THE HAIR
A DRY SHAMPOO
Sift yellow corn meal till fine, and rub into the hair, brush thoroughly, and repeat.
AN EGG SHAMPOO
Beat two eggs, add the juice of a lemon, rub thoroughly through the hair, and rinse in several warm waters. Dry in sun and air.
Rub dry salt into the hair at night, wear a night cap, and brush out all the salt in the morning, to make the hair lustrous.
Washing hair in warm salt water is very good if not done too often. Always dry in sun and air.
A GOOD SHAMPOO
Lay a cake of Ivory soap in a pitcher, pour over it a pint of boiling water, and stir till there’s a good lather. Add one teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda, wash the hair and scalp thoroughly and rinse in several warm waters.
A SHAMPOO FOR AUBURN HAIR
Put five cents worth of Salts of Tartar in a pint of warm water, rub into the hair, making a fine lather. Leave it a short time, and rinse in several warm waters.
WASHING BLOND HAIR
After shampooing blond hair, to the last rinsing water, add the juice of half a lemon strained through a cloth. Dry in sun and air.
TO KEEP HAIR IN CURL
Put the white of an egg in a cup, beat to a froth, and fill the cup with rain water. Apply this to the hair, and roll on clean strips of old stockings and tie in bow knots.
TO REMOVE TANGLES
Put a little alcohol on the tangle.