The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-01-27

" S'ON IA "NSOO k'UNNS3 ""
ed and prevented headaches, be
sides increasing the self respect of
the person by enabling him to feel
that his head was abnormally clean.
We are now informed that, with
the exception Of the last mentioned
result, shampooing does nothing
but injury. 1t stops the growth OF
hair and produces premature bald
ness. 1t weakens the scalp 20 that
it loses its vitality, and, becoming
as iimpcrvious to moisture as India
rubber. induces diseases of the
bones of the skull. Furthermore,
''shampOOing' causes deafness, and
III many cases leads to inflammation
Of the eyes. It's worst effect, how
ever, is insanity. The percentage
of men who become insane alter a
course of repeated and regular
'shainrooins" is enormous - so
large. in fact, that the exact per
centaGe is not mentioned out of re
gard to the feelings Of the public.
The average life of the man who is
shampoone,l once i week is only
three years, and the last two years
OF his life r usually spent in u
maniac's cell, where his blindness
and deafness are rather All advan
tage to him, since they save him
from tue unpleasant sights and
sounds common to all lunatic,i aSy
'umS.
This is a formidable indictment
OF "sbampooing.'' and, fortified AS
it is by statistics manufactured ex
pressly for the purpose, we eau not
doubt that part of it which profes
SEES 10 show the direful results of
"shampooing." Doubtless people
who are frequently ''shampooed"
are afflicted with deafness, blind
ness, badness and diseases of the
scalp and skull. insanity and death.
1t does not, however, necessarily
follow that these calamities are all
of them the direct result OF the ap
pllcation of soap, water and bar.
bers' fingers to the heads of the
sufferers.
We may admit that the frequency
with which tire barber rubs soar in
tothe eyes of the victim whom he is
"shampooing'' may impair the vic
tlm's sight, and that the applica
ton OF soap, of hot water, and of
cold water to the scalp may have
an Injurious effect upon the growth
OF the hair. 1t is, nevertheless, iu
credible that the scalp, the skull,
the sense of hearing, aud the brain.
should be injured by soap aud wa
ter, 1t soap and water can ipiure
the scalp and the underlying bones,
why do they not injure the rest Of
the body when applied to it, and if
they do not injurc the scalp how
we believe that they injure the
In spite of the learning
and experience Of the physician
who has discovered the dangers of
''shampooing." men will be slow to
believe that deafness and INSANITY
are among it's consequences, espe
cially since there is another CAUSE
sufficient to produce these
results.
"Shampooins" is a long and to
lious process. It gives the barber
ample time to converse with his
While he rubs the helpless
read the barber can pour into the
lnresisting ear his usual monologue
m the state of the weather, tho no
itical world, and the theatres, and
AN recite the praises of tonic. Can
ve wonder that deafness should be
ne first consequence of the bar
,er's prolonged conversation. and
hat insanity should speedily fol
ow7 This is beyond any question
he true explanation of the stats
les which show that "shampoojne~
5 followed by deafness and mad
'ess. We could expect nothing
ass, and the man who voluntarily
'laces bis head in the "sham
,ooer's" hand invites the most ter
of all calamities.
We thus see that the learned
ritter on the evils OF "shampooing"
right as to his facts but wrong in
is explanation of them. Let him.
/ possible, find a dumb barber.
then note what follows the
peration:of "shampooipg" perform
q IN silence. He will probably be
ole to gather a new set of Stats
Ics which will cause him to change
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