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 J. FALKE'S 
 
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 Self- Instructor 
 
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Entered according to 
 'Act of Congress, in the year 1882,1 
 
 By JULIUS FALKE, 
 
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 Congress, at Washington, D. C. 
 
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 (HIS book is expressly written for the Bar- 
 ,/bers. It is based on.the assumption, that 
 
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 every mechanic in the Tonsorial Art. has a 
 right to all the knowledge he is capable of ac- 
 quiring on all subjects, appertaining to his 
 trade. The book aims therefore, t<> popularise 
 and inform to the many, what has been claimed 
 as belonging only to the few. It has been a 
 great neglected part among the Barbers and 
 Hair Dressers, in not learning at least a part 
 of chemistry, appertaining to their trade. 
 
 I do not hesitate to say. that my sympathies 
 as a man. are with the great masses. 
 
 In accordance with the design of. the work, 
 it has been written in plain english, and brought 
 within the comprehension of all who have 
 medium power of mind to learn the art of manu- 
 facturing everything necessary in the Tonsorial 
 Art. 
 
 JULIUS FALKE. 
 
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 SECOND PREFACE. 
 
 iHE Manual or Self Instructor was written 
 y in the belief that the Barbers where ready 
 and waiting- for a popular chemical work, based 
 on liberal principles, and that over one thou- 
 sand copies, in all parts of the United States, 
 have found a welcome home, is a sufficient 
 evidence, that the belief was well founded. 
 
 Many persons assuring the author that one 
 hundred dollars would be no temptation for 
 them to part with the copy they have, if they 
 could not obtain another. 
 
 With these and some smaller additions — 
 and improvements, I think I may call them — I 
 submit the work again to the popular judgment. 
 
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 GENERAL INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. 
 
 Progress | Tonsorial Art. 
 
 5|IT is a science and involves principles and 
 SI art, as it consists of rules for practice. 
 
 Asa profession, does not yet embrace large 
 numbers of men, who are alike ornaments to 
 the race, and lights of their profession. I am 
 sorry to be obliged to add, that a great body 
 of the profession does very little care, whether 
 they require more talent or not. And it is a 
 mistaken idea with that class of men, thinking 
 that their profession can not be advanced by 
 talent. 
 
 In this book of instructions, I have intro- 
 duced for practice, the easiest recipes first 
 and should be practiced to perfection before 
 trying airy other, as it will enable the beginner 
 to execute all others. After the first is per- 
 fected, a new beginner should be particular in 
 mixing the chemicals correctly, and carry out 
 all the particulars in each recipe seperately, 
 and be extra particular in having clean bottles 
 for mixing the Ingredients. 
 
 For further particulars see the recipes. 
 
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 INSTRUCTIONS 
 
 J^tFOR MAKING^l. 
 
 •^HOK^ 
 
 Oil of Bay J oz. 
 
 ( )il of Pimento. 20 dr. 
 
 Acitic Ether 1 oz. 
 
 Aleahol 05.0 1 gal. 
 
 Water i gal, 
 
 Liquor Coloring 5 dr. 
 
 DIRECTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Take 2 gallon bottles or demijohn, take your 
 Alcohol put in your bottle first, then add your 
 Oil of Bay shake well, then add your Oil Pi- 
 mento, .shake again, then add your Aeitie Ether. 
 and hist add your Water carefully and slowly 
 to it. then add your Liquor Coloring. Let it 
 stand a few days and filter it. 
 
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 BAY RUM COLOGNE, 
 
 Alcohol iS al 
 
 Oil Pimento i oz ' 
 
 Oil of Bergomot i oz - 
 
 Oil of Lavender • i oz - 
 
 Oil of Cloves 2 dr - 
 
 Glycerine 4 oz - 
 
 Water (soft or distilled) 1 <#• 
 
 LET IT STAND FOR ONE WEEK & FILTER. 
 
 Directions for executing above recipe the 
 same as for Bay Rum. 
 
 Instructions for Filtering. 
 
 Take glass funnel, get the regular filtering 
 paper folded together, the shape of funnel, and 
 then place in your paper J oz. Bi Carbonate of 
 Magnesia, and pour your Ingredients you have 
 to filter, in funnel, if it does not come clear 
 first pour out of your bottle, add a little Mag- 
 nesia in your funnel and repeat again. 
 
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 Gum of Benjamin 
 
 LIME JUICE* 
 
 LOTION FOR THE FACE. 
 — *<s& $&&*— 
 
 ( ruin Benzoin Powdered 4 lb. 
 
 Bitter Almond 20 dr. 
 
 Alcohol 9o.o h gal. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Place Alcohol in bottle first, add your Gum 
 Benzoin, then add your Bitter Almond, let it 
 stand in warm place shake every day o or J 
 Limes for one week, then filter the clear and 
 
 use ;is follows : 
 
 WE WILL NOW CALL IT TINCTURE OF BENZOIN. 
 
 Take Tincture of Benzoin 4 oz. 
 
 Alcohol 6 oz. 
 
 ( llycerine 1 oz. 
 
 Water 1 gal. 
 
 shake together, this is conceded by every body 
 that has ever used it, to be one of the best 
 prcperation for the face and complexion after 
 shaving, that has ever been invented. 
 
