528 STANDARD RECEIPTS. 



let the head-covering be as Hght and well-ventilated as possible, avoid 

 all applications of grease or dyes, exercise the brain less and the body 

 more, and wash the head thoroughly two or three times a day in cold 

 water, and follow each washing by a vigorous rubbing with the balls of 

 the fingers. The better the general health is and the stronger the 

 digestion, the less tendency there will be to this disease, as well as to all 

 others. 



2. Take carbolic acid, one-half dram; oil of bergamont one dram; 

 glycerine, two ounces; mix; rub thoroughly into the root of the hair, 

 and apply ba}^ rum freely afterwards; one application will cleanse the 

 hair and scalp as clean as they can be desired. Its use once a week will 

 keep the hair soft and glossy, and will prevent dandruff from forming, 

 besides keeping the scalp healthy and cool. 



3. Take a thimbleful of powdered refined borax, let it dissolve in a 

 teacupful of water, first brush the head well, then wet a brush and apply 

 it to the head. Do this every day for a week, and twice a week for a 

 few times, and you will effectually remove the dandruff. 



To Kill Horse and Sheep Sorrel. This field pest may be erad- 

 icated by the judicious application of either lime or ashes. The souring 

 principle of sorrel is oxalic acid; if this be removed from the soil, sorrel 

 can not grow. lyime or potash unites with the oxalic acid, forming oxa- 

 lite of lime or potash. These substances are sometimes called sweeten- 

 ers of the soil, from their ability to remove acids from it. Sorrel will 

 never grow on lime soil. 



Proud Flesh, i. To remove proud flesh put a little alum on the 

 stove and let it melt and boil. As soon as it thoroughly dries, pulverize 

 and put the powder on the part affected. 



2. Pulverize loaf-sugar and apply the same as the "burnt" alum. 



Insects in the :Ear. I,et the person lay his head upon a table, 

 the side upwards that has the ear in which is the insect; at the same 

 time let some friend carefully drop into the ear a little sweet oil, or oil 

 of almonds. A drop or two will be sufficient. This will instantly des- 

 troy the insect and remove the pain. Then syringe with warm water. 



To Bxtract Splinters. Thorns and splinters finding their way 

 under the skin frequently give very severe pain, and unless removed the 

 annoyance may be very great, as inflammation will in all probability set 

 in, which is the process nature adopts for getting rid of the cause of 

 irritation. If the splinter or thorn can not be immediately removed (for 

 which purpose a needle will be found in most cases a sufficient surgical 



