The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

The Hair.

A lady of fashion furnishes us the
following for the benefit OF our female
readers:
Even St. Paul admitted that long
and luxuriant hair i "a crown ot glory
to the female form, and certainly any
woman : a deal more attractive Wlth
a fine growth OF natural hair. Lanes
resort To a great many devices TO
prove and beautify the hair, but often
they succeed in making IL perfect
scarecrow CT deformity instead, a
know from personal experience ana 10
nv SORROW. My advice to all Is TO
throw away their crisping-pins ana
hot irons, their powders. pomades,
pufTs. and perfumery. and Detake
themselves TO the following simple, "a
tional, and harmless treatment
About once a month at least, take
acupful of nicely sifted corn meal, and
with the naked hands or a flannel cloth,
and a basin of tepid water and a little
brown Windsor soap. wash your HAIR
thoroughly, parting 1t aside all over 50
as to wash the roots and scalp. Then
take the yolk of an egg. slightly
en-, and with the fingers pass 1t hrough
the hair. Now wash the head with
more tepid water, using botE the
hands and a flannel cloth, till yon nave
removed all the meal, egg, soaf, &C
and then dry as rapidly as possible
with clean towels. This process Will
remove all the accumulated.
and dust, and leave the hair fresh,
and glossy. Do not use the fine comb
to remove dandrutf. 1t creates dand-
ruff rather than removes 1t, breaks the
hair, and sometimes produces sores
and scalp diseases. Throw he bar
barous thing away. 1t IS tit for but
one thing, and no lady should ever
have occasion to want 1t on that ac-
count.
After cleansing the hair. apply a
little vegetable oil. Nerer use animal
oils for the hair. Pure castor oil, with
any perfume to suit your fancy. we'll
mixed and sparingly used, is all the
pomade that should be admitted to
smooth down rebellious caplliarles.
The pomades and hair oils of the shops
besides being expensive. all contain
sugar Of lead, deadly poison that only
tends to injure the hair and make II
fall out.
If. as often happens under the bar
bey-Ous treatment that many, lndeei
most females subject their hair TO, 1t
shows signs of falling out, you may
greatly strengthen 1t and promote Its
growth by washing the scalp OCCASION
allv in tepid ammonia water-say a
tablespoonful of ammonia to a basin of
water. Rub the scalp vigorously for
several minutes with the towel, and
brush with a stiff brush. This will
create a gloss. make the hair live and
healthy. and remove dust.
Do not flood the hair with water
use the least you can TO cleanse thor
oughly. Dress in a close room out of
q draught and in a sitting posture with
your mirror in a chair or the sofa.
Another thing, be sure you clip slight
" the ends of your locks as often as
once a month. This will prevent the
hair from splitting and keeps It grow
ing.-Brush the head every night be-
fore retiring to remove dust. and braid
or on confine the hair SO that it will
not get snarled or tangled. When APP
plying perfumery alone. dilute it with
a cloth. Frequently let the hair hang
loose to get aired. Dark hair may
changed to blonde by applying moder-
ately strong soda water every other
day till the desired color is produced.