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against the sun by veiling and other 

 means is recommended, and in addition, 

 for persons of pale complexion, some 

 mild preparation of iron. 



GRAVEL. — 1. Make a strong tea of 

 the low herb called heart's - ease, and 

 drink freely. 2. Make of Jacob's ladder 

 a strong tea, and drink freely. 3. Make 

 of bean leaves a strong tea, and drink 

 freely. 



HAIR, Wash for. — Castile soap, finely 

 shaved, one teaspoonful ; spirits of harts- 

 horn, one drachm ; alcohol, five ounces ; 

 cologne water and bay rum, in equal 

 quantities enough to make eight ounces. 

 This should be poured on the head, fol- 

 lowed by warm water (soft water) ; the 

 result will be, on washing, a copious 

 lather and a smarting sensation to the 

 person operated on. Rub this well into 

 the hair. Finally, rinse with warm water, 

 and afterwards with cold water. If the 

 head is very much clogged with dirt, the 

 hair will come out plentifully, but the 

 scalp will become white and perfecly 

 clean. 



HAIR, Restorative. — Take of castor 

 oil, six fluid ounces ; alcohol, twenty-six 

 fluid ounces. Dissolve. Then add tinc- 

 ture of cantharides (made with strong 

 alcohol), one fluid ounce; essence of jes- 

 samine (or other perfume) one and a half 

 fluid ounces. 



HEARTBURN".— Sal volatile combined 

 with camphor is a splendid remedy. 



HEADACHE, Sick.— Take a teaspoon- 

 ful of powdered charcoal in molasses every 

 morning, and wash it down with a little 

 tea, or drink half a glass of raw rum or 

 gin, and drink freely of Mayweed tea. 



HEADACHE.— -Dr. Silvers, of Ohio, in 

 the Philadelphia Medical and Surgical Re- 

 porter, recommends ergot in headache, 

 especially the nervous or sick headache. 

 He says it will cure a larger proportion 

 of cases than any other remedy. His 

 theory of its action is that it lessens the 

 quantity of blood in the brain by contract- 

 ing the muscular fibres of the arterial 

 walls. He gives ten to twenty drops of 

 the fluid extract, repeated every half hour 

 till relief is obtained, or four or five doses 

 used. In other forms of disease, where 

 opium alone is contra- indicated, its bad 

 effects are moderated, he says, by com- 

 bining it with ergot. 



HEADACHE DROPS.— For the cure of 

 nervous, sun, and sick headache, take two 

 quarts of alcohol, three ounces of Castile 

 soap, one ounce camphor, and two ounces 

 ammonia. Bathe forehead and temples. 



HIVE SYRUP (Coxe's). — Put one 

 ounce each of squills and seneca snake- 

 root into one pint water; boil down to 

 one-half and strain. Then add one-half 

 pound of clarified honey containing twelve 

 grains tartrate of antimony. Dose for a 

 child, ten drops to one teaspoonful, ac- 

 cording to age. An excellent remedy for 

 croup. 



HAIR, Cleaning the. — From the too 

 frequent use of oils in the hair, many 

 ladies destroy "^the tone and color of their 

 tresses. The Hindoos have a way of 

 remedying this. They take a hand basin 

 filled with [cold water, and have ready a 

 small quantity of pea flour. The hair is 

 in the first place submitted to the opera- 

 tion of being washed in cold water, a 

 handful of the pea flour is then applied to 

 the head and rubbed into the hair for ten 

 minutes at least, the servant adding fresh 

 water at short intervals, until it becomes 

 a perfect lather. The whole head is then 

 washed quite clean with copious supplies 

 of the aqueous fluid, combed, and after- 

 wards rubbed dry by means of coarse 

 towels. The hard and soft brush is then 

 resorted to, when the hair will be found 

 to be wholly free from all encumbering 

 oils and other impurities, and assume a 

 glossy softness, equal to the most delicate 

 silk. This process tends to preserve the 

 tone and natural color of the hair, which 

 is so frequently destroyed by the too con- 

 stant use of caustic cosmetics. 



HANDS, to Soften. — After cleansing the 

 hands with soap, rub them well with oat- 

 meal while wet. 



HANDS, to Remove Stains from. — 

 Damp the hands first in water, then rub 

 them with tartaric acid, or salt of lemons, 

 as you would with soap; rinse them and 

 rub them dry. Tartaric acid, or salt of 

 lemons, will quickly remove stains from 

 white muslin or linens. Put less than 

 half a teaspoonful of salt or acid into a 

 table-spoonful of water; wet the stain 

 with it, and lay it in the sun for an hour ; 

 wet it once or twice with cold water dur- 

 ing the time; if this does not quite re- 

 move it, repeat the acid water, and lay it 

 in the sun. 



