The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09
CARE OF THE HAIR.
Some Sound Advice for Women WHO Want
Fine Locks.

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Fine Locks.
Hair must be carefully cultivated to grow
even in length, supple, silken 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 it. 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 to 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 Improvement is thorough washing
OF the scalp and hair, which collects dirt its
entire length.
10 cleanse it 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 are used entirely
100 strong. Soap bark is really better than
any thing know, except the shampoo pow
der OF 1.-THE fatal sisters" which leaves the
hair luxuriously silky, instead of flyiug
IKE thistledown. Pour two quarts of boil
ing water on teaspoonful of soap bark.
let II cool till pleasant, comb the hair smooth
" from the face, part it and scrub down
Tue parting with the shampoo brush like
an exaggerated tooth brush, wetting the
SKIN well with the decoction. 1t lathers
well, and the whole head should be gone
over, making twenty or more partngs, the
hair rinsed in plenty of clear water, combed
anu wiped smoothly, not rubbing it fe-
rociously, and tangling it, which breaks
IT, Inc venetian ladies drew their hair
through crownless hat, and let il
stream over the brim to dry, and you NAV
ioAow the example, sitting in the sun, il
possible, an hour Light is a great
sumulant and preservatlve to hair, and it
- wen to open it when dry and let the wind
dow through. The sun will cause the nat
ural OIL OF the hair to flow-or the head NAV
De neld to the fire until the dry hair feels
moist. A smart brushing night and morn
.hg' careful braiding before sleep, and an
hour spent once month clipping all forked
ends, will insure a rapid growth of hair. IL
the general health is good without other
treatment. II you want a stimulant at
night rub little oil of lavender in the
roots OF the hair with the shampoo brush.
DO not lrrltate the scalp by hard brushing.
Regular care is better than OVERRIDING.
INN, fragile hair is best cleansed with the
yelk OF fresh egg, rubbed in the roots
with the fingers, left on fifteen minutes and
washed on IN warm, soft water The egg is
hutrltive as well as cleansing to the hair,
anu may be used twice week, wlping the
halr and drying in the sun. Then comb,
and stroke the hair smooth with the palms
lhe hands, gently and briskly, fifty to one
Auhdred times. This stroking is better
MaA brushing daily. A gentle current of
SSss'rlclty Ssy applied to the scalp every other
oas sexceilent for weak hair, and is near
esl~aspecific for badness, partial or en-
uie' Tokeep hair from falling nothing is
oetler than the old-fashloned tincture of
aase and rosemary, which, as no Northern
gaiuener grows rosemary, leave the drug
esl 10 prepare The wild white sage of the |
,.ocAy Mountains has great virtue as a |
haia bauiulant to the hair. These two pleasant |
meios are worth all the rest of the phar- |
A'scopeela for the hair, lungs and nerves