 
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 MBnamarse 
 
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 And I recommend it, cheerfully to the trade 
 to use it in their shops. It being much 
 cheaper than Bay Rum or Lavander or Florida 
 Water, and never fails to give satisfaction to 
 the customers, it resembles milk of Almond. 
 
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 Eau de Cologne. 
 
 Alcohol i 1 gal, 
 
 Oil of Bergamot 4 oz. 
 
 Oil Lemon 2 oz. 
 
 Oil Orange 2 oz. 
 
 ( )il Lavander 2 oz. 
 
 Oil lvosmary £ oz. 
 
 Oil Cloves h oz. 
 
 Tincture Oris Root 1 qt. 
 
 Water h gal. 
 
 DIRECTIONS OK EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Add your Alcohol first, then follow in ro- 
 tation all your Oils, then add your Water slowly 
 to the whole, shake often, this Cologne should 
 be ;i week old before Altering it. 
 
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 Alcohol 1 gal. 
 
 Oil Bergamot '2 oz. 
 
 Oil Lemon li oz. 
 
 Oil Lavander li oz. 
 
 Oil Cloves joz. 
 
 Oil Cinnamon 1 dim. 
 
 Water 1 qt. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 The same as the Eau de Cologne. Filter 
 after standing 24 hours. 
 
 This is a very fine Florida Water, and can 
 be sold in 8 oz. bottles, for one dollar per bot- 
 tle, and give good satisfaction to purchaser. 
 
 If any of these Oils or other Ingredients 
 mentioned in this book should not be known 
 to the manufacturer. <>o to the nearest druggist 
 and ask for them, and you will be sure to get it. 
 
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 FACE POWDER, 
 
 ^ WHITER 
 
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 Corn Starch . . 5 lb. 
 
 Prepared Chalk 1 lb. 
 
 Oil Rose Geranium h oz. 
 
 Oil Bergamot 20 dr. 
 
 Oil Lemon 10 dr. 
 
 Oil Coves 5 dr. 
 
 <-^\? ^*)St/t& 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Take Coin Starch and sift through a very 
 line sive, add your Prepared Chalk, should 
 your Chalk not be line, take Mortar and grind 
 it fine, then add your Perfume and keep stirring 
 it for about half an hour and it will be ready 
 for use. 
 
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 Violet Face Powder, 
 
 Corn Starch -. 6 lb. 
 
 Oris Root Powder 1 lb. 
 
 Oil Lemon k oz. 
 
 Oil Bergamot .... 1 oz. 
 
 Oil Cloves 1 drm. 
 
 Instructions for executing above re- 
 cipe same as White Face Powder. 
 
 Rose Face Powder. 
 
 -&>*%<&< 
 
 Corn Starch 7 lb. 
 
 Rose Pink h oz - 
 
 Oil Rose 2 drm. 
 
 Oil Sandal Wood *i drm. 
 
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 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 The same as Violet Powder, stir Rose Pink 
 well together and sift it. 
 
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 QUICK DEPILATORY 
 
 _vj OR FOR 
 
 ^lEMOYII© HAIR.^ 
 
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 Best Slaked Lime 3 lb. 
 
 Orpiment in Powder £ lb. 
 
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 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Mix the Depilatory Powder with enough 
 Water to render it of creamery paste, let it 
 remain about 5 minutes, use a bone paper knife 
 or ivory stick, then wash with plenty of Water 
 the place it was applied, and apply Cold Cream. 
 
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 ROSE COLD CREAM. 
 
 (> .xa>T «C^ ft 
 
 Almond Oil 1 lb. 
 
 Rose Water I 11). 
 
 White Wax 1 oz. 
 
 Spermaceti . . 1 oz. 
 
 Oil of Rose • •} dim. 
 
 INSTUCTtONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Take a well glaced vessel, mix your Wax 
 and Spermacitic together over a hot fire, when 
 melted, add Oil again, put it to heat until liquid, 
 then remove Jar and let Rose Water run in. 
 add Oil of Rose and stir it with a perforated 
 flat wooden spoon. 
 
 Oil of Violet 1 11). 
 
 Wax 1 oz. 
 
 Spermaeiti 1 <>z. 
 
 Oil of Almond 5 drm. 
 
 Rose Water 1 11>. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE 
 THE SAME AS ROSE COED (BEAM. 
 
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 VIOLET COLD CREAM 
 
 IMITATION. 
 
 Spermaeiti ... 1 -oz. 
 
 White Wax 1 oz. 
 
 Almond Oil fib. 
 
 Oil Cassia \ lb. 
 
 Rose Water 1 lb. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE 
 THE SAME AS COLD CREAM. 
 
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 Gum Camphor 2 oz. 
 
 Almond Oil 1 lb. 
 
 Oil Rosmary I drm. 
 
 Wax 2 oz. 
 
 Spemaciti , v 1 oz. 
 
 Rose Water 1 ib. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 iNTelt the Camphor, White Wax, Spermaeiti 
 in the Oil, and manipulate as for Cold Cream 
 
 of Rose. 
 
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 HAIR INVIGORATOR, 
 
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 This valuable preparation called Invigor.ator, 
 is one of the finest hair dressings ever pro- 
 duced for making the hair soft and glossy. 
 
