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How to: make red tincture of rose, violet red, red wine yellow; washing with clear water to make the hands and face black; to renew the lustre of crystal; to make hair grow; to stop hair falling out

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RBO/7/69
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3 pages
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'Several Experiments about giveing Variety of Tinctures to water etc' by Robert Southwell, RBO/7/69, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_7_69/several-experiments-about-giveing-variety-of-tinctures-to-water-etc-by-robert-southwell, accessed on 10 October 2024

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