St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-03

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he Asia&ios have, always been IAN
Gus for decorating their headA The
NohamnodAnD OF old shaved 11ei,
heads. except asingle knot Of hair aa
the exact top Of the head. which wa
left for . practical purpose. the 10
hammedan doctrine being thse At the
resurrection Of the dead the angel
Gabriel Was specially detailed TO attend
20 he Mohammedans. and he raised
them blythe ssp-knot. Accordingly the
Oop-lmos WaD left full and strong in or
der that the hold might 30 break. .
hole being left IN the top Of the CONN In
order p facilitate the angels work.
The Chinese msthod OF hair dressing Il
too well known 70 yneed description.
vhila in India the styles are both num-
eroas and diversiied. many OF the
tribes Of tho Punjab being distinguished
from each other by their methods Of
dressing their hair.
According to Lubbock Darwin and
other authorities. tho head dressing OF
tho South Sea Jslanders Il ornate in the
hast degree. while not infroquently their
styles Of dressing their hair are % In
geniously grotesque - 70 create the i'm.
pression that the arrangGDeot was
solely for The purpose Of creating laugh
ter. Sometimes moot OF the hair on the
head Il clipped away. leaving q rnmber
Of short. round tufts. a. though the
scalp were planted with short paint
brushes. Occasionally, the hair Is cut
away from the forehead and temples.
leaving It at the top and back Of the
head; sometimes tho back OF the head
u shaved. leaving the hair on the top
and aides; but generally the entire
growth of hair is left upon the head.
ind - the capillary adornments Of the
New Zsalanders are very long and
bushy. the couture Of . chief generally
assumes enormous proportions. One
traveller mentions the fact Of seeing .
chief in New Zealand whose head drsss
vas over three feet in diameter and ar
ranged in long cones. the surface Of the
scalp being divided into . great num-
Der Of small circles, and the hair grow
ing In each twisted up and % curled a.
70 form inverted cones, the point being
toward the scalp.
But, not content with these extraordi-
nary appendages. the South Sea Island
ere have . practice Of dyeing their hair
and In the most extraordinary col0rs
Tho natural color Of their hair II jetty
black, but they have . number Of pig
ments. the use Of which Il veil known
to them. by which they color their
locks red, green, blue. yellow and
white. and every variety Of color may
b seen in the course Of days walk.
But To New Zealand dandy Il frequent
" not satisfied with having his hair one
color. and 20 will die it in several. max
ing bands or stripes across his Uranium.
A recent traveller records having seen q
New Zealander with an enormous shock
Of bushy hair. In front the hair was
LEFT it, natural color. Next, from ear
across the top Of the head to tho other.
came . strip Of white hair, then q band
Of red. then . streak Of green. then .
blue stripe. and this parti-colOred saw
ago. who resembled nothing 20 much n
IN extraordinary habited clown in the
circus. was not only tho admiration Of
himself, but Of tho entire village In
which he lived. % that in New Zealand.
- we'll - In more civilized countries.
The adage: variety Is the spice Of
life" is perfectly trus-