 Alcohol &5,o, . 1 gal. 
 
 Castor Oil £ pt 
 
 Tincture of Canthairtain 1 oz. 
 
 Tincture of Cinchona 4 oz. 
 
 Balsam Perue 1 oz. 
 
 Oil Lemon h oz. 
 
 Oil Santal Wood 1 drin- 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Alix all your Ingredients in the Alcohol, let 
 it stand for a day and use the clear. 
 
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 ORDINARY HAIR TONIC. 
 
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 Alcohol •' 1 g al - 
 
 Glycerine 1 1't- 
 
 Tincture of Cinchona 3 oz. 
 
 Tincture of Canthairathis * . 2 oz. 
 
 Oil of Lemon 1 dnn. 
 
 Oil Bergamot. 2 drm - 
 
 Water i S al - 
 
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 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Mix all the Ingredients in your Alcohol, 
 shake it well and let it stand for an hour and 
 
 then use it. 
 
 N.B.— To make this Tonic Red, use Alconat 
 
 Root. 
 
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 Alconat Root 4 oz. 
 
 Alcohol 1 <!*• 
 
 Let it stand for a few days, shake it often, 
 and use as required 
 
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 CREAM CAPILLARA 
 
 -J OR 
 
 Glycerine 3 11 >. 
 
 Rose Water \h gal. 
 
 Tincture Peruvian Bark 3 oz. 
 
 Tincture of Canthaerathis 1 oz. 
 
 Tincture of Capeicure 20 dr. 
 
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 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Take Glycerine, add all other Ingredients 
 and shake well. This "makes one of the finest 
 preparations for Dandruff, and should be re- 
 commended by Barbers to their Customers. 
 
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 HAIR INVIGORATOR. 
 
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 Alcohol 8 pt. 
 
 Yellow Peruvian Bark 1 pt. 
 
 Powdered Spanish Flies 4drm. 
 
 Water 3 pts. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Take the Alcohol first, add all your other 
 Ingredients, let it stand for two weeks and 
 filter it. then add 
 
 Glycerine : 4 1b. 
 
 Rose Water 5 pt. 
 
 COLORED LIGHT GREEN. 
 
 
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 Orties Leaves 4 oz. 
 
 Alcohol 2 oz. 
 
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 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING GREEN COLOR. 
 
 Place Leaves and Alcohol in stone mortor, 
 grind well, then squeeze juice, then place it 
 in an earthern pot, add 
 
 Alcohol 2 qt. 
 
 Let it stand for 2 weeks, and it will he ready 
 for use 
 
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 OR 
 
 EGG SHAMPOO, 
 
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 Alcohol 1 qt. 
 
 Tincture Cinchona 3 oz. 
 
 Tincture Canthairathis 2 oz. 
 
 Aqua Ammonia. 3F.F.F , . 1 oz. 
 
 Water 1 qt. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Take Alcohol first, add all other Ingredients, 
 and shake for a minute and use as required. 
 
 
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 Alcohol i £' a V 
 
 Tincture Cinchona r> oz - 
 
 Tincture Conthairathis 4 oz - 
 
 Glycerine 4 oz. 
 
 Aqua Ammonia, 4F.F.F.F 2 oz. 
 
 Water X ( * t * 
 
 cfnsttucticns fct executing aSove c?iccipc — tfic 
 same as tfic ctfiez Sea ctoam. 
 
 HOW IT SHOULD BE APPLIED. 
 
 The persons using above Recipe should be particular in 
 applying the same. Squirt an the Head as much as you think 
 yon need, then r uh quickly on the Head, and it mil give 
 great foam. Hub until Foam evaporates, and U w%U leave 
 
 the Hair in a nice glossy condition. 
 
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 Purified Lard 5 lb. 
 
 White Wax 1 lb. 
 
 Castor Oil 1 lb. 
 
 Oil Bergamot 1 oz. 
 
 Oil Cloves 5 dps 
 
 Oil Rose Geranium 2 dr. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Melt your lard and wax by a water bath, 
 then beat them up with a wisk or flat wooden 
 spoon, for a half an hour or more ; as the 
 grease cools pour in your oil bergamot and 
 other perfumes, stir well a peculiar mechanical 
 aggregation, rendering the Pomatum light and 
 spongy ; in this state it fills out more profitably 
 than otherwise. 
 
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 Bear's Grease 
 
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 (Lite most pcputaz* anc ctiginat cfrcai s $ tease 
 is m ac e t/i us : 
 
 Purified Lard 5 lb. 
 
 Almon Oil 10 1b. 
 
 White Wax 2 lb. 
 
 Suet 2 lb. 
 
 Oil Bergamot 2 oz. 
 
 Oil Cloves :5 dr. 
 
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 INSTRUCTIONS FOK EXECUTING ABOVE KECIPE. 
 
 Melt the solid greases and oils together by 
 a water bath, then add the perfumes. Bear's 
 Grease prepared in this manner is just hard 
 enough to set in jar* at a summer heat. 
 
 
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 omade ^jliilkoine 
 
 l///.s- is one cf tfic finest c^c maces finown. c//c 
 
 name of the pzcpaiaticn signifies a fzienc 
 
 tc the haii, one is zeaitu no misnamez. 
 
