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Honey Cream.

Russian Cream.

Honey Paste.

Owen's Cream.

White Wax..

Spermaceti... 1414 OZ. 1 dr. 2 oz.

OZ. 2 oz. 1414 OZ.

OZ.

Hard White Soap...... 3 oz. 2 oz. 3 lb. 3 lb.

Castile Soap. 1 lb. 2 oz. 2 oz. 2 oz. 2 oz. 4 oz. 2 oz. 3 lb. 1 oz. 4 oz. 1 lb.

Soap Jelly... 1 lb. 4 oz. 3 oz.

Almond Oil.. oz. 2 oz.

Oz.

Olive Oil..... 1 oz. 2 oz.

Palm Oil..... 1 lb.

Honey...... 1 oz. 4 oz. 2 oz.

Alcohol... 8 oz. 1½ pt.

Rose Water... 4 oz. q. s. 12 oz. 1 qt.

Sal. Soda.... 1 oz. 4 oz. 1 oz. 2 dr. 1 oz. q. s. 2 oz. q. s. q. S. 12 oz.

Carb. Potassa 1 dr.

Sp. Turp.

Beef's Gall... 1 gill pt. 1 oz.

Any Essential Oil.... 10 m. 120 m. perfectly smooth and uniform consistency. A small quantity of any of these shaving creams may be rubbed on the face and worked up to a lather with a wet shaving brush. If properly prepared they will give a good lather with either hot or cold water, that will not dry during the time required for shaving.

Bay Rum. This fragrant liquid is obtained by distilling with rum the leaves of a number of large trees of the myrtle family, growing in Jamaica and the West Indian islands. It is not only very refreshing but it acts as a tonic and tends to prevent taking cold. Bay rum may be prepared from the oil of bay diluted with rum or other spirit, and with the addition of various cosmetics and perfumes as desired.

For a cheap bay rum, take 1 pound of carbonated magnesia in lumps, and pour the spirit on it drop by drop until it is all saturated. Now crush the lumps on a marble slab or a piece of clean zinc with a rolling pin or otherwise. Put this in a filter and pour over equal parts of water and alcohol until the desired quantity and strength of bay rum is obtained. q. s. 20 m. 30 m. 10 m. 10 m. 18 m. 100 m.

Or dissolve 5 cents' worth of powdered magnesia in 1 quart of 50 per cent alcohol, and add 1 ounce of oil of bay. Put in a filter, bottle, and cork tightly until needed. Dilute with soft water as desired.

Or add 6 ounces of extract of bay to 1 gallon of 50 per cent alcohol.

Or mix 1½ fluid drams of oil of bay, fluid dram of oil of pimento, 1 ounce of acetic ether, and 1 dram of castile soap in shavings with 3 pints of alcohol. Add 2 pints of soft or distilled water. This is a standard preparation for barbers' use.

Or, dissolve in pint of 95 per cent alcohol dram of oil of bay, 3 drops of oil of nutmeg, and + dram of oil of orange. Add 2 ounces of Jamaica rum and sufficient water to make of the whole 1 quart.

To Compound Bay Rum.-These are for the most part simple mixtures. Magnesia should be first dissolved in soft water and the other ingredients added. The solution may afterwards be filtered by means of filter paper or fine linen. It is desirable, when convenient, to allow these mixtures to stand for two or three weeks before filtering. If they can be shaken occasionally during the period, so much the better.