Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-20
LADIES SHAVED by LIGHTNING
A Simple and Painless Operation to
Remove Moustaches.
From the NetO York Sun.


From the Net0 York Sun.
The permanent removal OF hair from
the face of lovely woman has hereto
fore been considered an impossible
achievement. To make the hair grow on
the bald pate OF an elderly gentleman has
always been doubtful experiment, some
asserting that it can, others that 1t can
not be done, but the eradication OF hair
was considered impossible. Now the re-
moval of hair, even a big moustaehe, an
imperial, and whiskers. can be taken OF
wIthOut leaving trace or scar, More
over, when properly performed oY an ex-
pert cleo tFioal surgeon Or surgical cleo
trician, whichever you choose to call the
operatln4 doctor, not Q hair ever grows
there again.
Yesterday | saw the operation per-
formed by DIR. W. Fl. King, and was en-
lightened al the same time as TO bow the
electrical current was applied and made
to do it's work. In the first place, a
pretty young girl of about 10, who was
the subject OF the operation, took her seat
before large window in the doctors
operating chair. She was little nervous
at first while the doctor was changing
ana arranging his galyanic battery. A
tine needle, made especially for the pur-
pose, was carefully inserted into the
akin of the young lady's upper lip.
just where the first hair TO be eradicated
grew.
"The needle is now in the HAIR follicle
ITSELF" said the doctor, "Y0u sec she has
nos tlinched. 1t has given her no pain to
fine to be felt. Now ] will connect the
needle with this negative pole OF the bat
terry, just so, while this positive pole is
connected with this fat piece of metal,
az eleotrOde, placed on her cheek, 1t can
he placed on any part Of the body, The OBJ
j9et beag simply 10 complete the electric
eurrent.s
"Ab! IT stlngs,' cried the young girl,
but she did not move.
at is more or less painful,N continued
the doctor, after little s0Othing attention
to lis patient, according to the location
OF tho hair on the lace and the nervous
sensibIllty Of the patient. Look here; now
there is a little frothing around the
needle. 1 will withdraw it and"
He Withdrew the needle and lifted out
the hair without giving the young lady
apy pain. Quickly inserting the needle
Ia another f0liee he repeated the opera
ton, and this time the patient only gave
u slight shiver. She smiled and said.
"It is less painful, or / have become ac-
customed t0it. Coon, dnctnr.'
The operation was continued, the opera
tor taking out from about five to ten hairs
every minute. This was continued for
80 minutes, the leu tn of time allowed by
Dir. King for each sitting, both patient and
physician needing rest after that length
of time. While the operation was going
on interviewed the doctor thus;
Chow long has it been since this oper-
alton was pertOrmeuY"
"Dr. George Fl. Fox, soma eight years
ago-l think 1t was in 1878-read before
the New York State Medical Society a pa
per on the subject of the permanent re-
Inoyal OF hair by eeetrolysis. Since
then most OF the electricians in this city
have been making use OF DR.. Fox's pro-
cess. Win only slight variations, the
! operation 10 practically the same as thai
hrst described by DR.. Fox"
s'ls it difficult or dangerous opera
tiqnf1
"Aelther difficult nor dangerous in the
| hands OF good electrician. 1t requires
! fine eyesight, a good light, steady maud
| and ne rye. and great patience on the part
Of Inc operator as well az the patient. II
operated by a skiilful surgeon, it can be
performed in abopt as maaY sistings as
will be required 70 take cut from lQD ia
go hairs day. One sitting q day, halt
an hour long, is all that Judlclops opera
tor will allow"
"Will net some Of the hairs grow
sgainf"
'Yes, a few. II the operator has skill
and experience, there win probably be a
growth of from per cent. to 10 per cent.
of the hair removed. 1t a tyro performs
the operation, perhaps 40 OF so per
cent. will return. Then 1t will be only
necessary 10 repeat the operatiOn.n
"Is the operation frequently per-
formedYi
! YES; as 1t becomes known II Is more
frequently called Tor, and the practice ID
! on the increase"
"pess it leave q searH
mot unless the hair 10 coarse and deep
set. Then there will be marks that will
not disappear under week perhaps, and
| perhaps IN a few days. II The hairs art
! fine the eIeoErolysis will not cause more
| than slight redness, which will disap.
pear in n few haurs."
The young lady who had been opera he d
! u pom seemed willing to have all of the
air removed in ene sitting. a bout enc,
half had been taken on. or ''lifted OUT
as the doctor expressed it, before she rose
| from the chair, but DR.. King said that ne
never permitted patient to sit for the
| operation longer than half an hour. SC
sue reluctantly put on thick veil to hide
the half moustaehe which remained OF
| her nretty face. or course, she promised
| TO Teturu next day for the completion O
! tue elecirolysis, and OF course she kept
ner promise.