North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-03-20
Chignons-wate rEalls-Epi soa- Grega.

rines, &C.
The London and New York papers have
commenced rebellion against the "water-
fall" system which is giving commissions
to common sense. sin the beginning"
as the Scripture saith, lady whose hair
was failing, bought enough to fill up the
spaces, but now nothing less than a peck
or half-bushel Of the hifsute will satisfy
Fashion. We are no dictator-do not as
pire to be an instructor of femal-ity, but
we can truthfully say that modern chgnons
French for "hair twisted on the nape of
the neck y are matter of ridicule by
everybody but those who use them. Be
low is dialogue that may interest a few
OF our readers. Ep'zoa means lice or other
parasites that live, as explained below
greyarines are that class of animals or
creatures that associate in focks or large
companies. Grouse, quails, buffalo, her.
ring, shad and lice are gregarious-Lions
and eagles are not:
From Punch
Uncle-Now, my dear Fanny, it is your
birthday. Let me see, how old are you
Not arrived at years Of discretion, ell p
Well, my dear, here is little present for
you--a little scientific instrument. Science
is fashionable now, you know. Here is
microscope, to study minute botany with
and entomology.
Fanny-Oh, thank you, uncle
Entomology; science of insects, you
know. Minute entomology of insects not
visible to the naked eye. Mites in cheese,
for instance.
Nasty, horrid things
Well, if you like it better, diminutivs
water insects the water flea and the cy-
cleps--and such. But suppose you we'd
wish to eschew mites. / mean not eat
them?
Oh, yes, uncle!
Then you should examine your cheese.
With this you can. Other things also be-
sides cheese. There is cheese-and there
are chignons.
"Chignons and "cheese - sounds
funny
Yes, my dear. ALTERATION. But cheese
and chignons have more in common than
Oh. However, you think chignons are ''the
cheese" Ell?
They are the fashion, uncle, dear.
| Yes, they are the fashion. So were
" fronts in my young days. Both false
hair. Wise ladies then wore it before :;
now they wear it behind. The dandies of
the day used, as they said, to quiz it.
Quiz
Yes. 1t was one of their slang words
derived from looking through an eye-glass
called q quizzing- glass. Meant to inspect,
as it were and ridicule. Now, their sue
cessors, the swclls, quiz chignons. But
you can quiz your chignon yourself--with
your microscope.
Why should l, uncle1
To see if 1t contains any gregarines.
Gregarians! Law, should think they
were pretty. .,
No, my dear, they are parasites. Para
sites of parasites.
Now, nonsense, uncle. know what a
parasite is: ''One who frequents rich ia
bles, and earns his welcome by fattery,'
Dr.. Johnson.
1.-The little heas have other Aeas, and
smaller fieas to bite 'em. These smaller
fieas have other feas and SO ad infnitun. y
Fleas are parasites. But gregarians are
not fieas.
should hope not. But what are they,
then
Little dark brown knots" nv love.
T which "are seen at the free end Of the
hair, and may even be distinguished by the
naked eye. These are gregarians.n They
are the discovery Of NJ. Lindemann, a
Russian professor, whose country has
doubtless afforded him fine field for OBJ
servation in this branch Of zoology.
Zoology, uncle?
Yes my dear. These little dark brown
knots are not inanimate objects.
| Ugh!
They shave most ignoble ancestry and
habitation, being found in the interior
What? g.
Never mind. They are, as said, para
sites of parasites. ''Tbey are not easily
destroyed. They resist the effects of frying
and even boiling. Nothing. in short, but
corrosive things that injure the hair will
Hill them.
Oh, the horrid things! Oh, the abom-
Unable, dreadful, disgusting, nasty crea-
lures
According to NJ. Lindemann, IS per cent
of the false hair used for chignons in Rus
STA is infested with them.
That's enough, uncle
In the condition of ballroom, he SAYS.
they grow and multiply fly about in mil
lions, get inhaled, drop on the refreshments
in fact
Oh, uncle, don't say any more, please.
Stand out of the way from the CRATE, do! l
won't wear the thing another moment
Tears off her cksiynon.
stay would't you like to examine it?
No! There! Filings it into tie fire. J
There's an end Of it
And its inhabitants. Well done, Fanny!
Let it blaze--with them. And now, by
way of substitute for chignon, at your
poll, to wear chaplet, circlet, or whatev-
er you call it, on your crown here, take
this bank-note. Now you will show that
you have taste of your own, and leave
gregarious young ladies to wear chignons
with gregarines.
Scene ctoses.)
Regarding the subject as highly inter-
esting one We add a few letters that were
addressed to the Uorld:
The startling discovery which science
has made Of the world Of epizoa that in
habit the chignon--of their destructive
tendencies, myriad number, and disgusting
operations-has called forth another large
batch of letters to the World. We can
only give a few this morning. Those we
print exhibit the new phases in which this
multifarious subject appeals to all classes OF
fashionable society.
| 10 The Editor-The other night, after
putting up my crimps,' l thought l
would see if my chignon was alive" rs
the World stated. Accordingly, l placed
it in a basin, and put the drop-light under
the basin, SO as to have the china heated
all through. Unfortunately, fell asleep
soon after, and didn't awake till morning,
I when was astonished to find the ligh,
burning still in that position. Recollect-