The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-02-28
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The Way TO Avoid IL Ia Co Have che
Barber sInge Your Hnlr.

The Way TO Avoid IL IL 60 Have the
Barber singe Your HAIR
Did you ever have your hair singed ?
II not you are behind the times. The
practice involves O new fad In vogue
with BARRIERS well up in their business
A reporter was having his hair trimmed
in a prominent shop, in one Of our
large cities, when the barber engaged
at tie Job remarked:
"Your hair is harsh and dry You
ought to have it singed."
The reporter wanted to know tile
why and wherefore, and the barber
continued:
at is very beneficial to the hair. 1t
invigorates and softeus it, aud gives it
new life and growth"
Tie customer concluded he would
undergo the treatment, but wanted IL
full explanation, and the barber pro-
ceeded' with the operation, impartng
additional information as he continued
the work. He had finished trimming
his customers hair, and he now armed
himself with wax taper about six
inches long which lie lighted Rum
ming the comb under the hair, as he
would in trimming, lie applied the
light to the ends, moving c1mb and
taper gradually Over the customers
hair. Soon shop was filed with the
odor of burning hair, and the oc-
oupants in the other chairs began to
niff and inquire what waf aire.
smoke arose from the reporters head,
md the heat made him nervous for lie
Nus becoming su picious that tire barber
vas playing practical joke. The lat
ter rea -sured him, however, an con-
tinued his philosophical explanation.
"You see he said. "the hairs of the
cad are hollow tubes, as you can dis
over with strong magnifyfng glass
.fter they are cut The act of cutting
hair causes it to bleed, just as driv-
| ng an axe into tree will have a sim.
lar effect This fluid, which ooz =
rom the hair when tie ends are taken
If, is about the color of the hair itself,
whatever that color may be. and while
can not he seen with the NAKED ye.
she aid of strong glass makes it plainly
liscernible. The constant catli 0l
the hair and its consequent bleeding
mrdens it, causes it to lose its strength.
md finally kills it. This causes bald
ness among nine-tenths of men.
"The hair does not fall out, under.
tand, continued the barber. "1hat is
. mistaken idea. 1t simply dies ant
breaks of at tie scalp leaving the deat
roots in the head just as the dead roots
3f a tree are lertimbedded in the grounC
long after the trunk is removed o.
course these dead roots furnish no new
hair, but the Use of the glass reveals the
broken hair all over the scalp
"But all this does not explain how
your process prevents the loss of hair,
suggested the interested listener.
"Singeing the hair closes The tube
1r pores and stops the bleeding, wal
the reply. This prevents the conse
quent exhaustion of the supply o
strength and vigor and induces new
growth. As proof of the correctness o
my theory l will remind you that @
man bald on the back of his head to
ward his neck is very rarely seen. Thi
is because that portion Of his head i
not covered by his hat, and contac
with the wind and dust soon closes TIN
pores of the hair there and consequent!
saves it The top of his hair, however
is covered, and ths resultant humi lity
keeps the pores open and the bleeding
eventually causes ballness on top
Again, bald headed women are unusual
simply because they rarely have thei
hair cut Yes, sir, it is trimming TN
hair that causes such widespread bald
ness among men, and while singing
can't restore lost hair, it is the best pre-
s.rver that cln be employed
He had finis ed the job, and the maj
who was 1nextn tool, the ohnir