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 White Wax 1 11). 
 
 Purified Lard o oz. 
 
 Finest Olive Oil 1 lb. 
 
 Oil of Hose 1 dm. 
 
 Oil of Jasmin 2 dm. 
 
 Oil of Orange 2 dm. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Melt the wax and the oils by a wather bath, 
 at the lowest possible temperature. Stir the 
 mixture as it cools. Have your pots or jars 
 at the same temperature as your Philicome, 
 otherwise the material as it is poured in, and 
 make it appear of an uneven texture. 
 
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 BENZOINATED POMADE. 
 
 Benzoin Acid 1 oz. 
 
 Hot Olive Oil I pt. 
 
 Cct it zcmaiu until ccct\ tficn ac l 9 : 
 
 Lard 2 lb. 
 
 White Wax t 6 oz. 
 
 Instructions for executing above re- 
 cipe same as Pomade Philicome. 
 
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 And upon this idea is based the principle 
 of perfuming grease with gum of Benzoin. 
 
 

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 LIGHTENING HAIR DYE, 
 
 ^BLACE 
 
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 3STo. 1. 
 
 Pyrogallic Acid 1 oz. 
 
 Alcohol 1 J pt. 
 
 Distilled Water 4 pt. 
 
 ITo. 2. 
 
 Nitrate Silver 1 oz. 
 
 Distilled Water. ... 4 oz. 
 
 Aqua Ammonia 1 oz. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Place Nitrate Silver in a well glass 
 stopped bottle, then add a little water to dis- 
 solve silver, then take your Ammonia and mix 
 until your mixture comes clear ; add then the 
 residue of your water, shake it well a few 
 minutes and keep it dark. In all eases desolve 
 your silver in water first on account of the 
 Ammonia not being reliable. 
 
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 in t c C| a r b to i Ti c flU^t ©I ^ 1 1 i 1 iq 
 
 wiffl pzckaffij not tfe out of pfacc. 
 
 'efore using- this dye it is necessary to 
 free the hair from greage by wasliiDg it 
 with Soda and Water. The hair must be 
 quite dry before applying the dye. It has come 
 many times to my notice that barbers dying 
 the beard after the No. 1 is on would dip the 
 comb or brush on the part they wish to color, 
 and thinking that the comb or brush have more 
 dye on it put the same on different parts of 
 the beard where the No. 1 is on, then dip their 
 brush in the dye again to proceed to put the 
 good dye over that which had no value. We 
 will here now take a mustache to color, follow 
 my rule, and you will see it will never fail to 
 give you i\ nice color. After your No. 1 is on 
 dip your comb in the dye, then measure off 
 with the amount of dye on your comb or brush 
 about the space you can take on the beard ; 
 after that dip your brush or comb in dye again 
 and take another space until you have covered 
 
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 {Remarks in regard to Dying continued.) 
 
 the whole, then dry. Never use soap first after 
 dying, always take a sponge, wet it well with 
 water and put it on beard. After 3^011 have 
 applied the water you can wash it well with 
 soap. The soap being of a fatty nature and 
 coming in contact with a delicate skin would 
 make the dye adhere to skin, and it is a pain- 
 ful operation to get dye over the skin. 
 
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 — No. 1. — 
 
 Pyrogallic Acid \ oz. 
 
 Alcohol 1 pt. 
 
 Water 2 pt. 
 
 — No. 2. — 
 
 Nitrate Silver 1 oz. 
 
 Distilled Water 8 oz. 
 
 Aqua Ammonia' 1^ oz. 
 
 Gum Arabic Solution 1 oz. 
 
 c/tishuctiotis fox executing avove fflecipe — the 
 
 same as tfic otfiex cdfac/i &i/c 
 
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 HAIR DYE, BROWN. 
 
 — No. 1 • — 
 
 Sulphuret of Potassium 1 oz - 
 
 Distilled Water 10 oz. 
 
 — Mo. 2. — 
 
 Nitrate of Silver 1 oz - 
 
 Distilled Water 5 oz - 
 
 «~ £/£* c^o. / is appfied fizst, wficn %e 
 e#c. 2 is apptfiec. 
 
 DIRECTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Great care must be taken that the Sulphuret 
 is fresh made, or at least Avell preserved in a 
 elosed bottle, otherwise, instead of making the 
 hair brown, it will tend to impart a yellow hue. 
 
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 Castor Oil 1 pt. 
 
 Alcohol .... 8 oz. 
 
 Oil Bergamot J oz. 
 
 Oil Orange 2 dr. 
 
 Oil Rosmaiy 2 dr. 
 
 Oil Cloves 5 dr. 
 
 Qc(ci witfi €t fee nit Moot. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Take Castor Oil first, then add Alcohol and 
 then add all perfumes. 
 
 HAIR OIL PHILICOME. 
 
 Olive Oil 1 qt 
 
 Benne Oil (Sessame) 1 pt. 
 
 Oil Jasmin 1 dr 
 
 Oil Otto Rose 1 dr 
 
 Oil Lemon -J dr 
 
 Oil of Snake Root 1 dr 
 
 c/nstzitetiens fez <$xeeutina avovc mecipc — tA 
 same as the ctfiez (9#/. 
 
