FORMULAS OF GREAT VALUE. 167 



Boil the whole twenty (20) minutes. Dissolve two ounces of salt 

 in one quart of water and add to the above. After which add two (2) 

 ounces of liquid ammonia. Can for use. 



To four gallons of water use one-half pint of the preparation. 

 Soak the clothes over night, or at least two or three hours, before wash- 

 ing. Clothes are not boiled when this preparation is employed. It 

 saves nearly one-half the labor in washing and is worth hundreds of 

 dollars in the course of a life-time to every family. 



Madam Blake's Wrinkle Pomatum. This is the cele- 

 brated wrinkle remover that was always sold for a large price and un- 

 ier a positive guarantee. With this formula ladies can make, at a cost 

 of a few cents, what would cost them several dollars to buy at the stores, 

 and many times cannot be had at all. 



Formula. Cocoa Nut Oil 1 oz. 



Sweet Almond ^ " 



Mix, apply and rub thoroughly into the skin. To prevent wrinkles, 

 apply an ounce a week. To remove, apply two or three times a week, 

 and rub upward. 



For persons who have an oily skin, add ten drops of the tincture 

 of benzoine to the above, before using. (Be careful not to mistake this 

 for benzine.) 



This Carpet Cleaning Formula is worth its weight in 

 gold many times over. It saves labor, expense and the carpet. 



Formula. Soapine or Ivorine 1 teaspoonful. 



Ivory Soap 1 bar. 



Water 1 gallon. 



Shave the soap fine, then boil the whole until dissolved. Let 

 stand until cool. Brush into the carpet with an ordinary scrub brush 

 until a good lather is formed on the carpet. To take this off the car- 

 pet, use a piece of galvanized iron, about No. 10, four inches wide by 

 ten long; concave it to a one-fourth circle. Round the corners of the 

 lower part of it. After the lather and dirt have been taken off with 

 this instrument, follow it instantly with a sponge and cold water. It 

 will then look like a newly laid carpet. This preparation will clean 

 all carpet that has warp in it. The cost of the material for this prep 

 aration, for a floor twelve by fifteen feet, is about 18 cents. 



Imperial Hair Restorer. This valuable formula, which 

 was for many years the private secret possession of the imperial family 

 of Germany, has put a fine growth of hair on many a bald pate. 



Formula. Burn sole leather (the soles of cast-off shoes) to a 

 crisp, pulverize and mix with a small quantity of fresh lard, then ap- 

 ply at night to the parts lavishly, rubbing it into the scalp thoroughly. 

 On retiring, tie up the head carefully to avoid soiling the bed cloth- 

 ing. Repeat every night for eight or ten days. 



TO MAKE THE HANDS SMOOTH AND WHITE. 



Formula. To half a pint of cider vinegar add one ounce of 

 saltpetre. This makes the best lotion in the world for making the 

 hands smooth and white. It is also unexcelled for chapped hands. 



