place.
Hair Restorative. A good hair restorative may be made of boxwood leaves, of which take -a. handful and put into one pint of boiling water; digest for an hour, simmer ten minutes, and then strain. In applying, it to the hair, rub it well into the roots.
To Wash Brushes. Dissolve a piece of soda in some
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Hair CurlerCrimping the Hair