The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-10-09
FAIR LADIES' BEAUTY ENHANCED.
A Novel Profession That IL Due -
woman's Devotion TO Good Looks
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TChicago Herald
Tue Doctor" Is not q general practitioner.
She devotes herself wholly to removing SUI
periuous hair from the faces OF the sex 70
which bearded face is u blsmisb, not an
attraction, save when arrayed on the freak
platform of q museum. When The Herald
scribe rang the bell the other day soft and
womanly voice babe him enter. and with
much trspidation the reporter entered tho
shrine. The doctors assistant was the only
occupant
ado we find many patronsf" she said, with
. pleasant laugh, echoIng the reporters first
Qaery. "Yes, indeed. You have no idea
bow much IL hurts o woman's sensitive na-
ssre to have a few conspicuous hairs on her
faoe la her anxiety to get rid Of them she
Gill try all sorts OF lotions and washes, none
Of which doss any permanent good. and ire.
qsently. instead OF lessening the growth.
aaakss IL worse. Dspilatory plaster' are
moro generally used than any one would
imagine, but they never give any relief.
Since We came here we have had all tho pa
sisRts we could take care Of"
"What Is your treatment" asked the in
vsstigator.
"Just this little needls vas the answer.
Holding up a fine cambria needle fastened
In q little black rubber holder, land an cleo
srie battery. We have to take esch hair
sspar ately, insert the needle In as far as the
root and tho electricity kills IL forever
Generally We remove about $50 hairs at q
sitting, AMI 1t takes half Or three-quarters
Of an hour"
"Does 1t hurtr naturally followed her ex-
PLANTATION.
"Not la the least" Then with q glance
at the few stray hairs the scribe was fonily
SIa IaI.
your mus"
"No, no; excn . me-" interrupted the VIC
tim with NOR, ha C. than polItsns - as she
toyed with Tbs iHstrunIsnt Of torture AMI
looked ionkngIy at the fertile teId Tor hsr
occupation; II should prefer u have you de-
scribe tho sensation"
at. just little bit Of sting, AMI after
the first few applications it's rather pleasant
than otherwise The coSti That dspen Is on
the growth that has 10 bs removed. Som,
ladies have occasionally pail $50 or $50
and have been glad to have the blemish re-
moved even at that price. In number Of
cases IL has oost from so to s22, but gen.
orally s. or $40 covers the expenses Ladies
are intensely sensitive In regard TO such q
defect Nine out OF ten of them wear wells
when they come and 60, and two OF them
wouldn't sit In the same room for worlds.
never discuss the subject 1t Is utterly ia
booed."
IL Is less than ten years since this system
of removing an abnormal growth Of hair
was discovered and given the name of ectro-
lysis Every reputable physician knows
that the plan works successfully, but 1t Is
too slow and eIacting to suit impatient mas
culinity. while woman seems naturally
adapted TO It. Besides, woman has DETER
touch and q patient that makes her, as u
rule, nm incomparably better operator.
Pulling the hair out used to DO frequently
resorted TO by the ladies. but few applica.
lions Of this heroic style Of treatmeAt
showed them that It was useless waste OF
energy. The hair grew out Immediately.
Occasionally some one would try TO inject
some sort Of an acid solution into the hair
sacs, but that left bad blotchss and scars,
and the gsntlsr sex had Just about give up
In despair when electricity came to their
aid.
Cases are recorded where m many ~
q, 600 hairs have been removed from one
woman's face. and from 900 to 2,00o u by
NO uaans an unusual number