The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-26

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and rather sofi. the soap ~ the mos,
soft and lubricant sort tina, ran b. got
Lay u on hot aud work IL freely, the
thicker. hotter. and softer the father.
so much the pleassnter and easter will
be the shave. Never use biting or
acrid soap; probably the more glyc.r.
Inc, honey and grcas. that enter. into
the composition ~ the soap IN. NOR.
agreeable II will be- 10 the skin. but in
this. as In SO many other great affairs,
experience will be- the sur.st guide.
The man who has shaved for a year or
two n has not found out what soar
IL pleasant-st to his cheek IL deficient
In the bump 81 research. and will never
10 great things In the world.
The choice ~ q razor IN commonly
thought 40 difficult that many give up
all attempts a, forming an opinion II
their own. take wha, the cutler ~pleas.s.
and rely upon his good faith and III.
credit III the house for n happy result
Probably there exist trad.smen who
will take back n razor which after n
few days trial docs not prove up IA the
mark. II NJ. We shall be- only too
happy Ia make their ncJuintance: per-
sonally. We bsvcr net with one. And
this IL hardly To be wondered at, for
nothing equals the dclicscy ~ n good
razor edge except perhaps the tender
ness with which II requires to be- treat
cd. u a razor In t.mpcring has not
received sufficient heat. liz edge will be-
brittle; II. on the other hand. II has
been too much heated II will be soft,
but how IL the purchaser Ia tellp II.
may. however, take with him q micro.
scope. and carefully examine thc edge
all along. II II shows no b~luntness o
inequalities under this test, n prima
facia case IL made out In favor III IN,
razor. W. ourselves do not use IN,
microscope. but never % any account.
buy u razor which will not with any
part al Its cdg. n hair plucked
from our W head and held freely be-
tween the left finger aud thumb, while
we chop ut II with the razo, In the right
hand. The tool which will successfully
pass this test seldom turns out badly.
We may also hore record another fact,
namely. that mounting has nothing
whatever Ia do with excellence. and
that expensive razors are not as n rule
u whit better than the cheap ones. A
shilling razor. bought 81 u small cut
lor, In u country town, IL lust as likely
To do It's work we'll and long NJ one
mounted In tortoise shell, costing ton
times the money. and purchased at n
West End establishment. That IL, Of
course. " you have taken tho trouble
Ia verify the state of it, temper by the
means which VIZ have above pointed
out.
Never dip your razor into boiling or
very hot water to make II cut better, II
Is n most wasteful aud deceptive pro.
cccding. At first II certainly seems to
answer and Ia make the edge kccner.
but In the long "a Il %softons the steel,
aud ou will find the weapon fail YOU
ut some critical moment when smooth
ness and dispatch NAV be- invaluable.
u You put your razor away wet, ar
with the edge ill.cleanod. you have no
sort of right 10 blame anyone but your.
self when II fails Ia do duty the mex,
day. Treat II trnderly. as II YOU like IL,
like laaak Walton's worm. and you will,
II you have n fair start. bc sure Of n
good and faithful servant, From time
10 n you must use the hone. You
should wipe your hone before using Il
with some soft rag or piece Of old silk
to remove all dirt mex spread n few
drops OF oil on the hone. aud then grip.
ping tho razor firmly by Its handle with
the thup b and forciinger, trml" hold.
Ing II below the shoulder of the blade.
push the razor away from You. taking
care tn press evenly. fatty and firmly,
and tn give the blade n sliding motion
along the surface Of the hone; when
the whole 81 tho blade has traversed
tho hone, reverse II, and do the same
thing over again on the other side. al
ways remembering Ia work from shout.
der to point, by this means the min
ute teeth OF the saw. which. as u micro
will show you. form tho razor, |
will all he set In n proper direction, so
to give You the most benefit from |
their touch against the bristles 81 your
beard when you set Ia work at your
morning shave.
kecollect that n razor strop must be-
used In the same manner; but that
however carefully you strop your razor, |
u n never prevent your sometimes
driven to the hone. When choos-
ny u favor strop. be- careful Ia pick out |
= Hat me. This Is very important. rs
otherwise you will never get the teeth
II your microscopic saw Ia be evenly
'et on the edge u the razor with an
Keen and dne.cuttipg faculty
vi along from one end of the blade to
he other. The leather ON the smooth
'ide of tho razor stror should be- calf,
md OF the best quality. and this side Of
course used after the razor has been
efficiently sharpened on the side spread
With the composition. 1t has the effect
smoothing the edge. and will so far
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