Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-03

Some sound Advice for women who want
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Itne Locks.
Hair must be carefully cultivated to grow
even In length, supple, sillzen and graceful
in color, says a writer in the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. Every thing is encouraging for
the improvement Of the hair, If time can be
given il. The same treatment Will not do
for different kinds Of hair by any means.
Strong, stiff, naturally moist hair needs a
weekly shampoOing and daily and nightly
brushing, with exposure 20 the morning
and evening sun, which Is great stimu-
liant TO the hair Thin, soft. dry hair needs
tender care, but with either the first step
toward improyemC ut is thorough washing
Of the scalp and hair, which collects dirt its
entire length.
To cleanse il the various alkalis. borax,
ammonia, carbonate Of potash and washing
soda are used, and the strong hair will bear
them, but they burn the life out Of thin. dry
hair Most hair washes arc used entirely
too strong. Soap bark is really better than
any thing know, except the shampoo pow
der Of "thc fatal sisters" which leaves the
hair luxuriously silky, instead Of flying
like thstcdown. Pour two quarts Of boil
ing water on q teaspOonful Of soap bark
let 10 cool till pleasant, comb the hair smooth
w from the face, part il and scrub down
the parting with the shampoo brush like
an exaggerated tooth brush, wetting the
skin well with tho decocton. II fathers
well, and the whole head should be gone
over, making twenty or more partings, tho
hair rinsed in plenty OF clear water, combed
and wiped smoothly, not rubbing it fe-
rociously, and tanghng it, which breaks
IT, The Venetian ladies drew their hair
through crownless hat, and let it
stream over the brIm 10 dry, and you may
/ follow the example, sitting in the sun, If
/ possible, an hour. Light is great
/ stimulant and prescrvative 20 hair, and it
| is well 10 open IL when dry aud let the wind
/ blow through. The sun will cause the nat
/ ural oil OF the hair to flow-Or the head may
| be held 10 the fire until the dry hair feels
| moist. a smart brushing night and morn
/ ing. careful braiding before sleep, and an
hour spent once a month clipping all forked
/ ends, viii insure a rapid growth Of hair, il
| the general health is good without other
/ treatment. If you want stimulant at
night rub little oil of lavender in the
roots OF the hair with the shampoo brush.
| Do not irritate the scalp by hard brushing.
/ Regular care is better than overriding.
Thin fragile hair IS best cleansed with tho
\ yelk OF a fresh egg, rubbed in the roots
with the fingers, left on fifteen minutes and
washed on IN warm, soft water. The egg is
nutritive as well as cleansing to the hair,
and may be used twice week, wlping tho
halr ana drying IN the sun. Then comb,
and stroSe the hair smooth with the palms
Of the hands, gently and briskly, fifty 70 ono
hsndred times. This stroking is better
| than brushing daily. gentle current OF
| electricity applied 20 the scalp every other
day Is excellent for weak hair, and is near-
est to a specific for badness, partial OF Ell
tire. To keep hair from falling nothing is
better than the old-fashloned tncture OF
sage and rosemary, which. as no Northern
gardener grows rosemary, 1 leave the drug
glst to prepare. The wild white sage Of the
Rocky Mountains has great virtue us a
stimulant TO the hair. These two pleasant
herbs are worth all the rest Of the phar-
macopoeia for the hair, lungs and nerves.