VARIETIES. 
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I)  aiie  tiei5 , 
Arnica  Hair  Wash. — When  the  hair  is  falling  off  and  becoming  thin 
from  the  too  frequent  use  of  castor,  macassar  oils,  &c.,  or  when  prema- 
ture baldness  arises  from  illness,  the  arnica  hair  wash  will  be  found  of 
great  service  in  arresting  the  mischief.  It  is  thus  prepared  : — Take  elder 
water,  half  a  pint;  sherry  wine,  half  a  pint;  tincture  of  arnica  half  an 
ounce;  alcoholic  ammonia  one  drachm — if  this  last  named  ingredient  is 
old,  and  has  lost  its  strength,  then  two  drachms  instead  of  one  may  be 
employed.  The  whole  of  these  are  to  be  mixed  in  a  lotion  bottle,  and 
applied  to  the  head  every  night  with  a  sponge.  Wash  the  head  with  warm 
water  twice  a  week.  Soft  brushes  only  must  be  used  during  the  growth 
of  the  young  hair.  —  The  Druggist. 
Blackberry  Wine. — To  make  a  wine  equal  in  value  to  port,  take  ripe 
blackberries,  press  the  juice  from  them,  let  it  stand  36  hours  to  ferment 
(lightly  covered,)  and  skim  off  whatever  rises  to  the  top  ;  then,  to  every 
gallon  of  the  juice  add  1  quart  of  water  and  3  lbs.  of  sugar,  (brown  will  do  ;) 
let  it  stand  in  an  open  vessel  for  24  hours  ;  skim  and  strain  it,  then  barrel 
it.  Let  it  stand  8  or  9  months,  when  it  should  be  racked  off,  and  bottled, 
and  corked  close  ;  age  improves  it. —  I  he  Druggist, 
Insects  in  grain. — A  French  commission,  appointed  to  examine  into  the 
means  of  destroying  insects  which  prey  upon  grain  that  is  stored  up,  have 
reported  that  a  small  quantity  of  chloroform  or  sulphuret  of  carbon  put 
into  the  interior  of  a  grain  pit,  and  then  hermetically  sealed  up,  will  de- 
stroy all  the  pests.  About  75  grains  of  sulphuret  of  carbon  are  sufficient 
for  about  four  bushels.  Grain  placed  in  a  heap,  and  covered  with  a  tar- 
paulin, may  be  effectually  treated  thus  to  destroy  such  insects. —  'The  Drug- 
gist. 
Crayons  or  Drawing  Chalks. — The  civilizing  influence  of  art  is  constant- 
ly improving  the  taste  of  the  people.  Color,  pattern,  and  design  must  now 
pervade  all  our  manufactures,  to  keep  pace  with  the  improved  judgment  of 
purchasers  as  to  true  beauty.  Nothing  tends  to  advance  art  more  than 
making  drawing  one  of  the  common  branches  of  education,  and  few  mate- 
rials will  render  drawing  more  popular  than  the  colored  chalks  or  crayons 
as  made  by  Messrs.  Joel,  of  Paris,  which  are  prepared  thus  :  Take  three- 
quarters  of  a  pound  of  blue  clay,  three-quarters  of  a  pound  of  the  color- 
ing required,  such  as  vermillion,  chrome,  Prussian  blue,  orpiment,  &o., 
two  ounces  of  turpentine,  four  ounces  of  spirits  of  wine,  and  six  ounces  of 
fine  shellac.  The  clay  must  be  well  mixed  with  water,  passed  through  a 
fine  lawn  sieve,  and  allowed  to  subside;  the  water  is  then  poured  off  and 
