The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-02-01

4 asiiIon Pounds Change IRON. hs.a O.
Hsi.d Tyrry icaE
Perhaps there Is 60 staple a. 4cle
about which less Is known by the P-h-
lie than human hair n an article of
commerce. /, will doubtless surprise
many when II Is stated that tho dsai-
ers in human hal goods do no, depend
On chance clippings ho Q and there.
but that there il u regular hair har-
vest which can always DO relied on,
It Is saii that over l.O01.O0O ponud
Of human hair arc used annually In tho
civilized world for adjoining tho heads
Of women. In New York City alone
over hyo tons Of this class Of good, arr
Imported every year Much OF tho
half used In this country comes from
tho hsada OF American women and IL
fully a. fluo In shade and texture "a
tho imported article. There has leon
some talk recently OF forming trust
In tHis business. and II this untowHrd
event should occur our American
women would have to dispense
with II considerable portion Of
,ha!r tre.,es or pay much
higher price for them. A well-anown
ha.r dealer of,his city gave II reporter
recently some interesting facts about
the hair business and tho source from
which tho beautiful locks are obtained
Most of tho hair which usa in my
business. he said. II obtain from la
dies In thi. city. Wo had n big hHr-
vest during tho r-cont craze for haN-
Ing tho hair Gu, sh1r. Many OF the
ladies who had their locks shorn a.
that time hayo since bitterly regretted
H. In many Instances tho hair grew
so slowly that il became necessary 10
wear wig or switch As tho fashion
changed. After women have reached
certain ny. tho hair seems 10 par
TALLY lose l,s ylgor. and II Gu, II vii.
not grow again. Blonde hair seems
,o t's going on, md tho demand for
bleaching preparations Is not nearly
"a groa, NJ l, Was ia~ years aga
No; enough human hair can b. pro-
cured In this country to supply the
HON, demand and In consequence
there Is largo amount Imported
annually. Tho largest supply o! halls
cOla.- from Switzerland. Germany gad
tho French provinces There Is a hu.
man hale market n, MorlAns. In the
Department, 81 III. Lower fyrcaGcs.
hold oyory olhor Friday. i'indredh
o! trnihcEing hRir-drcs.Srs throas TO
the lli.!o place from far and near 10
buy up tho hair OF young peasant
girls When bargain {, struck tho
dealer lays tho money In tho opaR
palm Of tho solier. apple, hi, shears
and Ia - minute tho lusuriani ir-ss,s
fall on tho floor. u! course. mAiiun
cAn rarely - hor long braiis pass
Into tho dri.-or'H possession w!ihlui
crying. bu. sh, consoles horicli for
their loss with tho though, ,hHl lhrl
will grow again. a womaa's half
may f,row Ia tho length Of six ie1t
Nine He's. uirHris. refused nsp thou
sa1i francs for her crown Of glory.
which gas about that length. !; has
boom proved tina, n single hair will
bcar up - weigh, Of four ounces with
out breaking. bat tho hair thus hcHy.
ly ~ul.hsI must DO dark brown. foF
blonde hair breaks under n strain Of
gwu ant os.-n.ir ounces. wI..s --ss..H
d-rls IL. then. tina, beauty can draw
lpyo with u single halr?' There nrc
oy-r hso thousand Importers. manu-.
iar;urur- and dealers OF hair In the
uniiod Static. aud thcy will b repro
s-n,cd at tho Worlds Fair In is?4"-
Rochester, fo,i-EKprssS