Take four pounds of green walnut hulls. Put them in 1½ gallons soft water and boil down to three pints. Strain off through cloth until clear of sediment. To one quart of this add one quart of alcohol, and 3 ounces of glycerine. Use as other restorers, once a day until the desired shade is obtained. The hulls should be gathered in August.
QUININE HAIR TONIC AND SEA FOAM.
The strong point in favor of this preparation as a sea-foam is that it acts at the same time as a tonic for the hair.
FORMULA.
| Alcohol | 1 | pint |
| Glycerine | ½ | ounce |
| Tincture of Cantharides | ½ | ounce |
| Aqua Ammonia | ½ | ounce |
| Sulphate of Quinine | 30 | grains |
| Oil of Cloves | 1 | drachm |
| Rock salt (or table salt) | ¼ | ounce |
| Distilled or rain water | 1 | pint |
Directions.—When using as a sea-foam, wet the hair and rub briskly with finger ends until the foam has disappeared. Then take a towel and rub partly dry.
When using as a dandruff cure, sea-foam twice a week, dampen the hair twice a day for two weeks, after which use once a week as a sea-foam. This will keep the scalp in fine condition.
After you have tried it you will use no other.
CREAM FOR CHAPPED HANDS AND FACE.
This recipe was given me by a druggist whom I have known for years. Its reliable and competent source is a sufficient guarantee: