Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-04-15
From the Scientific American.
The Human Hair. It's Treatment,
Oils, &c.

Among the races OF men, there are hair Of
nearly all colors-black, brown, yellow, red
and all the intermediate shades green hair be-
longs to certain sea KIM and mermads blue
beardS however, are not uncommon in Persia .
blue and ellow make green, but fashion has
not yet brought this color OF hair into market,
although things of a more ridiculous complexion
have at times been marks Of hqut ton, and so
may green hair some day hence. Black is the
most prevalent color of the human har-then
brown. There are lank hair, wooly hair curl
ed hair, soft hair, coarse hair and all the inter
mediate curls, and quality of fabric. A hair is
tube, and the colOred barber who mounted on
his sign, 9 Cato Jackson, Capillary Abrdger,"
had strong taste for scientific nomenclature
The color given to the hair is by an oil which
passes up the interior of the tube. Iron is the
principle cooriGg ingredient in it. The hair of
the human head is generally lighter in childhood
than in middle age, and it grows grey as old
age advances. Many instances are recorded of
hair becoming suddenly grey by fear and grief
Byron has well pictured one case in his "Prs-
oner of Chillon"
"My head is grey, but not with years,
Nor grew it white in a single night"
The cause of change in the color of hair is not
very well known.
It's believed that man Of so years of age
will, by our custom of cutting the hair, have cut
from his head about l3 feet of hair in twenty
five years, and he will have shaved off about 8
feet of beard. Psychologists deprecate the GUS
tom of cutting the hair Of the head, and shaving
that of the chin. They say that cutting the
hair dverts the blood from the brain to the sur
face of the head. Blchat attributes superior
strength to the ancients owing to their allowing
the hair to grow without cutting.
When the hair falls from the head, its repro.
duction is almost like that of the teeth when
lost by disease, extremely difficult perhaps I'M
possible. Many caus es contribute to make the
hair decay early in some people. Intense study
and mental labor tend to bring early badness
upon sof-haired people especially Men of lit.
erary and scientific pursuits, become bald more
early than those engaged in physical employ
ments.
People having strong, hard hair, do not be
come bald as early as those who have soft hair.
We are speaking Of the early decay of hair
apart from diseases. Dandruf makes the hair
decay early, and there are many other cutancous
diseases, which act destructive!y upon the hair.
Females do not become bald as early as men
Thin hair on a man is not looked upon as a
marked defect, nor is heavy crop considered a
decided mark of beauty 1t is otherwise with
females as of old, the long hair OF woman is o
crown of beauty d glory unto her.
To preserve the hair for a long period, the
head, (whiIe the hair is strong and good), should
be kept clean by being washed often and care
fully brushed, ESPECIALLY on the crown, every
evening. By washing the head with a solution
of borax, say twice per week, those predisposed
to dandruf will find perfect cure for it. An
article in the Philosophical Transactions, say,
that If the ashes of vine branches are boiled II
red wine, and this 1.-THE lqud) applied, miIk-warm
to the hair every evening, it will prevent the
hair from falling out. A mixture of good bran
dy and olive oil is good to prevent the hail from
falling out by applying it with a sponge before
going to bed, and brushing the head we'll. Tn,
head must be we'll brushed when these lotions
are applied.
A plaster of honey and wood ashes, we have
been informed, will make the hair grow on bali
places 1t is put on at night before going t.
bed. 1t is also stated in the work referred to
that il quantity of the finest roots of the com
mon burdock, taken out of the ground in tn
month OF December, are bruised in marbl
mortar and boiled in white wine, say handful
OF roots to pint of wine, for fifteen minute,
then strained, and the clear liquor applied. sgb,
y warm, to the head every night before goinp +
bed, that it will make badness disappear Tber
: are many known cases of persons who had the
, hair restored partially-a little fine hair cam
. up, remained for little while, and then vanisI
= ed. When the hair is once lost, we believe
s impossible ever 10 restore it as it was before
! there may be some cases of pefect restorouo
: but we know of none. The best way to tre
/. the head, 10 preserve the hair, is to brush it
. ten, but not with too hard brush, and wash
d every night or morning with clear cold wate
# and rub with towel till it Is about dry. Use
It little pure olive oil, but very little, to anoint Il
d hair
It Perfumes are an abominaton to people Of g