What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Millions 1857?
3712. Prevention of Baldness –Eau de Cologne two ounces, tincture of cantharides two dachms, oil of rosemary, oil of nutmeg and oil of lavender, each ten drops. To be rubbed on the bald part of the head every night.
Just a short note. Had a fantastic time at the English Encampment 150th anniversary of the Pig War. Got over on a Friday evening, in time for dinner and set up in a tent, then up early for coffee and breakfast from Dutch ovens and stoves.
The Hawaiian Chief fired off two shots at 8:00 AM. Our battery returned. The rest of day was busy, topped off with a grand ball in a packed barracks and a thunder and lightening storm. 
I taught school all day as Miss Lydia. Guests from the British Consul, Mary Gilbert and a representative from the British Royal Navy and his wife made presentations and joined in the dance.
Dinner was a crowd of soldiers, Royal Marines, HBC employees, Fort Nisqually folk, grand and not so grand ladies and the crews from the Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chief, looking somewhat like pirates and very hungry after a day of rowing tourists out to their ships. (Did I actually see someone boarding the Lady Washington on Sunday for a sail dressed like Johnny Depp?)
Home late Sunday evening after two days of visitors numbering nearly 4,000? The ferry was crowded with tourists and a truck suspicously carrying the wheels and parts to two battery guns.
Ah, history. I breathe it and write about. A grand research weekend indeed. I now know how a longboat operates. Those oars are heavy!