Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-11-27


Men who love to be bearded liss the part viii
derive much pleasure from readins'ihe .osj lined
defence and advocacy Of suffering a iuxnsiense OF
whiskers, moastache. imperial and goa,ee, and thar
Secretary Of Navy who was irf-who enleavared
TO shave the whole service. will find his doctrine a,
least. lalhersd in The Medical and Surgical Journal
(from the Boston Medical AMI Surgical Joas ual.)
THE GROWTH or THE BEARD MEDICALLY
CONSIDERED.
To he Eiisor-Ssr Dceming The snbjsei Of the
ham % barr OF no incossidcrs impsrtants in n
medic Al paint OF view aud heins fully Of The %, in
non that much may he done rds the preserv ,lin
Of heal by clear understanding of The nature end
uses Of This aprendage. lake the liberty af sub.
mi,ing TO The profession the llo~ing ideas IL, rela-
ton 10 The subject.
Ii has been we'll remarked by psychologists that
Mature IN her works ~ never superfuous.' Our
Creai"r when he hase man. ormed him IN his own
image, perfect Not only the budy fashioned
comeIy and symmetrical in ne prupaiion<, bot eve
~ part every aPpcndsge. was given him G,r so.ae
wise and useful iarpsse. We therefore assert thai
lie pfaeice OF shaving the beard and thus ine
The face throat and chest of that efficient proleci N
which nature has provided. one Of those ne mi.
rious customs which 40 inperious and blind iashiun
has in'rodnced. aud which has condsced materially
To the production Of the numerous Diseases nf the
Al
Ia order 10 suhsianttae thus position. il is heces.a.
~ 10 inquire whether thoss who wear the heard
long ore prone effrciuns Of he thruat and
breast as iho-e WIN shaveh
BY recurring 10 the customs of the anscients ho,h
previous and for long period Subsequent q, the
ime ~ our Savior. . Will he that a was GUS
iomary 10 wear the hair aud bcaid hug. We also
learn from the brsl auIhoruirs that diseases of The
throai and chest. as we'll scrofula and anaoauu.
complaints, were Of very rare occurrence sum r
mem Indeed, We believe 10 10 b. fact which
cannot be coniroverled tina. those mai ons where
'he hair aud brard are long the pepple re-
more hardy aud robusl and much les subject 10 ,i
seases' particularly OF a pulmonary character than
those who shave. The Turk. The Russ, the Green.
lander. the Persian, &c have been near,v .x.mpt
from hronical ans lung complaints in comparison
with the European and Amsrican. Nor can this be
attributed To any climatic influence. for M people
ore Snore exposed 10 atmospheric changes Than The
inhabitants Of those northern regions.
The lashhn "f shaving the beard. ike many other
iooi'sh and injurious casbns Of civilized ltle has
often originated from absurd and rid.cuo1s causes
Among the first WIN pracsed shaving The heard
were The soldiers OF Alexander The Great, who v e,s
commanded 10 rem we Their boards in order that
they might not serve handles To their enemies m
baiiie- When LOUIS XII. sC~nied the lhrh.e Of
rance va 1916 a was the cusln of the inhabuanls
10 allow their faces remain as their Creator made
youth. and ihnsfiu order ape royalty was sbaU
i',g introduced atd heards prsrribed la s. am, al
80. was the iasht'n introduced in similar manner
PhinpV was bcard',s. boz. nnd th~rrIpr-. t,s
fashions sake. did has subjects. hIthera noble and
manly IN appearance. reduce themselves tO this On
natural and childish stale.
The hsir beiHg had conductor of cnlnric is nd
mirabiy calculated 90 the neat of these nari.
which q covers. aud project The ipart m organs
within from The effects Of cold and the CONSTANT nj
mo"pheric vicissiIudes TO which man mus, he e1
pissed The importance Of his protective agen, w,lI
lie appreciated when il !. horne Ia mind hlw many
nhanma'oty altar ks are induced by the sudden D.
piicalion Of cold. and by snppressng Thai function
so necessary 10 health. the Perspralon. With
long and heavy beard can brave with impu
MY The 'petings vi The piisiless STORM and BID de-
ha''ce To The cOld winds of winIer while a .,ayenI
aud unguafded IhrUal mus, succumb to the piercing
blast.
would The lIm'is Of periodical permit great num-
ner Of facts might be cited illustrate, Of lEs SINE
neni, suffice u. however. say thai Cor number Of
years past. ia oil OF throat IT, brunchiias ca
arrh, and debility oil The lungs has been our
lice 10 recommend The growth of the beard a. an inn
pSrani auxiliary in restoring the parts To their mural
Stale Tbe adoption vi Tins advice has been nIletd.
ed N every insiice y ih derded aAd happy results
The question hiss often been asked why clergy
mon ere IrOubled with affections ofthe ths NJ
Is h"rne N mind Thai nealy all tie meplslsrs keep
themselves shaved, while in a msjnsily OF snslances
lawyers and Others Who in The habit Of snenk,nK
IN public, permit the hair to Rrns under lhc,r ,hins
me answer will be apparent. The fact Thai the rri.
'a'ion s situated in that part Of the lsrynS which s
2 Hposed' would seem 10 confirm the vis~s We have
taken.
Aside from lie utility. m medical mini of view
We are ni opinion that luxuIanl and flowing beard
ADDS 10 The grace and dignity Of ran As smooIh
and soli lace gives 10 the female that dsicscy and
'einin'ne tenderness which is appropriate 10 her
,phere, 90 does the besFd give 10 the male the man
" dignity and siernnsns Of aspect which is so well
adapted 10 him who is 10 brave the ,empests Of a
rough world. We are sware Of the delicate ar-und
on which We tread when attempting to interfere with
any prevailing mode. aud expect that everv wea.
zen laced and sandy bearded individual will epdsa
s"r TO fdiculr and decry benevolent efforts. hut
We shall parsevere in Efforts 10 Introduce more
rsse imitation, phyHcaity well as mentally, ofthe
WISE aud holy pairarchs Of old. Tney. like RrsJ
500 rue men did not ai'emP 20 improve upon the
y Workmanship Of te great ATchiIeri Of All, bot ore
srFved thai distinctive mark ween The ss1es which
ne long and manly beard gave them.
u mas oeen said that mau IL naturally subject m
no diseases except il0se Which result from ord age
nnd who can doubt, when contemplating The MANY
"A'oason. customs Of sucisiY, that there 10 much
run N the asseriionf BEHOLD how The beaniilsl f.
-l 49,. eo'.'A-'v pressed ont Of oil natural
'hape ana symmetry By The 81 those internal
maehines'-coFseis and Stays See these wnspi.b |
aeiormi'ies pning through their brief career. and
lr'nsnii'ing 70 heir ofsping the feeble and inner.
leci organizations which such an utter pervsrsioo oil
Naiufe's laws must ever iBact
- mere y PFoprieiy o. reason IN mutiiaiinr The
oody y shaving 81 tbe hair or BY contracting m.
'iaoe'ef ~ me chests ~iih corseis. &c ihen there
= pfopneiy m aresiing the grow N Of the ESs oftbs
Shi"ese and haiisfing iho bones Of the craDinm ar
20 NE manner Of The Fisthesd Indians live sspc.
son the barbcrOus customs oi our conniry Il, A. no