Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-06

MusTAcmEs AND UNsHoRS FACES.-Some oil our
mustachoed friends think that, in Justice 70 both
sides of the question: we should publish The toltl
lowing piea fdf mustaches and long fbeards, from
ths Pittsburgh Dispatch, as we published few
lhysapo scutheF against thsn from the Lonisville
,Iautnai. Well, we think itfairt that we should 90
O. as it.may be drop of consolation to some OF
our desponling friends whoare 'bearGed ike I"
par,l," which means according to Shakespeare US
ira. slated by Webster, wild, spotted oeest' a.'e
aid them in their pious efforts tokeep stu upper
lin. 1t may not be anliss for us to slate that Inc
editor of the DISPATCH has the most tuxur'aht'y
long and brilliant beard Of any man in Pltlsoulgn'
and we believe he took the premium for being inc
uglest man in. California. Deuteronomy says tha'
the scientific gentleman who treats oelo" VI"
bearlS is mistaken as to the location ot the weak
ness-it being a ''weakness. OF the head lnsleau
of the ewes. Deuteronomy, however, IS rainier
s,o;co in his notions and given to bare laced STATE
mentS: ia s. -.E Eat
.rrhe utility of the beard isdaily attracting sreat
attention, and many who have heretofore Deel, lne
slaves of fashion, and submitted to be shaved iot
cnstun sake, and because other people dII nj IKE
them IN wear beard-nIe now determined 10 SUI,
nit no longer to the inhicton oil sole tntoats ah1
weakness OF the eyes, caused by the ualiy IeheSul
or what nature designed protection 10 Inc lace
oni tbrnot md i stingushing mark OF Their sex.
| A cotemporary thus gives his own experience III
this matter: 49,, ,ost r,om
| weakness of the eyes-our occupation being Sucn
as ut times 10 impose severe tax upon tn1Se ,I.
nnrtant orrans. Imagining that there might sub
s;st an intimate connection between the nerves
The ,,Dner lin and the eye, in consequence OF tht
lachrymose tendencies Of the latter under The oitef
| exctuciating operation OF shaving Tue Ilp' ant
finding this conjecture strengthened ny lhe
of n nTofessedly scientific writer on-the subject
w. concluded that the experiment Of ceaSlng y
remove the beard from that part OF the lace, was
least worthtrying. Accordingly, al Tue FISK CT pe
ling considered "'faratica," OF ''insane'" as s0m'
will have it, and of losing caste ina certain GAS
| of society-aud more especially at tic inimlnen
| baznrd Of our personal beauty ~, and most eSpe
cislly of our good standing with the lauleS, Suea
souls! how could wei tolerate their aYefsionf)-wt
some months since tSet our lace as iilnt agalnS
the further use of that b1r6er-OuS instrument Lux
razor. The result has been that, notwithstanding
Iepealed and severe trials, our visual nave
given US lately no trouble from weakness ah'
However much our PERSONAL appearance OF tePu1h
ton for mental SoundneSs may nave suHetsu' we
do rot see but The ladies are quite as fond oil us
everett least all of them whose esteem IS oil an!
consequence to us! Our "insanlty'' may there
| fore be considered of an "incuTabIe" type
| Half Of the bronchial difficulties now existing
might be obviated by allowing the beard 10 grow
instead Of moving it of. This was the pnrPos
of nature in placing it upon the human lace divine
and her penalties are rigidly enforced whele
man violates her laws to make himself beautiful
But is man more beautiful without bEpTdt lh
i,lea of beauty centuries ago was different Iron
now. Then the hirsute prevailed, and the HAIR
faced WORTHLESS come down TO us ratker shamng gu
modern bare-face ness The apost eS and patriarch
and n cts of old times all wore the beard, nor eve
Jreamt of raizprs; and that ant:quated story
Samson's strength lying in his hair lSworthy .
note. But the utility of the thing is what "
are thinking OF: 1t forms natural resplra'o
which nigh: We dollars per year IN the value
cough-lozenges, anl save more than That III III
price of shaving and tue pain thereof