Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-12-09
SHAVED BY LIGHTNING,

A Simple and Painless Operation to Re-
move Musta chios from Fair Faces.
The permanent removal of hair from
the face of a 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
~ gentleman has always been doubt
full exper ment, 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 L taken off without leav-
ing a II ace or scar. Moreover, when
perfo me by an expert electrical sur
geon or surg cal electrician, whichever
YOU choose to call the operating doctor,
not n hair ever grows there again.
The other day l saw the operation
performed and was enlightened at the
same time as to how the elec.ical cur
rent was applied and made to do its
work IN the first place, pretty
young girl of about nineteen, who was
the sub ect of the operation, took her
seat before large W .ndow in the doc
tors operating chair. She was a little
nervous at first, while the doctor was
chang ne and arranging his galvanic
battery. A fine needle, made especially
for the purg ose. was carefully inserted
into the skin of the young lady's upper
lin, lust where the first hair to be erad;-
Gated grew.
1.-The needle is now in the hair folli-
Gle itself" said the operator. "You
see, she has not tiinched. 1t has given
her no pain to indent the needle, for it
is too sharp and fine to be felt Now. l
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. 1t can be placed on any
part of the body, the object being SIM
ply to comp, etc the electric current
..Ahi it st.ngsn' cried the young girl,
but she d d not move.
1T is more or less painful contin-
ued the doctor, after little sooth ng
attention to his patient, according to
the location of the hair on the face and
the nervous sens bility of the patient.
Look here: now there is little frothing
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 slight shiver. She smiled
and said
1T is less painful. or I have become
accustomed to it. Go on, doctor"
The operation was cont nued, the
operator taking out from five to ten
hairs every minute. This was contin-
ned for thirty minutes, the length OF
time allowed by DIR. King for each sit
tinp. both patient and physician need
inc rest after that length of time. While
the operat:on was going on L inter-
viewed the doctor thus:
..How long has it been since this oper-
atom was performed?
..pr. George III. Fox some eight years
aoo-I think it was in 1S1o-read pc
fore the New York State Medical So
cietv IA paper on the subject OF the per-
manent removal of hair by electroiysis.
Since then most of the electricians III
this CITY hay been making use OF 1t
Fox's proc, SIS. With only sllght Varia-
tons, the operation is practicaiis Tue
same as that first described ~ III
Fox"
..Is it a difficult or dangerous opera
tion?" - !,
..Ne;;ner difficult nor dangerous IN
the hands of good electrician. 1t re-
cures fine eye-sight. a good light. a
steady hand and nerve, and great
p r on the part of the operator as
we'll as the patient. If operated by a
skilful surgeon it can be performed IN
about as many slit ngs as will be re,
ouired 10 take out from one hundred
to two hundred and fifty hairs day.
One slit ng day, half an hour long, is i,
all that q ud.cious operator VIII allow.