The Arizona sentinel., 1889-12-21
CARE OF THE HAIR,
Suggestions Which People Would Perhaps
 Do Well to Follow.

Suggestions Which People Would Perhaps
 Do Well to Follow.
 In considering this important subject Of caring for the hair we shall find the matter simplified if we divide it into two heads. Under the first, let us place few emphatic do nots; under the sec ond we will place few dos. We'll, then, to begin with the first:
 Do not wash the head in well-water. 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 proc ess of time, to thin, wiry mass.
 Do not use soap, for the. same results follow, owing to the a1kalies which the very best makes contain, and impurities which predominate in cheap soaps.
 Do not use fine-toothed comb in or der 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 ruining it. These same teeth may indeed draw out the dust and dandruff, but they also quite as surely irritate the scalp, destroy the ''hair cells,' and in the end produce fine new crop of dandruff.
 Do not use oil, for however carefully 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, ''what shall I do in order to make my harsh, dry hair soft and smooth?" Why, read on, and you will see just what to do. Once more do not, and we will see what 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 a fact proved true in many cases after inn partial trial.
 Do brush the head twice day with a bristlebrush, not too stiff, but sufficient ly so to penetrate to the scalp. Brush ''every which way''-forward, backward, up, down and sideways. This process will invigOrate and soften the hair. Fifteen minutes twice day devote to it If you have the time.
 Do clip the ends of the hair as often as once in six weeks. It is better to have some one do this for you, as you can not 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." We'll, hair stops growing when it commences to split so if you would insure 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, salt water, per- fectly clear, and rub with crash towel until dry. This is a 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 a long bath in the ocean, her partially y-dried hair was coiled up in hurry, and not combed again until late on the following day, when she was obliged to cut away a double handful of mildewed hair which lay be- heath the heavy ''Grecian coil'' at the base of her exceedingly pretty head The sacrifice was made amid a series of groans and lamentations. Therefore we would say:
 Do wear an oilskin or waterproof cap while bathing, no matter whether it is becoming or not,-Good Housekeeping.