The following is copyright: "LIKA JOKO HAIR RESTORER."
"My dear Mr. Furnace,
"Fearing you would think me lacking in a sense of humor I have hesitated to send you the receipt you asked for, but, being an American, I fear it would not be true to my country's principles to allow such an opportunity for promoting growth to pass unheeded.
| Two tablespoonsful alcohol, |
| Two tablespoonsful flour of sulphur, |
| Two tablespoonsful castor oil, |
| One pint boiling water. |
"Put in bottle, shake well and allow it to stand three days before using. Rub well into the scalp every night.
"Here it is, and I trust soon to receive the pen and ink sketch in proof of its unrivalled success.
"Very sincerely,
"———"
"Brooklyn,
"April 20th, 1892."
I suppose my benefactress, if I disclosed her name, would be worried to death by the multitudinous proprietors of shiny-surfaced "domes of thought." Notice she calls me a furnace! Too suggestive of the sulphur! alcohol!! boiling water!!!