The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-12-06
False Hair, and Where It Comes From.

4oAdO.e A-lrlressers or disposed I'D eve
o. conceivable form Cu Tie heads of wax.
dummies. And Little does the sne.f..-
ll.uk u iAe BlGe0earIs cupboard b.
-sA-lS @lmlIaace 20 iu putting tlls oua-
3 IS . matter ~ course. a.. products r.,ri
rl .or tle artificial decorations OF Tho ~
son Lnt their way principally 10 Par-. .-
p We accordingly All that c.tv IS the er,no-
nm OF tie trade u human hair one hu-
lred tons weight OF this precious orname,
IS. we are informed annually taken tho~
q whence it Is distributed in "A raw and r,a-
Wac-ured state over the whole oT Fr-one
Inc collectors ot hair ou the Contina~
aye generally peitiers. Or persons mor-r
a10l- ine country or some other buSiras.
70 which they adi the trade Of hair nnreaas
lns. Tie fact that the agents emn'o,a3 f
collecting tals precious material have rs-
a4lt been osten>loly employed IN SOM. s,t
er occupation would lead 10 The Inference
that Is not OF he most reputable kind n
one part ot France, however there annaa~
10 have been n0 false shame ON fha na~fs
Tie women. ~.ll reSpee. t0 rarlnr Win
lher hair and This for "a Very .f.rf.rs ra.
son lhe peasant girls Oi Brittany cor.
lAe neal with picturesque white cam
Nnicl wholly hides the hair. hence fr,r
TINS quarter The sale OF The article has ha.r
Joy l'ng lme openly carried on N-
ranc,- lroDop. i1 hIs - summer ir p-+
.anl. published a irw Years since fa
>cfipe> a most amusing scene at f9l~ t
Op-le-ee' "hege, DE SAYS be- saw sever.
hdir-eea.ers saearing the peasant rirl~ DIX.
SO many sheep. \ crowd of fair Briffor.
Aese surrounded each operator and as fast
"s sNealel. DE threw the long hair teI ur
INTO wi-p. into baske; beside h-n 1ll.t.
he was operating ON one. the o,ha- ...--
stood waiting with their cap. fn fha,rs,-.r.
Tie fashion which int0~ca, Tho ,rasr.'... ..
tkese close caps cf course renla~..'l ,i...
dams"is ca.lous ID the los of rha.r b...
ior which tley generally -. l1. "a s.,, ...,-
or orght colored c0fron h,-it.-..l.,.
We h4Fe Do doubt thai even fhe ...,..
Bnyouupse have ll1 this +ia,..l.. .......,.
I'd tl... ,,,.~,a..l ...-,,. ~. ~ '''', '' ''
have 10 sell and fls+ .-f-
place of cotton, IL, .l,. o,.'.i'...- '"'-'' '"
~noin and ,l,s ',,',-,, si.-
~l,i,r.l,la eo,.,r.l.,-,',' '1, il's" '''i'-
'et-aack locks Tn. mail. .'s g..
Golden hair r.u ~. -r.,,i. '-'
from Germany and -ho YAH '."
Holland Ia M c.th. ."- "e4i
great source of sun,,l,' T.. .t.,'..... -'
spenled tres,es fta l.r,too ,i.'.,..'-. ~
God somehow 49,. i,.l ,s
again. and are o9ra-s4 ,,,. '"
vanity. THIS hair l.. i-.'',a.... a.. .,.
church hair
Less false hair is psa5 ~, r,..,..
in France: Vet il +, beco,oi.-- -, - ,'.''''
cessitv every where. T. as5or+.'i,i...
women in every ten in Fnof,,,s
or less false hair wifl ba- ,,,',' ...o'
portion OF t.is comes from, p,
raw or manufactured Ths ,.r,,'.;'...--,,
glish color Is brown. and asfL. - -.
article matches Fnrlisb ho,ls bo-.o5 ,,.,..
any other il demands n n-,,,o-.;,..,....i.
higher price. When we saw ti,,+ -
vaIliug English color is lrou.r - -.
