Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-09-30
gafliea' Column.
Care of the Hair.


find the matter simplified if we divide
it into two heads. Under the first let
us place few emphatic Do Nots ;
under the secohd we will place also q
few Dos. Well, then, to begin with
the first:
Do not wash the head in well wa
ter, because the lime usually found
therein renders the hair harsh and
dry; also eventually killing off the
young roots, reducing the finest head
of hair, in process of time, to a thin,
why mass.
Do not use soap, for the same re-
suits follow, owing to the alkalies
which the very best makes contain,
and Impurities which preponderate in
cheap soaps.
Do not use fiDe-toothed comb in
order that you may "clean the dirt
out" of your head the sharp teeth
scrape the tender, young hair just as
it is fairly started, thus running it.
These same teeth may indeed draw
out the dust and dandruff, but they
also quite as surely irritate the scalp,
destroy the chair cells" and in the
end produces fine new crop of dand-
ruff.
Do not use oil, for however care
fully applied it will simply form
more or less sticky trap to catch every
particle of dust and dirt floating in
the air. Pomade is open to the same
objection.
"But," you say, Ewhat shall [ do
in order to make my harsh, dry hair
soft and smooth?' Why, read on and
you will see just what to do. One
more do not and we will see what the
dos have in store for us.
Do not use a wire brush, it will
tear out and thin the thickest head
of hair. This is no silly prejudice,
but fact proved true in many cases
after impartial trial.
Do brush the head twice each day
with bristle brush, not too stiff, but
sufficiently so to penetrate to the
scalp. Brush "every which way;
forward, backward, up, down and
sideways. This process will invigor-
ate and soften the hair. Fifteen
minutes twice a day devote to it if
you have the time.
Do clip the ends of the hair as Oft
en- as once in six weeks. II is better
to have some one do this for you, as
you cannot reach all the short hairs
at the back of your head. If you
will examine your hair before clipping
YOU will see numbers of "split ends
Well, hair stops growing when it be-
gins to split, so if you would insure a
thick head of HAIR you must also
insure even, healthy ends.
Do, if you find it necessary to wash
your head, do so in cold, soft water,
perfectly clear, and rub with crash
towel until dry. This is tedious
process, but unless it is thoroughly
dried, dandruff forms, and if the hair
is very thick it is apt to mildew. A
young lady once dressed in haste
after long bath in the ocean, her
partially dried hair was coiled up in
a hurry, and not combed again until
late on the following day, when she
was obliged to cut away double
handful of widowed hair which lay
beneath the heavy "Grecian COLI at
the base of her exceedingly pretty
head. The sacrifice was made amid
a chorus of groans and lamentations.
Therefore we would say:
Do wear an oilskin or waterproof
cap while bathing, no matter whether
it is becoming OF not.-G0od House.
Keeping.
ONE WAY TO CLEANSE A GARRETT
Having busted and removed such ar
ticles as can be carried from the room,
wiring a flannel mop out of hot water
and wipe the carpet thoroughly,
wringing the mop from clean water as
often as it may become soiled. Now
sweep with broom, as you ordinari-
ally would, land when you have finished |
you will have bright, clean carpet,
with little or no dust, and all at the |
expense of a very little hard labor.
Those who have not tried this method |
are skeptical about its merits, but
one trial will cnn1zincn I'm oa.icual |