Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-17

thursday, JULY II,
amount of labor without giving evi
tlcnce Of much progress. When money
was obtained and tho work became
visible, it rose rapidly. The order Of
architecture is DOric. with some mod
iii eaton after the style of the Rcnais-
sance. Attached columns projecting
beyond the line OF the various fronts,
and inclOsing large archel windows,
produce at the same time varied and
ponderous effect, which is in measure
augmented by the rustic treatment of
the first floor.
It seems reasonable to infer, from the
work, that the early part of 1874 will
see New York in possession of such a
post0fice building as it has for some
time needed, and such an architectural
structure as will be commensurate with
the Importance of the great Metropolis.
Hair, and Its Uses.
The Dublin University Magazine, in
a discourse upon human hair, says:
1t is not the less useful because it
is ornamental. It is q bad conductor
of heat, and keeps the head warm in
winter and cold in summer. It wards
off the effect of the sun; and we find
negroes exposing themselves without
head covering to its burning rays in
tropical climates, without the slightest
injury, and some tribes of wild Arabs,
who. wear neither tarboosh nor turban,
are said to rely solely on their bnshy
heads of hair as protection against
sunstroke. The mustache is natural
respirator, defending the lungs against
the Inhalation of cold and dust. It is
a protection of the face and throat
against cold, and is equally in
warm climates, safeguard for
those parts against excessive heat.
The must9ehes of blacksrniths
show by their color the dust which they
stopped IS a natural respirator, and
which, if inhaled, would have been in
furious. The mustache is beneficial to
those who follow the trades of millers,
bakers, masons, to workers in metals,
aud even to travellers into Egypt AMI
Africa, when they are exposed to the
burning sands of the desert. Full
boards are said to be defence against
bronchitis and sore throats. It is as.
serted that the sappers and miners of
tho French army, who are noted for
the size and beauty of their boards,
enjoy special immunity from affections
of this nature. The growth of hair has
been recommended to persons liable to
take cold easily. 1t is stated that
Walter Savage LantlGr was q sufferer
from sore throat for many years, and
that he lost the morbid disposition by
allowing his beard to grow,
according to tho advice of the
surgeon to the Graud Duke
Of Tuscany. The writer adopted tue
same course for the very identical rea-
son, and with fair success. But he is
bound to state that he has seen intli-
viduals with long, flowing boards, whom
those ornaments did not save from
attacks OF bronchial and laryngcal dis
orders. The curling nature of the hair
is attributed 70 a large proportion of
oily substance. which prevents the
absorption of water. The effect of
tlampness in destroying the curl of the
hair is we'll known, but it is not 50 we'll
known that the state of the hair par
ticipates in the state of the general
health. In many Gases strong curly
hair becomes straight if the possessors
be out of health, and the condition of
the hair with them is as great a test
as the condition of the tongue. The
state of the hair depends much on that
Of the general health. In perfect health
the hair is full, glossy, and rich in it's
hues, in consequence of the absorption
from the blood of nutritivc Juice,
containing it's proper proportion OF
oily and albuminous elements. In per-
sons out of health it may lose
its brilliancy of hue, and become lank
and straight, from the presence of
imperfect juices, in others, again,
there may he total absence of such
nutritive elements, and the hair con.
stantly looks faded and dead. Climate
exercises great influence on the CURL.
ness of the hair, as may be illustrated
in the difference in the respect between
the natives of the North and of the
South, the long lanky hair of the for
mer, as compared with the frizzy hair
of the natives Of Africa. Even Euro
peans, whose boards were soft aud
silken at home, on reaching Africa,
found them to grow temporarily crisp,
strong and coarse, resembling horse
hair. This effect which could only be
ascribed to the extreme drynexs of the
climate, ceased ON the travellers return.
ing to their own country. No doubt
this is the cause which, operating
through thousands of years, has
changed the negroes hair into coarse
wool.