Handwritten formula for hair grower

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Handwritten recipe for Hair Grower formula created by Poro College and written on lined paper in blue ink. The recipe reads "Hair Grower /1 pt Vaseline white./ 2 tsp Sulphur/2 1"/"2 tsp. Orriste (sic) root/ 1 tsp Quinine/ Bergamont Oil/ Sift the dry ingredient/ four times then mix/ with vaseline and stir/ as making cake/ oil for flavor perfume/ to suit taste." The recipe has deep creases from folding that have been reinforced with clear tape.

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