e of cantharides, add an ounce of
castor oil and a teaspoonful of rose, or other perfume. Shake well
before applying to the hair, as the oil will not mix.

PHALON'S INSTANTANEOUS HAIR DYE.

To one ounce of crystallized nitrate of silver, dissolved in one ounce
of concentrated aqua ammonia, add one ounce of gum arabic and six
ounces of soft water. Keep in the dark. Remember to remove all grease
from the hair before applying the dye.

There is danger in some of the patent hair dyes, and hence the
_Scientific American_ offers what is known as the walnut hair dye. The
simplest form is the expressed juice of the bark or shell of green
walnuts. To preserve the juice a little alcohol is commonly added to
it with a few bruised cloves, and the whole digested together, with
occasional agitation, for a week or fortnight, when the clear portion
is decanted, and, if necessary, filtered. Sometimes a little common
salt is added with the same intention. It should be kept in a cool
place. The most convenient way of application is by means of a sponge.

DYE FOR WHITE OR LIGHT EYEBROWS.

Boil an ounce of walnut bark in a pint of water for an hour. Add a
lump of alum the size of a filbert, and when cold, apply with a
camel's-hair brush.

HAIR WASH.

One penny's worth of borax, half a pint of olive oil, one pint of
boiling water.

Pour the boiling water over the borax and oil; let it cool; then put
the mixture into a bottle. Shake it before using, and apply it with a
flannel. Camphor and borax, dissolved in boiling water and left to
cool, make a very good wash for the hair; as also does rosemary water
mixed with a little borax. After using any of these washes, when the
hair becomes thoroughly dry, a little pomatum or oil should be rubbed
in to make it smooth and glossy--that is, if one prefers oil on the
hair.

OXMARROW-POMADE FOR THE HAIR.

One marrow bone, half a pint of oil, ten cents' worth of citronella.
Take the marrow out of the bone, place it in warm water, let it get
almost to boiling point, then let it cool and pour the water away;
repeat this three times until the marrow is thoroughly "fined." Beat
the marrow to a cream with a silver fork, stir the oil in, drop by
drop, beating all the time; when quite cold add the citronella, pour
into jars and cover down.

TO INCREASE THE HAIR IN THE BROWS.

Clip them and anoint with a, little sweet oil. Should the hair fall
out, having been full, use one of the hair