Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-08

From the y. y. sun.
The permanent removal Of hair from the
face OF lovely or unloveiy woman has here
tofore been con Idered an impossible achieve
meut To 'uake the hair grow on the nald
pate o. an elderly gentleman has al~ avs been
a doubtful experiment. some asserting that 1t
can, others that II cannot he done, but the
eradication OF hair WAS opsidered impossible.
Now the removal Of hair even a big nous
tscbe an imperial, and whiskers, eau be taken
of without leaving a trace or scar More
over, when properly performed by an expert
electrical surgeon or surgical electrician,
whichever you choose 10 call the operating
doctor. not hair ever grows there sgsiu.
Yesterday l saw the operation performed
by DIR. W. Ii. King, and WAS enlightened at
the same time ss TO how the electrical
current was spplied and made to do its
work. In the first place, pretty young girl
Of about 10, who was the subject Of the oper.
alton, took her seat before a large window In
the doctors operating chair. Sue was little
nervous at first while the doctor was chang.
Ing and arransing his gslvsnic battery.
hue needle, made especially for the purpose,
was carefully inserted into the skin OF the
young lsdy's upper lip, Just where the first
hair to be ersdicsted grew.
"The needle Is now In the hair foiliclo IL
sell, said the doctor. "Nou see she has not
flinched. IL has given no pain TO indeEt the
needle, for Ii is too sharp and fine TO be felt.
Now l will connect the needle with this
negative pole of the battery, just so, while
this positive pole Is connected with this ast
piece of metal, an electrode, placed on her
cheek. 1t can be placed on any part OF the
body, the object being simply to complete
the electric current"
"Ah I it stipgs." cried the young girl, but
she did not move"
ait is more or less painful" continued the
doctor, after a little soothing attention to his
patient" according to the location of the hair
A
patient Look here now there Is a little
frothing around the needle. Will withdraw
1t and
He withdrew the needle aud 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 only gave q slight shlver
She smiled and said
"Itis less painful, or have become accus.
toned to It Go on, doctor"
The operation was continued, the operator
taking out from about five to ten hairs every
minute. This was continued for thirty min.
utes, the length of time allowed by Dr.. King
| for each sitting, both patient ana physician
needing est after that length OF time While
the operation was going on l interviewed the
doctor thus:
SHOW long has 1t been since this operation
was performed ~
"Dr. George II. Fox, some eight years ago
Il think 1t WAS in lS7s-read before the New
York State Medical society a paper on the
subject OF the permanent removal of hair by
electrolysis. Since then most of the electri
cans in this city hsve been making use OF DR..
FoA's process. With only slight variations,
the operation Is practically the same rs that
described by Dr. Fox"
"Is it a difficult or dangerous operstiou''
Neither difficult nor dangerous in the
hands OF good electrician. Il requires fine
eyesighI good light, a steady hand aud
nerve, and great patience on the part OF the
operator as well as the patient II operated
by skilliul surgeon, 1t can be performed in
about as many sittings as will be required to
take out from one hundred TO two hundred
and nifty hairs day. One sitting day, half
will allow"
"Will not some OF the hairs grow again"
Yes, few. II the operator has skill aod
experience, there will probably be a growth
oil from hve per cent TO ten per cent. of the
hair removed. II tyro performs the opera
tion, perhaps thirty or fifty FER cent will re-
turn. Then it vii! be only necessary 10 re-
| peat the operation"
| es as 1t becomes known 1t is more fire.
| quently called for, and the practice Is ou the
| Increase"
"Does 1t leave a scsr'r
Not unless the hair is coarse and deep
set Then there will toe marks that will not
disappear under a week perhaps, and perhaps
IN lew days II !bh hairs are tne the cleo
troiysis will not cause more than slight red
ness, which will disappear In few hours"
Inc young lady who had been operated
upon seemed willing to have all of the hair
removed In one sitting. About one-half had
been taken of, or lifted out" as the doctor
expressed II, before she rose from the chair,
but DR.. King said that he never permitted q
patent to ait for the operation longer than
half an hour. So she reluctantly put on
thick Veil to hide the half moustsche which
remained on her pretty face. OF course she
promised to return next day for the compile
tion OF the electrolyss aud of course she kept
her promise