Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-31
BAD FOR BLONDES.
Why Girls with Golden Tresses Shout
Avoid Natural Gas.

why Girls with Golden Tresses shouIt
Avoid Natural Gas.
Natural gas has made enemies among
ladies'. Blonde hair has had much tC
do with it. When burning gas is in.
troduced into the same apartment with
blonde hair, and allowed to remain
there, the peculiar action OF the one
upon the other will develop. Some
ladies are not attached to their hair;
this is unnatural Most OF the fair sex
glory in their hair, this oils natural.
But, whether natural or not, in either
case the hair of golden hue always suf-
fers from association with natural gas.
Notwithstanding this effect, there Is
an affinity which draws the two to-
gether, and blonde hair can not escape
the influence of its ardent plague when
the two come into intimate relations.
The effect is imperceptible at first, and
1t Is only after certain period of close
association that the pernicious and
utterly demoralizing influence upon
blonde hair is apparent and the hitherto
unknown character OF the deceptive
gas is discovered
The insidious influence seems to be
exertive at first contact of gas with
blonde hair. although not Immediately
noticeable upon the latter. and lays
growing more powerful and assertive,
until the victim imperceptibly gives
way and the work OF ruin has so far
progressed that any effort to free blonde
hair Is futile, and the end is accom-
plished In the utterly blackened char
acter of the beautiful victim.
To be more specific. the vapor, inn
perceptible to the naked eye, generated
by the gas attacks the golden tresses.
whether wig or in state Of luxuriant
growth, and gradually darkens the hue
Of blonde hair as long as the influence
continues. The vapor is ammonia,
which can be seen on the glass in a
room where it rises. II combines with
the sulphur In the hair chemically.
which produces sulpheret Of am
monia. Where the chemical action is
strong enough the hair would become
ulhch. i HIS lb Plausible.
a Penn avenue physician, in speak
ing OF some of the effects OF heat from
natural gas, said:
1.-The use OF natural gas has been Il
general topic OF complaint with large
number OF my patients am not pre-
pared TO say that deafness is on the in.
crease, but natural gas as it is now
used in dwellings has II decided ten.
dency in that direction. The great
trouble Is this The gas is turned Gu
to such an extent that very high
temperature Is obtained and main.
tanned throughout the day and night.
This at all times is unhealthy. The
heat is entirely without moisture, that
will naturally dry up the delicate
membranes, produce dry catarrhal
disease which very materially affects
the ear and throat. producing both
hoarseness and deafness.
With coal it is different. There i,
certain amount OF moisture given on
In the combustion along with tn,
various degrees OF heat obtained. o
course, any heat is dry in the abstract
but when combined with steam or an,
moist substance. the effects are very diff
terent. A number of our patients de
clare that the gas has made them deaf
That can only be. as | have said, be
cause the excessive heat dries up tn,
membranes in the head. Pittsburgh
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