122. BEST SHAVING SOAP

Take 4-1/2 lbs. white bar soap, 1 quart rain water, 1 gill of beef's
gall, and 1 gill spirits of turpentine; cut the soap thin, and boil
five minutes, stir while boiling, and colour with 1/2 oz. of
vermillion; scent with oil of rose or almonds. 10 cents worth will
positively make $6 worth of soap.


123. NEW YORK BARBERS' STAR HAIR OIL

Take of castor oil, 6-1/2 pints; alcohol, 1-1/2 pint; citronella and
lavender oils, of each 2 ozs.; mix and shake well, and it is ready
for use.


124. ROWLAND'S MACASSAR HAIR OIL

Take of sweet oil, 8 ozs.; cantharides and oil of lemon, of each 60
drops; alkanet sufficient to colour it.


125. ROSE HAIR OIL

Take 1 quart olive oil, 2-1/2 ozs. alcohol, 1-1/2 ozs. rose oil;
after this tie 1 oz. of chipped alkanet root in 3 or 4 little muslin
bags, and let them lie in the oil until a pretty red is manifested,
then change them to other oil. do not press them.