Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-02-15
THE BEARD.

times, the use of a razor upon 1t was
unknown. In Greece the first IN
stance of shaving occurred In the
reign of Alexander the Great. This
warrior ordered the Macedonians TO
be shaved, lest the boards OF his SOL
diers should afford handles to their
enemies. The sarcastic Dlogenes'
when he saw some one whose CHIN
was smooth, said, II am afraid you
think YOU have great ground to accuse
nature. for having made you a man
and not a woman" In Cicero's time;
the genuine beard was not worn by
society But the barbula (goatee)
seems to have been affected by the
young Roman "swells."
The beard began to revive again
in the reign of the Emperor Adrian
But of all the Emperors who wore
that ornament, none creates SO much
interest in posterity as the Emperor
Julian. His beard is the most IA
nous beard in history. Speaking OF
| it, he says: a" commence at my coun-
tenance. 1t had nothing regular or
particularly agreeable about it, and
out of humor and whimsicality, and
just to punish it for not being hand
some, | have made it ugly by carrying
this long and peopled beard.
The Britons like the ancient Gauls
allowed their hair to grow thick on
the head, and, though they shaved
their boards close on the chin, wore
immense tangled mustaches, winch
sometimes reached to their breasts.
1t may be presumed that the north
ern nations felt the symbolic force OF
these appendages. We have we'll
known passage in Tacitus about the
Caitti who, he says, made a general
custom of what among other German
people was an affair of private daring
THE letting the "crinem barbamque'
grow till they had killed an enemy
The Normans, when they conquered
England, were we'll shaven, on tin
\ back of the head as on the face, bu
the Saxons wore full boards.
In Edward lis reign, boards wer
;, worn apparently by persons in years
. great officers of State, the knight
y templars, but not generally. Sir job
= Vaudeville, the traveller (who die
u A. D. 1892 was called Sir job
Z with the beard presumably from it
size). In Edward Ills time, tn
B. heydey of chivalry, of feudal orn'
J. ment, Of loye-poetry, Of heraldry-
" long beard and fine mustache were i
% honorable estimation. In Bichar
v lis reign the fashion continued. I'll
% "beard was forked'' and gin all knigh
d ly efigies the moustache is long an
lie dropping on each side of the mouth
,e A sober and well governed gentlema
r, of Elizabeth's time, regulated h
IN beard. as he did his mind, manner
ut or conduct. 1t was an index of
I'd status or profession; emblem of h
II, feelings and tastes-a symbol to
It. respected like his coat of arms. II
ch Reformer, John Knox, cherished
no large and prOfuse one, ObviOusl y fro
its patriarchal character, from tt
honor shown it in the Jewish day
f. from whose sentiment he drew h
g inspiration. The scholar, such
u George Buchanan, wore it sOmetin
er as one who followed Knox or Calvi
he The hair, as we well know, play,
d an important symbolic part i'll t
Civil Wars of England; and t
NJ same rigor which the Puritan ext
Ss cises on his head, he exercises on |
re chin, and trimmed his beard as clio:
ly as he trimmed his locks. 7
S. Vandyke beard is the typical one
lp- this period. Peaked boards a
Is moustaches were popular among t
ne cavaliers, and were at least pref
W, generally worn.
re- Boards went out of fashion t
re more than two hundred years amo
the Anglo SaxOns Of Europe a
ne America; but they have been reviv
again, and they are now defend
he and cultivated upon scientific cons
Tvs erations. The moustache is apprC
RIB ed because it is said to be q natu
respirator, a defence to the lun
against the inhalation of dust; a
NV ~. the beard is defended as a protect
nov for the throat against cold. 1t |
00' been recommended that preach'
who have throat diseases should
on. low their boards to grow. Travel,
ns in sandy regions, millers, bakers a
DIV all mechanics should allow the bea
the free play.