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 Salad Oil • • • • 1 qt. 
 
 Cotton Seed Oil 1 qt. 
 
 Malaga Oil 1 pt- 
 
 Oil Bergamot 1 oz. 
 
 Oil Lemon J oz. 
 
 Oil Lavender Flower 1 oz. 
 
 c7 nstzucticns fez Sxccidinf aScve cfteeipe — tlic 
 same as cTW c?/ii fie cine. 
 
 This is a very good Oil to be used in the 
 shops ; it is much cheaper than Oil Philicome. 
 and will give good satisfaction tox-ustomers. 
 
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 Louis, Cincinnati. Cotton Seed Oil. . . . J gl. 
 
 Hickory Oil 1 qt. 
 
 Bergamot Oil 1 oz. 
 
 Lemon Oil J oz. 
 
 Cloves Oil 5 dr. 
 
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 elnstiuetiois fet Sxecutiiuj a fere Mecipe — the 
 same as fez the et/ie~ eHaiz &i€. 
 
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 This is the cheapest of all the oils, and if 
 used in the barber' shops you'want to be care- 
 ful in getting good Cotton Seed Oil. Louis' 
 of Cincinnati is the best manufactured. 
 
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 For Curing all Diseases 
 
 ^OF THE SKIN.*=^ 
 
 Citrate Ointment 2 oz. 
 
 Tallow or Mutton Suet 5 oz. 
 
 Glycerine 1 oz. 
 
 Turpentine 2 oz. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Take Ointment and beat it by a water bottle, 
 add your Mutton Suet or Tallow, then add 
 your Glycerine and Turpentine. Stir it until 
 it beeomes bard. 
 
 This is one of the finest ointment salves for 
 the skin, that has ever been invented. It will 
 cure the worst case of Salt Rheum, Dry Fetters, 
 Exeema, Barbers' Itch, Burn, or anything 
 appertaining to skin diseases in a few days 
 from the time it is first applied. 
 
 DIHECTIOXS FOR USING ABOVE RECIPE. 
 
 Rub the part afflicted plentifully ; if on hand put kid (/loves 
 on at night. Hub the salve in well and hold it to the fire, to 
 let it penetrate in the slcin. 
 
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 HAIR RESTORATIVE. 
 
 §|f hope that yon will gain confidence in me 
 
 91 by the many valuable Recipes in this little 
 ¥ '. _ * 
 
 book. I take the liberty in introducing one 
 
 of the finest Hair Restoratives that have ever 
 been invented for restoring- gray or faded hair 
 to its natural color. It is warranted in every 
 case to restore the color of gray or faded hair 
 in ten applications. It does not soil the scalp 
 or make the hair greasy or sticky, but it im- 
 parts a beautiful lustre to the hair, and is the 
 cleanest and the best Hair Restorative ever 
 used. 
 
 It is entirely harmless and free from cheap 
 impure ingredients that render many other pre- 
 parations injurious. It is so finely perfumed 
 and carefully prepared as to make it a toilet 
 indispensable to those who once used it. It 
 will give the hair the health of youth, and will 
 make it soft and bright as if oiled. 
 
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 ("KfihKan-Kee" continued.) 
 WHILE IT CONTAINS NO OIL 
 
 it cleans the head from dandruff and all other 
 impurities. One single trial will convince yon 
 of its merits. 
 
 price to The trade. 
 
 Large Bottles, pr bottle $1.00. pr doz. $0.00. 
 
 Small il " 50. •« 3.50. 
 
 Earnestly soliciting your favors, I remain 
 
 Tour Obedient Servant. 
 
 J. FALKE. 
 
 — >*R§§<3fc- 
 
 <%p AVING given yon all the information in 
 Wj my formula necessary in your trade I will 
 in conclusion make a few remarks in re- 
 gard to barber furniture. The exorbitant 
 prices you have to pay for barber furniture, 
 and also the independency of those who deal 
 in that class of furniture have many times 
 come to my notice. In my Instructor I will 
 try to make it so plain to you that you can be 
 perfectly independent in regard to improving 
 your shop, or altering or beginning a new 
 shop entirely. It will save you many a dollar 
 by being'your mechanic and ordering as you 
 want your alterations or improving your place 
 or to begin a new barber shop. 
 
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 (Instructions about Barbershops continued.) 
 
 We will here fix a new barber shop, say with 
 one or more barber chairs. 
 
 The first step you will take is your choice 
 in barber chairs. On account of not being 
 made in small towns it will be necessary to get 
 catalogue and price list from different manu- 
 facturers, or go to your furniture dealer in 
 your town that you have confidence in, and 
 tell him to get yon different patterns and net 
 prices on barber chairs. 
 
 LOOKING GLAS aipa 
 
 The next step will be to get your looking 
 glasses. If you are in so small a town, that 
 can not afford a store which keeps them for 
 sale, it will pay you to go to the next larger 
 city to buy them. 
 
 I will give you three sizes, either of them 
 will make a good glass, viz. : 
 
 18X40, 20X45, 20X48. 
 
 These plates are the regular sizes in German 
 plates. 
 
