Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-01
Girls as Barome

A great discovery in the field of weather
prophecy has recently been made by Profes-
sor Macgregor, of the Royal society. The
published record of his experiments is ex-
tremely interesting, and they certainly give
US good reason to believe that satisfactory
substitute for the barometer has at last been
found.
Professor Macgregor tells US that his atten-
ton was attracted to the use of girls for sci
entific purposes by overhearing young lady
remark that her chang would not keep crimp-
ed in damp weather" Upon this hint he
Immediately began a series of experiments,
over period of eleven months
BY taking red-haired girl with a luxuriant
bang, which he caus d to be crimped with
great care on an evening when the atmosphere
was particularly dry The next morning the
bang presented beautifully ''frizzed" ap-
pearance, but as toward the afternoon the air
grew perceptibly foggy, the professor expect
ed that the bang would lose its cr1mPldlty-
to use scientific term. 1t did nothing of the
kind and, so far as he could see, the state OF
the atmosphere had effect upon it.
Instead of being discouraged by this fail
ure, Professor Macgregor persevered. 1t oc
Cured to him that the color of the hair might
be an important factor, and that red hair
where other hair would lose that quality. be
therefore ordered from a charity school three
dozen orphaned girls at from twelve to sixteen
years of age and of assorted colors IN point
of hair. Twelve of these were black hair,
twelve were brown-hair, and twelve were
red-headed All of these girls wore bangs
and were in every way well adapted for sc1en-
tific Investigations. By long series of care
full experiments. he proved that on the ap-
proach of wet weather the bangs of the brown
haired girls, without exception, became limp
and straight, that like effect was produced
upon the bangs of ten OF the Twelve
black haired girls, while the ed-haired girls
were not particle Influenced either by the
humidity or the dryness of the atmosphere,
Further experience upon ladies of every age
from sixteen to forty-five gave like results,
and the conclusion that the bang of brown
haired girl is an infallible indicator of the ap-
proach of wet or dry weather may be unhesi-
tatingly accepted. The professor also discov-
cred that red haired girls show peculiar sus-
ceptibility to electricity. When a thunder
storm is brewing their bangs become stiff and
bristling, and in three instances, when the
professor tried to smooth down br1stllng
bang, he received violent shock in the region
of the ear. He is not as yet prepared to say
that the presence of an unusual amount OF
electricity in the air can always be detected
by use of red haired girls, but he is strongly
inclined to think that further Investigation
will prove that such is the fact.
In view of this important discovery, Pro-
foSSOr MacRreROr TeCOulmSAuo 1AdU DAO"a-
haired girls shall be substituted on board all
vessels, whether naval or mercantile. for the
present untrustworthy barometer. He points
out that in the merchant service, where
stewardess is at present carried, she should be
required to be a brown-haired woman, with
bang, and that any neglect on her part to
crimp her bang every night while at sea
should be punished as a misdemeanor. In
the navy peculiarly sensitive brown-haired
girls should be employed and the professor
suggests that they should be kept in glass
cases open, of course, at the top, SO that they
would run no risk of being injured. The
first cost of girl is, of course. rather more
than that of barometer, and it is expensive
to keep her in order, but this is of no conse-
quence compared with her value as weather
indicator. We can now understand why ma
ture created girls with bangs and it is hoped
that there will be an end of the foolish oppo-
sition which SO many thoughtless men have
made to the present style of banged hair.
Danislsonville people were startled by the
news that dead man had been seen floating
riu Satin and the