Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-08-21

diver and returned home as hairless as
an egg. Salt baths have similar effects
upon the users. In Ischl, man forty.
Ave years old became a baldheed Iii six
| weeks,
"The custom of many women of al
lowing their wet hair to dry in the air
also deserves to be mentioned here.
The moisture remains leHger in the
hair when allowed to dry, and acts ac-
cordingly, The widespread practice of
washing the head is good thing also
| comb with moderately narrow teeth,
will clean the head, If properly used
However, as it does not destroy the
hair rapidly enough, II is advisable I'd
wash it frequently. Ellinger has proved
from statistical reports that eighty-fve
out of every hundred fortunate posses
sors of bald heads have been accustom-
ed to washing their hair from early
childhood. That is really encouraging.
"The various hair waters, hair-oils,
pomades coloring substances and other
inventions of the BARRIERS and perfum.
ers must be considered also. They are
all praiseworthy. The pomades and
hair-oils accomplish their purpose iE
various ways. The warmth Of the
head makes them rancid and sticky.
The scalp becomes irritated and makes
washing necessary. The other cos
metics for the hair contain poisonous
chemicals. The fluids for coloring the
hair, for instance, are made almost in
variably, in part, of salt OF lead, which
not only poisons the roots of the hair,
but the whole body, in the course of
time. The materials supposed to aid
the growth of hair are usually admira.
bly, adapted to destroy the bits
that may be left on the head of
the user. Years ago in my 'Ihera-
peutical Lexicon | gave several rec
ipes to make the hair grow. am
sorry that did so, and herewith de-
clare that not one of them will accom-
plish what it purports to do. The se-
cret methods advertised 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 a so-called hair re
generator once sent samples of his
discovery to all the members of fam
GUS academy of medicine. Tho ply
sicians examined the ware at one of
their sessions and laughed long over
the nonsensical preparation. But a
week later, they whispered to one
another, when they CHANGED to meet:
DO you know, I believe they arc grow
ing
"All pulling, tearing, rubbing and
tossing of the hair aids it in falling out
l 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 whenever they see
d mirror, are on the Fight path to bald.
ness. That is also true of women who
allow their hair to be combed by un.
practised servants. AS to combs, those
which have lost teeth are the best, as
they tear out hairs by the dozens. Rub
Der combs have an advantage in max
ing the hair electric-when in that con-
dition it often falls out by the handful.
Singing the hair causes 1t to fall out
also. The use of curling paper is also
advisable. The principal thing is to
avoid allowing the hair to rest. Bald
ness soon results. The use of hairpins
Is also good thing. The hairpins keep
the hair drawn and injure 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. People who wish to be-
come bald should have their hair cut as
often as possible. 1t is encouraging to
notice that this practice is increasing.
Children have their hair cut often in
the absurd belief that the hair will be-
come thicker.
again, go as often as possible tc
the BARRIERS. In the brushes and combs
of the barbershop, used indiscriminate.
ly upon the heads of all kinds of custo
mers, micro-organisms destructive to the
hair flourish in great quantities. The
Investigations of Lossar, the dermatolo.
gist, have proved beyond doubt that
these parasites spread disease. The
dandruff from the heads of persons
whose hair is disappearing would pro
duce bald spots on the backs of rabbits
or mice. AS long as the BARRIERS are
not compelled to disinfect their brushes
and combs each time they are uset
there will be victims ready to purchase
hair regenerators. Finally, exccsses
Louis XIV. both owed their famou,
bald pates to immoral living"