We refer 10 the better c,ss.o. H.. u.s.
perhaps. a greater nunber - 49,,
shades of color in English hair .ban f., f,,,t
OF an, other country ana ,l. ID. ~ ..'''.
ior 10y tbe mixture Of races OF which Tie
tugilsh men and women ara huif- n,.
The tlaXen hair OF the SAXON fio if,.
piach oi the Celt and the reddish hair of
the Dane pret0minate In special 'acaiiries
har-mcrcaaut> by long experiences hav.
acquired great proficiency IN lal.ina Of The
nationality OF this article rhi, Is done
eNhef nN The sense Of touch Or smell some
natlOns pave much cOarser hair than others
indeed, there l. constant difference hofl
"l,n respect io length and weight.
Ll5h. mar Is much finer ami softer i.l
general than black and red Itl, cnri3ns
10 see hair merchant take up q l.n.r fr...s
sum long sniIi and say at once whore r.
came from IL is pOcssibie the chemical
constituents OF the material IN some meas
ure ied him 70 conclusion "a. there Is ai-
ways lOund 10 be an excess OF sulnbpr ana
oxygen IN ialr hair, ami an excess OF carbon
IN Olack lair. Local 0iOrs are a.,o .-rea,
ieL-'ales The chi.louniers who go aboat
in fars, morning and evening. n.rkin..
OUT prizes from the gutter. have nt. over
looked human nair. Bv tbeir a.r.nc, -b,
combings OF the lair Parisans are returned
once more 10 Tie human head. no doulf
tHeIe l. dust-heap Od0r the hair merchant
knows well.
but thefe IS still another Kind or hair
1Oou1 "hlcn there IS deep MYSTERY 4
PillH sHile passes over the features OI tie
.ltl. 'lle.cA.'al as ne tells you That long
I Vi .i~F .lor that is ihe trade name
lOl 'ue small parcels which are done up for
1'''O go oe'uS prepared ana cleansedl IS
Aho"h as church-yard hair How this hair
aoas 1r. 80 % - = ny 9,eI5 Wach 'he trade
of.o, of ~ dar.i ''',ll...'l W. men we near 30
and tho sS.,,.,.,..,.l..l- .l-l ~ churca-y yards.
ami doc,,a3 -. - ""ds ol lne OH bones
-b~a,-i -., Oo'ii.is, We may perhaps make
tbis - $50 Us d. 'Ne source from which
T, n,~s, Ia
i-,1os,-,.,,,l. "a l'.al haif is almost
autumn -. 49,. iHeIt Is beautiful Wig OF
v,,bicb ba'i ~. ~, III 'ue bFllisn Museum.
r,-,r-,,,- ,- 80 ..i sue toilD OF lnepan
beF9ro I. - - u. 1"o thousand years
lec,ion vot ,ba. - St Wy 70 'le national col
II had M, oo-,o "a. "a. y = -lssh Is lnouen
dresser ami 10 - '--e i'''..,.s ~ lHe mar
II cannot no -, = - s,'o 10 l1 lhal
ion cthcat 0'' ''e e" os '1e apnlica-
There can l.. t.,. i...,.
rnaiori-,. ~, ,l. l,...- ''oA'- '-a- the
rom no hoa5- - - L-7lls- lFeSse7 comes
nerIoi - -. - 'i-',u'.'s no are com
s,1cos i,-'. "tii .ueiL mar feFer, also,
ho-de. 80 49, ,.g7 ~ lhe merchant :
rom rbicb b,-,o,, s.-l- o-!e' resources
rnora rsr,,-;-. .-,,'''u al = VYlaine1 o. yet
-, III az Has1.e' oue enough mas
t,iss 80 80 - l'',.- ven q Ialt plys
..--..-.- - '--'-e hHv"s lhe curious aul
blv could teiber '''' -'''' pes
Paw b,;- oo.-.- g.