The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
CARING FOR THE HAIR.
USEFUL INFORMATION FROM ONE
WHO HAS INVESTIGATED.

How to Keep the Hair Glossy, Healthy
and Handsome-Combs Should BE Used
sparingiy-simpIe Recipes That VIII Add
Greatly to Man and woman's Comfort.
"A thing Of beauty is a JOY forever,
and SO is a rich mass of hair on won-
ans head Even if nature has denied
her other gifts, this one will make her
lovely, for It's womanss browning glory.
The German and Breton women have
beautiful hair as a rule. Among Ameri-
head Of hair is the exception. One cam
not imagine why this should be, but scan
room full of men and women and you
will be assured.
Perhaps few hints on the care Of the
hair may be welcome.
Let the first great requisite be cleanli-
ness. The epidermis of the scalp, like
that of the body, is constantly being
thrown off and must be removed, while
the glands of the scalp, particularly the
oil glands, are very active, pouring out
their secretions, which spread through
the hairs by capillary attraction, serving
to Intricate and keep them in glossy
condition, but at the same time render
ing them liable to catch dust and float
ing particles.
THE EFFECTS OF WATER,
The very best methods of keeping th
scalp and hair clean and in a good cor
dition is frequent brushing with soft
brush A celebrated hair dresser says:
"You cannot brush the scalp too much
or the hair too little" This is better
rule to follow than to spend money for
pomades, etc., many of which are highly
injurious, and result in harm where
good was expected.
Persons whose hair is kept short, as
with children and men, derive lasting
benefit from plunging the head in a
basin of cold water every morning and
then rubbing the scalp briskly with a
coarse towel.
Under ordinary circumstances fire.
quent brushing is sufficient to keep the
hair and scalp clean and in good condi-
ton. Washing need be INDUCED in only
once a month, while persons whose oe-
equations expose them to the influence
of dust and dirt, as well as those having
BY nature excessively oily scalps, must
wash the hair more frequently. Try the
following German prescription and you
will be repaid: Wash the head thor
oughly once a week with the beaten
yolk Of an egg; rubbing it well into the
scalp, then rinsing with plenty Of water,
This renders the hair soft and shiny.
This formula may be improved by add
ing half a teacup Of ammonia, q table
spoonful each OF oil Of bergamot and
white CASTLE soap, a teaspOonful Of pow
dered borax and quart Of rain water.
10 De thoroughly mixed and kept in
covered jar for monthly washing OF
the head. Those having long hair, and
who have great trouble in drying it,
should braid the hair in several braids;
this will also keep it from tanglng; dry
it thoroughly with coarse towels, and sit
in the sun or by the fire until quite dry.
If any good natured person will fan your
hair dry, 50 much the better. Persons
who are liable to colds should never
venture out of doors when the hair is at
all moist. Many contract neuralgia by
such carelessness.
Water, if allowed to dry on the hair,
promotes decomposition Of the natural
oil, giving rise TO disagreeable odor.
To assist in drying long hair after wash
ing. dip a brush into powdered starch,
brushing thoroughly in and through the
hair, and then brush out again. For
those desiring nice dressing for the
hnf ,o.1
the purpose best, as it does not become
rancid.
DO not forget in dressing the hair that
the true use of the comb should be re-
membered, which is to separate the in
diyidual hairs from each other, to pre-
vent mating, and to make the ''part;"
it should never be used to scrape the
scalp in order to relieve itching sensa-
tions. The fine comb must be used very
sparingly Troublesome diseases of the
skin often are the result of too great use
Of the combs.
VALUABLE HINTS.
Keep children's hair, especially boys,
closely cut. With girls, after the hair
has been allowed to grow long, it is bet
ter not to cut it, for good authority says
that the hair never afterward grows to
the length it would otherwise have at
tanned.
"Crimping" the hair over hot irons or
pencils soon causes it to break. This is
not of SO much Importance with young
girls, as the hair will grow again; but in
the case Of older women, whose hair is
beginning to ''thin," it only hastens the
fall Of what remains, and causes badness
Of the forehead and temples.
The use of soap, where bandoline does
not prove sufficient to preserve the de-
sired shape of the crimps, is injurious
II it must be used, however, get the very
best white CASTLE soap, as it contains less
alkali than others.
Dyeing the hair, whatever may be the
inducements. is ever an unsatisfactory
procedure. One cannot conceal the raw
ages Of time so easily, and no one is in
reality deceived. 1t is certainly loss
Of dignity, for every one smiles at the
thought Of would be youthful people
whom one sees with the complexion of a
peach melting into "crows' feet" at the
corners Of the eyes, and through whose
raven locks can be seen play of ride
scent coloring. Apart from all this, these
dyes are very injurious, often affecting
the eyesight.