 If you need three glasses and buy them as 
 instructed, j^ou will save at least three dollars 
 on each, figuring the prices the barber's supply 
 dealer would charge you. 
 
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 ooldiio -"§tcM WrackeUQ 
 
 
 If you desire plain marble brackets i> - o to 
 
 the marble cutter and order them the size you 
 want them ; width II inches, length 24 inches. 
 
 Go to the hardware -tore and get your choice 
 in brackets. You can screw them on yourself. 
 
 By ordering in this way you will save two 
 dollars or more on each, figuring the price the 
 barber supply dealer would charge you. If 
 you desire wooden brackets go to a good 
 carpenter or cabinet maker and order them 
 with one large drawer on the bottom and two 
 drawers on top. You will save at least three 
 dollars on each. 
 
 ■Tt I kKDJJLa ^J.^a.A^ I/O 
 
 If you are in a city where you can have 
 water in house and want a good stand, you 
 will go to your carpenter or cabinet maker. 
 and order your frame work, say a two basin 
 
 wash stand. 
 
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 Instructions for Wash Stands. 
 
 Frame or stand four feet 8 inches long and 
 24 inches wide : have a board two inches thick 
 on top of frame to support your marble and 
 basins. Have your holes cut for the bowls. 
 the size of bowls to be either 12 or 14 inches. 
 Then go to the marble man, and order your 
 slab ; width 20 inches, length 5 feet. Holes for 
 basins 14 inches. Then go to your plumber and 
 make bargain with him for making your con- 
 nections. 
 
 You will save at least twenty dollars and 
 have a better wash stand than the barber's 
 supply dealer will send you. The above stand 
 will at the most cost you about $25.00. The 
 regular price they sell them for is from $4^.00 
 to $50.00. 
 
 -^s$r<*$*<r-- 
 
 Portable Wash Stand. 
 
 If you are in a small town and have no water 
 in your house, go to a carpenter and order your 
 stand and tank. The tinner or plumber will 
 line your tank with zinc. Have a 14 inch 
 bowl ; the plumber will make your faucet con- 
 nections. You will save from $5 to $7 on this 
 stand. 
 
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 ^CUP CASE,feL 
 
 If you desire a plain cup ease, to hang 
 against the wall, order by your carpenter or 
 cabinet maker, give him the number of holes 
 you wish ; the regular size is 6 inches high and 
 4 or 5 inches wide. If you desire a stand 
 underneath, order similar to wash stand with 
 doors in it. It will save you $10 to $12, and 
 y< m will have a better cup case than you will 
 set from the dealer. 
 
 ==^BARBER P0LES.=#= 
 
 Your carpenter will make you any kind of a 
 pole that you may order by him. 
 
 The following makes a very line design for 
 a barber pole : 
 
 Base 4 inches wide ; box 2 feet 6 inches ; 
 pole 6 feet o inches high. Have your box 
 made of 1^ inch well seasoned timber and 
 heavy standling inside to make it solid. 
 
 The above pole will cost you at the most. 
 with [tainting, about $7. 
 
 Barber cups and bottles used on stands for 
 barbers can be found in most of the best stores 
 dealing in queensware. 
 
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 |A Y instructions to you in regard how to fix 
 
 jl-.up a barber shop yourself may be a 
 
 little hard for you to understand at first, 
 
 but if you will study it over and work accord- 
 ing to instructions given you, you will find 
 after it is completed that it has more than 
 double paid you for your work. And the next 
 time you want to fix up a place, you will be 
 master of it. There is no town so small that 
 has not a carpenter or a cabinet maker or a 
 marble cutter or a furniture store that sells 
 mirrors. And should yon be in a town that 
 has neither of that class of men. it will be 
 much cheaper for yen to go to the next larger 
 city, and order it as you want it, than to send 
 two or three hundred miles and pay heavy ex- 
 press charges for goods you have ordered by the 
 barber's supply dealers, and in most cases 
 you have to pay on the goods before they are 
 sent to you. And if these same goods ordered 
 by the dealer do not suit you, you have no re- 
 dress, but to take what they please to send you. 
 Be independent of them; you can do as well 
 as they can, they order the same goods br- 
 others, and so can you. 
 
 
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 J. FALKE'S SELF INSTRUCTOR. 
 
 41 ?*r 
 
 I again take the liberty in introducing my 
 
 H JL JL 
 
 OR 
 
 $TidK §>omSWm. 
 
 
 I guarantee it to be better than any other 
 in the market for the following reasons: 
 
 1st. It has a good agreeable smell. 
 
 2nd. It never gets rancid. 
 
 3d. It is always hard, and will stand the 
 hotest summer heat. 
 
 4th. Its sticking quality is equal to Hungar- 
 ian wax. 
 
 5th. You can work it d< wn to a pin's head. 
 
 6th. The slightest touch on the beard it will 
 give. 
 
 7th. It never brittles. 
 
 PRICES ARE AS FOLLOWS : 
 
 Small flat square, per doz $ 75 
 
 Large " u I 00 
 
 Round Italian Shape 1 00 
 
 Oval Shape 85 
 
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 I also take the pleasure in introducing to 
 you my 
 
 EUREKA SAFE HAIR. 
 
