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ONION JUICE AS HAIR RESTORER.

Mrs M. McC. writes:--In your book, _Onions and Cress_,[21] on p.
49, it is stated that the juice of onions mixed with honey will
change the colour of hair from grey to black. Will you be kind
enough to tell me in what proportion these should be mixed, as,
of course, if not in a proper mixture, the hair would become so
clogged. And will you also kindly tell me how one is to extract
the juice from the onions, whether they are to be boiled or
squeezed when raw.

With regard to the use of a mixture of onion juice and honey as a hair
restorative the reader of my little book must remember that it is
largely a compilation of quotations from old herbal books, and it
gives the history, use and folklore of these interesting edibles. I am
not responsible for this recipe and cannot therefore vouch for its
utility. We know, however, that onions contain a wonderful sulphured
oil and that sulphur in one form or another is an important ingredient
of most hair preparations which restore colour. The raw juice
evidently should be used, and this can be extracted either by pounding
and grating and then extracting the juice under pressure, or it can be
readily obtained in any quantity by putting onions through the
Enterprise Juice Press. The amount of honey, I think, to be added to
this juice should be very small, otherwise, as our correspondent
surmises, the preparation would be very sticky and objectionable.
Would any reader care to try this and report upon it?

[21] _Onions and Cress_, 6d. net (postage 1d).

SCIATICA.

Mrs M.G. writes:--My husband is a sufferer from sciatica; has had
it for some years, on and off, but just lately he seems is to get
it constantly--sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. He has been
taking some salicylate of soda, and I have tried to persuade him
to give it up. His age is 42. For his m