The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-31

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hair. and must be attended to before q
cure can take place.
If there Is scurtiness present treat
ment must begin with tepid water and
CASTLE soap, After two weeks the fol.
lowing solution should be rubbed in
gently with soft toothbrush, morning
and evening: Strong dccoction of Peru.
Wan bark, one half pint; brandy, one
wineglassful; glycerine, one teaspoon.
ful. Once every other day-not often
er-the following lotion should DO APP
piled in similar manner: Castor oil,
one ounce; best French brandy, two
ounces; rosewator, six ounces.
People gencrally-those who have a
healthy growth of hair-do not pay
much attention to the care of the hair
and the scalp. The head should be
given a thorough washing once week;
the scalp cannot be healthy unless it is
kept clean. After the head is washed,
the soap should be thoroughly removed
with pure water. The best hair-wash
is: Borax powder, teaspoonfil; soft
water, a quart; oil of lavender, sufli-
Gent to scent.
There is a precept in hair-dressing
which can not be TOO widely known.
1t is this: Wash the scalp, but not the
hair; comb the hair. but not the scalp.
In curling the hair care should be
taken that 1t is not wound too tight in
curl-papcrs or about the curling stick,
as the strain upon the roots hurts it.
The heat of the curling-tongs destroys
the life of the hair-which is but del
icate vegetable. and after few years
the use of them is sure to propagate
badness. The preparations known as
permanent curling fluids" contain
acid, which eats and surely destroys
the hair.
Grayness of the hair simply indicates
a loss of pigment, and there is no rem
edy known to therapeutics which will
restore its color, although ii may be
dyed. Foolish women frequently
bleach their hair with view of becom-
ing artificial blondes. Various chemi-
calls are used for that purpose. The
bleached hair generally falls out, and
leaves the victims of their own vanity
bald before their time.
1t is assuredly far worse to have too
much than too little hair. Nothing can
be more destructive to beauty than q
growth of hair where hair ought not to
be. In brunettes there is liability to
the appearance of delicate mustache
on the upper lip After certain age,
particularly in single women, the chin
and upper lip are apt to be invaded by
a stubble by no means attractive.
bearded women" are supposed to
owe their hirsute decoration to an
overexcited condition of the hair bulbs.
Oriental ladies have a horror of SUI
pertluous hair, and the most anciently |
known depilatories came from the east.
The secret preparation used in the Ash
attic harems, called "Rusma," has been
found upon analysis to be very iniuri-
Gus. The safest chemical depilatory
known is called sulphydrate of calcium.
Take: Sulphuret of calcium, two parts;
luicklime, one part; powder them sep
arately; mix and keep in we'll stop
)ered bottle. When wanted for use
make into paste with a little water
md spread on the part. Let it remain
fifteen minutes, or until it begins to
smart and then wash off with soap and
water. The most effective method is
10 pull the hair out by the roots. The
best instrument to do this with is the
as it is called. 1t is a stick
If resin, tempered with wax, with the
addition of strong anodyne. The end
)f the stick is softened and warmed by
hanging it near a candle, and is press
I'd upon the hairy spot for about min
ate. 1t is suddenly pulled away, and
his without any pain. To perform the
operation with tweezers is most too he
roic for most women to undertake, as
considerable pain is involved. A man
in Washington has made a great deal of
money by method which he has in.
vented of destroying unnecessary hair.
A needle connected with an electric
battery is plunged into the follcilo
or sac which holds the hair, and o
slight shock is communicated to the
root, which permanently destroys it.
This is OF course very tedious, as only
one hair can be destroyed at time,
but IL Jam sOa6rir pour etre 6leel.