 It consists of only one preparation and im- 
 parts to red, gray or faded hair or whiskers, 
 and any desirable shade of brown or black 
 hair, without washing before or after apply- 
 ing it. 
 
 It contains nothing to impair the hair or 
 health. 
 
 I have also many testimonials of its merits. 
 Price, per doz $6 50 
 
 3 ni/ a men nt etc c tec icitt 6c sent. 
 
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 -A. SPECIFIC FO^ THE 
 
 Prevention of Baldness, 
 
 AM) l'OH 
 
 PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF THE HAIR. 
 
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 Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861, in the Clerk's 
 Office of the U. S. for the Southern District of New York. 
 
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 — ^jr-INDEX.^^— . 
 
 Preface 3 and 4 
 
 Gen'l Introductory Remarks about Tonsorial Art.... 5 
 
 Instructions for making Bay Rum 6 
 
 Bay Rum Cologne 7 
 
 Gum of Benjamin (Lime Juice) 8 
 
 Eau de Cologne 9 
 
 Florida Water 10 
 
 Face Powder, White 11 
 
 " " Violet and Rose 12 
 
 Quick Depilatory (for removing hair) 13 
 
 Rose Cold Cream 14 
 
 Told Cream 14 
 
 Violet Cold Cream Imitation 15 
 
 ( 'amphor Ice l."> 
 
 Hair Invigorator or Hair Tonic 16 
 
 < )rdinary Hair Tonic 17 
 
 Cream Capiliara or Hair Tonic 18 
 
 Hair Invigorator 18 
 
 Sea Foam or Egg Shampoo , 20 
 
 Sea Foam Tonic (Egg Shampoo) 21 
 
 Pomatum 22 
 
 Bear's G rease Pomatum 23 
 
 Pomade Philicome 24 
 
 Benzoinated Pomade , 2."* 
 
 Lightening flair Dye (Black) 26 
 
 Remarks in regard to the Art of Dying 27 
 
 Hair Dye, Black 28 
 
 Hair Dye, Brown 29 
 
 Hair Oils— Hair Oil Philicome 30 
 
 Hair Oil 31 and !2 
 
 ointment for Curing allDeseases of the Skin 33 
 
 Kah - Kan -Kee. Hair Restorative 34 
 
 Instructions about Barbershops 3.3 
 
 Looking Glasses 36 
 
 Looking Glass Brackets, and Wash Stand 37 
 
 Instructions.— Portable Wash Stand 38 
 
 Oup ( 'ase.— Barber Poles : 39 
 
 General Instructions 40 
 
 Cosmetic or stick Pomatum 41 
 
 Eureka Safe Hair . 42 
 
 Salbrina .-, 43 
 
 12} 
 
1. CENTRAL 
 
 2. CONCORDIA 
 
 3. SOUTH ST. LOUIS 
 
 4. WEST 
 
 5. SOCIAL 
 
 6. NORTH 
 
 7. CARONDELET 
 
 TURNERS' HALL, (HeadquartJ 
 
BENTON-IIELLEKONTAINF, LINE, from 3.1 -1 r.-.-t 
 and Washington avenue, via Washington 
 
 10th and 11th streets to Water Tower on Grand 
 nue near the Fair Grounds. 
 
 CITIZENS' LINE, from 4th and Morgan streets, via 
 Franklin and Grand avenues, direct to the Fair 
 Grounds. 
 
 CA88 AVENUE & FAIR GROUND LINE, from 
 5th and Walnut streets, via 7th street, Cass avenue, 
 Glasgow and St. Louis avenues to the Fair Grounds 
 
 5. ST. LOUIS LINE, from Jefferson avenue and Keokuk 
 street, via Carondelet avenue, 5th street and B 
 way to Grand avenue near Fair Grounds. 
 
 6. UNION LINE, from 4th and Locust streets, via 6th, 
 O'Fallon and 16th streets, and Hyde Park, to the 
 Fair Grounds. 
 
 RATE OF FARE, five cents, slips of five tickets good 
 on any line, to be had from Conductors. 
 £J- STREET RAILBOAD LINES ABE PRINTED IN BED. 
 
Falke's Cosmetique, 
 
 ] III 1/ — " 
 
 I 
 
 HIS Cosmetique is cut up in similar style to 
 Italian Cosmetique, and only differs from it in 
 name. Its standard of excellence, its solid 
 body and delicate fragrance is equal, if not superior 
 to the Italian. From an experience of ten years I 
 can assure the general public that a single trial will 
 prove its superiority and economy over all others. 
 It will form an attachment to its customers that can 
 not be easily severed. 
 
 This Cosmetique is expressly prepared for the 
 different seasons, summer and winter. Summer 
 Cosmetique is guaranteed to remain perfectly solid 
 in any climate. 
 
 Aside from its virtues as a Cosmetique. and by 
 its extreme delicacy in fragrance and preparation it 
 serves as an elegant dressing for the hair. 
 
 Italian St}de, per dozen $ 1 00 
 
 Large Square Flat, per dozen 1 <><> 
 
 Small *? " " 75 
 
 Large Oval, per dozen 85 
 
 Note: — Julius Demossere French Cosmetique? 
 similar to the Italian Style, per dozen — $1.00. 
 
