KEEPNIG THE HEAD CLEAN.
The Druggist's Circular gives t|io following receipt for the " dry sham^o," nncl considerably used by barbars, ncfS geiuually known as "sea foam":—Ajlcohol, 8 ounces; water, 16 ounces; atflfflonia, 1 ounce; cologne, 1 ounce. It is rHibbsd on the head until the liquid evapor^6B- No subsequent rinsing is necessary^ A_dis» tinguished physician, who had silent ajacb time in quarantine, said that' v;a.-'pe'rsbu whose head was thoroughly wasf^d every day rarely took contagious dise&sss ; bufc where the hair was allowed to beef rae dirty and matted it was hardly possible"^o escape infection. Many persons find speedy relief for nervous headache by washing fche hair thoroughly in weak soda water. : I haye known several cases almost wholly ; ,Surod in ten minutes by this simply retajedy. A friend finds it the greatest relief in case of " rare cold," the cold -symptom*^entirely leaving the eyes and nose after i^pnonf>.h. washing of the hair. The head should be thoroughly dried afterwards, n»d not exposed to draughts of air for a »^hile>.
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4645, 23 November 1883, Page 2
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169KEEPNIG THE HEAD CLEAN. Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4645, 23 November 1883, Page 2
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