Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-02-06
Gaaies' Column,
Care of the Hair.

Most women are DESTROYS of pos
sessing luxuriant growth of hair,
and few women need be without this
adornm mt, if whatever amount they
possess is properly cared for.
There is no necessity of cutting
the hair short to improve its growth,
unless in the case of fevers, ETC.,
when it is sure to fall out. To be
sure, cutting the hair does improve
its growth, but In most cases the
remedy is worse than the disease,
for it takes it so long to grow to a
length when it can be done up IN
the simplest way, that when 1t is of
the length that is too long to do up
on papers and too short for coil,
but must be simply combed out and
let hang, it is a great temptation to
cut 1t again, as it seems to be at that
stage of growth that cannot be kept
in order. If at this stage the temp
tation is resisted, it will not be but
a short time before it will have grown
to a convenient length t. put up in
some way, for if cared for at this
time it will grow very fast.
There is nothing that will improve
the hair like brushing. Use a stiff
bristled brush, and brush the hair
vigorously until the scalp glows.
No matter how often the hair is
brushed during the day, it is of the
utmost Importance that it should he
thoroughly brushed before retiring
at night. A vigorous use of The
brush night and morning, but more
especially at night, will render the
hair soft and silky and give it a
beautiful gloss. 1t will also make
the coarsest hair soft and the dryest
hair moist. Very important is il
that this treatment should be given
to long hair, where a comb is of
little use but for removing snarls
The hair should always be taken
down at night, no matter how elab-
orately it has been dressed, and
given a thorough brushing, then
parted behind and plated into two
long braids, which may be left loose,
or if annoying, as it is to some to
have their hair down at night when
sleeping, they can be fastened in
loose mat at the back of the head
with rubber hairpins. Steel pins are
not in any way nice for holding the
hair in place as rubber ones, for the
former are very apt to rust when
used for any length of time, and
must be instantly thrown away, for
they are dangerous adjacents when
in this state to have about the head.
Rubber pins hold the hair in place
better, are cleaner and more com
Portable, and do not fall out of the
hair as easily as steel ones. Although
steel pins may be used during the
day when preferred, they ought new
er, on any account be used at night
in bed, for any sudden turn while
asleep may send the point of one
into the scalp, which wound, aside
from being painful may turn out to
be of a serious nature.
To promote the growth of the hair
and to arrest it's falling cut, wetting
the scalp frequently with sage tea
is an old-fashioned remedy, and an
excellent one. The fault with most
people using this is that they do not
persevere in it, and then condemn it
as useless. There is no better rem
edy for promoting the growth of the
hair than this old-styled one. TO
cleanse the scalp use the yolk of
an egg beaten in a very little water.
Rub it well into the scalp and let
dry. Rinse in lukewarm water, to
which has been added a few drops
of ammonia. Ammonia is a good
invIgorator, when only a little of it
is used in water; but beware of us
ing too much: or it may infame the
scalp and do more harm than good.
A very little borax in water is also
excellent for cleansing the head,
but ought to be used as carefully as
ammonia, as too much has a ten
dency to make the hair dry and brit
tie. Soap will make the hair coarse
and split it at the ends; consequently
it ought never to be used in washing
the hair After the hair has been
washed and rineed, wipe it as dry
as possible with a towel, then dry it
thoroughly by the fire. Never on
any consideration go out into the
air when the hair is wet, as the
pores of the head being open, serious
results may follow. Never go tc
bed while the hair is damp, but wait
until it is perfectly dry. Never use
a sharp-toothed comb, for it is sure
to scratch and for this same reason
metallic brushes are not to be rec
omended.
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