The Arizona sentinel., 1886-12-25
SHAVED BY LIGHTNING.

A Simple and Painless Operation to Re-
 move Musta chios from Fair Faces.
 The permanent removal of hair from inc face of lovely or unlovely woman has heretofore been considered an i'm possible achievement To make the hair grow on the bald pate of an elder ly gentleman has always been a doubt ful experiment, some asserting that it can, others that it can not, be done, but the eradication of hair was considered impossible. Now, the removal of hair, even big mustache, an imperial and whiskers can be taken off without leav- ing trace or scar. Moreover, when performed by an expert electrical sur geon or surgical electrician, whichever you choose to call the operating doctor, not hair ever grows there again.
 The other day I saw the operation performed and was enlightened at the same tune as to how the electical cur rent was applied and made to do its work. In the first place, a pretty young girl of about nineteen, who was the subject of the operation, took her seat before large window in the doc tors operating chair. She was little nervous at first, while the doctor was changing and arranging his galvanic battery. A fine needle, made especially for the purpose, was carefully inserted into the skin of the young lady's upper lip, just where the first hair to be eradi- cated grew.
 1.-The needle is now in the hair folli- cle itself" said the operator. You see, she has not finched. It has given her no pain to indent the needle, for it is too sharp and fine to be felt. Now, I will connect the needle with this mega tive pole of the battery, just so, while the positive pole is connected with this fiat piece of metal, an electrode, placed on her cheek. It can be placed on any part of the body, the object being sim ply to complete the electric current"
 ''Ah! it stingsn' cried the young girl, but she did not move.
 ''It is more or less painful" contin- ued the doctor, after q little soothing attention to his patient, according to the location of the hair on the face and the nervous sensibility of the patient llOOh lClt. uOM lllCIC J6 d IlllC around the needle. Twill withdraw it and -'
 He withdrew the needle and lifted out the hair without giving the young lady any pain. Quickly inserting the needle in another follicle he repeated the operation, and this time the patient on'y gave a slight shiver. She smiled and said:
 ''It is less painful, or have become accustomed to it. Go on, doctor"
 The operation was continued, the operator taking out from five to ten hairs every minute This was contin- ued for thirty minutes, the length of time allowed by Dr. King for each sit ting, both patient and physician need ing rest after that length of time While the operation was going on I inter- viewed the doctor thus:
 How long has it been since this oper- at on was performed?'
 ''Dr. George H. Fox some eight years ago--I think it was in 187SNread be- fore the New York State Medical So- ciety paper on the subject of the per manent removal of hair by electrolysis. Since then most of the electricians in
  this city have been making use of Dr. Fox's process. With only slight varia- tions, the operation is practically the same as that first described by Dr. Fox"
 ''Is it a difficult or dangerous opera tion?''
 Neither difficult nor dangerous in the hands of good electrician. It re- qures fine eye-sight, good light, a steady hand and nerve, and great patience on the part of the operator as well as the patient. If operated by skilful surgeon it can be performed In about as many sittings as will be re- quired io take out from one hundred to two hundred and fifty hairs day. One sitting day. half an hour long, is all that aiudicious operator will allow"