Wichita eagle., 1886-08-26

Nine Shaw is an expert in human hair.
She studied the subject
"Ah," said she, "why is it you ladies of New
York, and the American women generally,
are 50 careless about your hair, and If you
have lost il, why SO economical III purchas-
ing this adornments You do not hesitate in
giving ten, twenty or more dollars for "A love
of q bonnet but will hesitate in buying the
artistic arrangements in hair made to supply
natures defects, and that are SO essentially
necessary for yo>r good appearance"
"That is 4 novel idea" said the reporter,
"but doubtless you are correct Tell me why
we lose our hair while young and otherwise
hearty"
"Oh, for MANY reasons. First, you DO not
take proper care Of it. Foreign women of
all classes wash, comb and brush their hair
frequently. Take a practical illustration.
Mrs Blank notices that the tails of her car
riage horses grow shorter and thinner every
day and asks John the reason for il. He pro-
fesses not to know. She then goes to the
dealer from whom she purchased the horses.
He quickly replies, 1T is because your coach
man neglects to wash, cut comb and trim
their tails
$50" says madame, Kit is gross neglect
with you ladies. You give more attention
to any other part of your person than tho
locks which should be your crown Of beauty.
And you are in n hurry; you have SO many
distractions. Your mothers and women
twice your age have many of them luxuriant
hair, for when they were young it was still
the custom TO brush the hair at night and
wash the scalp frequently. Ladies cover
their bald heads, but if they did not what a
drol sight any ordinary audience would
present New York Journal
The Physical Development of Women.
Any one who carefully notices the women
seen upon New York streets and places Of
amusement viii be struck by the large num-
Der of robust girls and women of great physi-
cal development. This is TO be attributed, we
think, to more general knowledge of the laws
of health, to The Improvement in the quality
and preparation of food, and to sanitary con-
ditions, and TO increased participation in out
door sports.
But these conditions do not prevail to the
same extent IN the country as in the city, and
a warning ngsinst undue optimism has fol-
lowed the encouraging opinions of the Boston
surgeon. In a recent commencement address,
Gen Stewart l.. Woodford has again called
attention TO the unfavorable features of the life
of farmers wives; their isolation; the imposi-
ton Of an amount of work which saps their
vitality; their poor food; their lack Of change
and recreation. and the tendency which natur-
ally follows. to brooding over religious or other
subjects The result is discouragingly large
percentage of insanity among the women Of
rural neighborhoods. Attempts to substitute
farming villages for scattered farmhouses, to
introduce social rccreations, and like efforts
have been made or suggested again and
again. but the fact remains that the woman
of the city is usually more healthful and has
moro vitality than the woman of the country.
There is problem here still for our physi-
clans and students Of sociology. But it is
pleasant TO be assured by competent experts
that the charge shat American women are
composed merely of skin and bone, and
nerves and brain is no longer justified
Frank Leslie's.