Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-03
BARRIERS AND BALD HEADS,
Showing How the Hairless Pate 10 an Un
failing Source Of Profit


failing Source Of Profit
From the New York Sun.
II make a good deal Of money out Of bald.
headed men," said the barber. 1T is true
that do not know Of any way to make hail
grow on bald head; but although honestly
say to every customer who asks my opinion ex
actly what believe. it has been my unvaryine
experience that no bald-headed man gives ur
without long and expensive series Of expert
ments the hope Of one day seeing his hair re-
stored. No matter how many other bald head,
he may know, or what variety of unsuccessful
attempts, he may have seen to make hail
grow where it has once disappeared, each bald
headed man seems determined to make all the
trials for himself He thinks he may succeed
where others have failed and docs not begrudge
tho expense.
II have seen barber whose head was ai
destitute of hair as marble-top table unblush.
ingly recommended. hair tonic or hair restore,
or lnvlRorator as certain to make the hair
grow. The bald-headed man does not ask the
question why the barber has not tried it on his
own billiard ball, but confdinglv purchases
bottle after bottle in the vain hope Of making
up for natures deficiencies.
There is little fuzz that grows on many
bald headsthat causes a good deal Of delusion.
Seeing and feeling this fuzz the bald headed
reasons that If this fuzz is shaved it will come
out stronger, SO he has his head carefully
shaved. Then the fuzz comes out again. But
IL Is still fuzZ, and it continues to be a fuZZ,
and never gets to be anything but fuzz. 1t
cannot be coaxed or driven into anything but a
fuZz.
Now, knowing all this, the barber cannot be
SO bind to his own interests as to 60 very far
out OF his way to convince the hopeful and
trusting bald heads who do not know it, and
who Insist upon learning by expensive expert
ence. 1t is no particular harm for a bald
headed man to keep on trying first one thing
and then another. 1t amuses him and is prof
liable to the barber.
There Is badness that comes from sick
ness, especially from scarlet fever or typhoid
fever, when the hair falls out and the head be-
comes bare for q brief period. But in such
cases it is no art Of the barber and no mere
concoction of materials that makes the hair
come In again. 1t is the remedial effort of
nature. The hair would come back in such
cases without the use OF any pigments or ONT
ments. 1t Is possible that in many such cases
the fact that the hair did come back at u time
when some particular ointment was used led
TO the belief that it was the ointment that did
the work, although the truth was that the hair
would have come back without any ointment
of any kind.
MEN are generally more disposed than
women to experiment on bald heads One
reason OF this Is that men cannot wear false
hair so securely as women do, but rather with
greater risk Of detection.
Amy one who could really compel . growth
OF hair on all bald heads would secure an i'm
mense fortune and the gratitude of mankind.
Ana similar fortune and gratitude await the
man who can prevent the growth Of haiS where
1t is not wanted"