Falke's Cosmetique, 
 
 §I1IS Cosmetique is cut op in similar style to 
 Italian Cosmetique, and onlj differs from it in 
 „:,„„.. [u Btandard of excellence, its Bolid 
 
 [3 and d< licate fragrance is equal il not Bupe 
 
 to the Italian. 1 roi experience of ten years I 
 
 ! 1 lie that m single trial will 
 
 prove it- superiority and eeonomj over all othci 1. 
 
 It will form m attachment t" its customers thai ran 
 
 ered. 
 
 osmetique is expressly prepared for the 
 
 different seasons, summer and winter. Summer 
 
 I r i guaranteed to remain perfectlj solid 
 
 in any olimate.. 
 
 Aside from its virtues as n Cosmetique. 1 l>j 
 
 its extreme delicacy in fragrance and preparation il 
 dressing for the hair 
 
 Italian Style, per dozen sl 00 
 
 per dozen 1 ll0 
 
 -1) T; ' 
 
 Large Oval, per ddzen 85 
 
 Note : Julius li.ni issere French 1 01 metique 
 ,, to tlie Italian Style, per dozen - $1.00. 
 
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 '"Safe 'Jfair %)'(('- 
 
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 - i, n leave to call your attention to a preparation 
 ^> thai lias won its favorites and prominence in 
 "* ■■ the market bj its own merits and intrinsic value 
 without ill" push of exaggerated advertisements. 
 I will not claim an abundance of honor for this pre- 
 
 I ition, bill "ill saj to those obtaining this book 
 
 :m ,l havino used ii to such an atvantage that will 
 
 justify them in proclaii a thai the articles I place 
 
 in the market are just as represented, without the 
 least pretention that this preparation through its 
 simplicity in use and harmless ngrcdients places its 
 
 [., ■,! i,, none but supenor to all. It consists of 
 
 1. nt one preparation, and does not require washing 
 eithei bef after using. Again it has feature 
 
 „ , 1 ,i I,., no other dye ; that of imparting anj 
 desirable shade of brown or black in two or three 
 
 applications and contains nothing injurious to either 
 
 hair "i' health. 
 
 Price, iier dozen 86 00 
 
 Essential Wila ami i|xtrad^. 
 
 0jl complete assortment of essential oils and ex- 
 J£%, tracts for manufacturing purposes carried in 
 J*9 stock. Owing to the ci n it i hum 1 fluctuation of the 
 market in this class of goods I cannot give you the 
 quotations, bul will always make prices beyond the 
 reach of competition, as I make a specialty of those 
 c Is below. I give you the various flavors : 
 
 ml .if Aim 1. Liu. ir, per oz. 
 
 i:-niun Flower, French, 1 
 1 ill of Lavender, per "/. 
 
 Bei gnmot, peroz. 
 
 Gum ..I Benzoin, per •>/. 
 
 Cedrate 
 
 Baj Oil. pcroz. 
 
 1 itronelln, nativow] t. 
 
 whiten led 
 
 Cloves, guaranteed pure, ' 
 11 ranium, ini'i.i-ii 
 
 rrclil'.l Blip. 
 
 French. 
 
 Mil 1. 
 • Neroli. 
 
 1 irange i lowi i 
 in to r \ irgin 1 . ■ ■ ■■ oz. 
 
 ml mi C 
 
 For Manufacturing Hair Oils. 
 
 Be 1 (Sesame), pci gal. 
 
 Olive Oil, per (tal. 
 
 Salad " 
 
 Malaga, 
 
 Louis' * nil. hi Seed oil, per 
 
 1 in sit, n ■. s hi 'in. per gnl. 
 
 Pra 
 
 C iiiiiiM: tor the Hair, per 
 
 mil*' Silver, oz. 
 
 Pyrogalic Aral. " 
 
 ^ft&O&S?* 
 
 '( r f-AC^M U'AIE,^ 
 
 I also have a large stock of glass of all descrip- 
 tion. 
 
 While opaque labeled bottles, and also dressing 
 ease fixtures. 
 
 Powder <lish sponge bowl in metal or opal glass. 
 
 ATOMIZEBS. 
 
 (Jooiivcai '> and Boston Atomizers always on 
 
 1 
 
 M. I'pcifTicV Cflroiiialij ^incqcir 
 FOR THE TOILET. 
 
 This vinegar is distilled from the finest berbs, 
 imparts a particular freshness to the skin and is a 
 
 cos tie necessary at every toilet table. 
 
 Put up in 6 oz. bottleSj per iloz. -- $5.00. 
 
 J. FALKE'S ORANGE FLOWER WATER. 
 
 A certain preventive against freckles; imparts 
 brilliant freshness to the -kin. 
 
 Put up in B-oz. bottles, per dozen — $5.00. 
 
 ^LABELS.CO 
 
 Hay Sum. per 100 * 50 
 
 Hair nils (.ilk. per 100 HO 
 
 Cologne 1 nil description, per 100 (in 
 
 HnirTi ni 1 . 1 100 50 
 
 hieinnwi N.i'liii. 
 I ilelill". labels please stale Hie size of bottle 
 
 by ihe ounce. 
 
 Aihlrc 
 
 JULIUS FALKE, 
 
 507 Walnut Street, 
 
 ST. LOUIS, MO.