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 Take— Of castor oil                  one ounce; Liquor of ammonia (strong)     one ounce; Best French brandy             two ounces; Rose water                     six ounces.

This should not be used more frequently than every other day. The following may be applied morning and evening:—

Strong decoction of Peruvian bark     half a pint; Brandy                                wineglassful Glycerine                             tablespoonful.

We have also seen the following "home recipe" do good service:—

Old whiskey          half a pint; Rock salt            as much as will dissolve; Glycerine            a tablespoonful Flour of sulphur     a teaspoonful.

The Rev. John Wesley used to recommend in threatened baldness to rub the scalp with the freshly-cut surface of a raw onion. As this is quite an active stimulant, the advice is unquestionably sound, though the application is certainly not elegant. Water in which mustard has been boiled, the juice of horseradish, the spirits of garden thyme and rosemary, and many similar articles have local popularity as hair tonics. They all depend for their virtues on the power they have to stimulate the scalp. Probably the lotions we have given above are better than any of them.