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305 The Hair.

stimulating lotions are injurious to the hair; it should be cut every two months: to clean it, there is nothing better than an egg beaten up to a froth, to be rubbed in the hair, and afterwards washed off with elder flower-water; but clear answers every purpose of cleanliness, and is far better for the hair than is usually imagined.

One tea-spoonful of honey, one of spirits of wine, one of, mixed in half a pint of rose-water, or elder flower-water, and the same quantity of , forms an excellent lotion for keeping the hair clean and glossy.

A fine is made by melting down equal quantities of mutton  and marrow,