The morning call., 1891-07-26
SMALL COMFORT
FOR BALD HEADS.
A German Physician Gives Some Queer
Facts About Hair.
Why Men and Women Lose Their Capillary
Covering So Often Good Things to Avoid.
Fools Make Quacks Rich.

A clever writer, the possessor in all
probability of bald head, has proved that
badness is a product and sign of culture,
writes DR.. Alexander Winckler to the Illus
trerte Welt. According to this savant,
mans growth of hair lessons in proportion
to his advancement in civilization. He de-
clares that every anthropologst could prove
this assumption by examining the races of
mankind. The old Romans then looked upon
the bald head from a wrong point of view
when they only paid half price for slave
with a shining pate. Nor did the Greeks
appreciate badness properly. Phidias, in
accordance with Homer's description, rep
resented Zeus with head of curls. Our
writer, to whom we have referred. would
look upon that as ridiculous. A modern.
realistic artist, holding his views, would
present Zeus with majestic bald head and
the high brow of Charles the Bald.
II badness is sign of culture, something
devoutly to be wished, we shall perform a
public service in showing how this condition
can be quickly reached. Non-scientific peo-
pie will possibly study our advice in order
to do the opposite aad thus keep their hair
as long as possible. We protest at once
against such misuse of our wisdom.
Before enumerating the ways to become
bald, it may be better 10 say few words re-
garding the necessity of an art to ac-
complish that end. Donbters might say
that there was no art in becoming
bald; that time and age would ac-
complish that desideratum without other
aid. 1--WE lose, in the course of time"
said Voltaire, our teeth our hair and our
ideas" That may be true as far as the
teeth and ideas are concerned, but we can
not always depend upon losing our hair.
There are many aged men with heavy beads
of hair. The hope, therefore, that age will
make one bald is deceptive. Persons who
long for the proofs of culture must resort at
once to methods Of art. 1t is not even posi-
BILE to depend upon loss of hair after sick
ness, as it usually grows again when health
results.
The first coed rule is to keep the head
warm. In summer il you wish to become
bald.
DO NOT WEAR A STRAW HAT.
On the contrary, let your headgear be a felt
or cloth hat, Derby or Stovepipe. In
winter always wear a fur cap. While in
the house, at all times Of the year, do not
fail to wear feZ or an oil cap. Women
whose light hats do not wear off the hair
rapidly enough, may accomplish that end
by using heavy switches Of false hair.
roll of false hair will work even more
rapidly than fur cap, as the hairs will fall
out by the hundreds when the roll is heavy
enough The beloved night-cap so dear to
our grandmothers is to be highly recon-
mended also. The helmet of the officer
and policemen is also splendid invention.
What is the effect of these head cover
ings? They make the head perspire.
Moisture is the deadly enemy of hair On
the temples and the back of the head near
the neck, usually untouched by the hats and
caps, it is seldom that one sees badness.
On the other hand, the hair usually falls
out en- the parts of the head which are COW
cred. A bald ring often marks the position
of the hat or cap.
AS perspiration destroys the hair, fire.
quent use of steam baths is to be highly
recommended. The habitues Of the Rus
sian and Turkish baths can show. almost
without exception, beautiful bald pates.
As stated above, moisture is the deadly en-
envy of the hair Consequently diving,
when one is IN bathing or swimming, is
praisew orthy practice. The douche is even
more effective. l cannot praise 1t too greatly.
When you 90 TO the seaside or any bathing
resort never think of taking Water-tight
bathing cap. The bathing caps are always
Objectionable. The head must be dipped in
the water frequently 1t will BIZ seen
soon that the hair becomes dark and sticky
and falls out in great quantities. A seaside
physician named Murphy has declared that
the hair will grow In again. However,
do not be frightened at that, as he has
never proved his statement up to the
present time. Indeed an ambitious man
may be as fortunate us the celebrated
General of whom Froehlich speaks. The
envlable gentleman who was forty years
old, took the sea baths for time near
Trieste. He took especial delight in his
reputation as a diver and returned home as
hareless as an egg. Salt baths have similar
years old, became
BALDHEAD IN SIX WEEKS
The custom of many women of allowing
their wet hair 10 dry in the air also deserves
to be mentioned here. The moisture re-
mains longer in the hair when allowed to
dry and acts accordingly. The widespread
practice of washing the head is good thing
also. comb with moderately narrow
teeth will clean the head ii properly used.
However, as it does not destroy the hair
rapidly enough, it is advisable to wash it
frequently. Ellinger has proved from stat
stical reports that So out OF every 100 for
tunate possessors of bald heads have been
accustomed to washing their hair from
early childhood. That is really encouraging
The various halr-waterS, hair-oils, 20
mades, coloring substances and other inyen-
tions of the BARRIERS and perfumers must be
considered Also They are all praiseworthy.
The pomades and hair-oils accomplish their
purpose in various ways. The warmth of
the head makes them rancid and sticky.
The scalp becomes irritated and makes
washing necessary The other cosmetics
for the hair contain poisonous chemicals.
The fluids for coloring the hair, for in
stance, are made almost invariably, in part
of salt of lead, which not only potsops
the roots of the hair, hut the whole BODY, in
the course of time. The materials supposed
to aid the growth of hair are usually adj
mirably adapted to destroy the bits that may
be left on the head of the user Years ago
in my "Therapeutieal Lexicon" l gave sew
eral recipes TO make the hair grow. / am
sorry that did so, and herewith declare
that not one of them will accomplish what
it purports to do. The secret methods ad-
vertised by quacks to recover lost hair are
OF course not worthy of consideration, from
the point of view of this article. Clever
men and fools can be caught at times
The inventor of n so-caled hair regen-
orator once sent samples of his discovery to
all the members of famous academy of
medicine. The physicians examined the
ware at one of their sessions and laughed
long over the nOnsensical preparation. But
a few weeks later they whispered to one an
other when they CHANGED to meet: DO you
know, L believe they are growing"
ALL PULLING, TEARING. RUBBING
And tossing of the hair aids it in falling
out recommend, therefore, the frequent
use Of hard brushes, such as steel brushes.
Our young dandies who curry their heads
every morning with two brushes, and in
the course of the day comb their hair
sTs na s6hey 70 see mTT are
true of women who allow their hair to be
combed by Impractical servants AS to
combs, those which have lost teeth are the
best, as they tear out hairs by the dozens.
Rubber combs have an advantage in making
the hair electric-when in that condition it
often falls out by the handful. Singing the
hair causes it to fall out also. The use of
curling paper is also advisable. The princi-
pal thing is to avoid allowing the hair to
rest. Badness soon results. The use of
b pins is also good thing. The hair
pins keep the hair drawn and Injuries it in
the same way as does plating.
The savant CaZenave found the heaviest
and most beautiful hair on the heads which
had never been touched by scissors. Peu-
pie who wish TO become bald should have
their hair cut as often as possible 1t is en-