The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-09-25
SHAPING THE EARS.
How AIisshapen Mombers May be Trained
to Grew Right.

to Grew Right.
There are ears and ears, and almost
as much as any other feature do they
add or detract from the beauty of
face.
An ear that is snugly back against
the head-an ear that is smallish, fiat
fish, thin and rather transparent, this
ear is comfort to possess; but large
''meaty" ear, with deep, cupping pro-
pensities at the topaz ear that stands
boldly out from the head and seems to
bend itself forward to catch each pass
ing sign or syllable-this ear is not a
thing desirable. 1t gives its ''wearer"
the appearance of an animal of some
alert species, and proclaims breed"
loudly and emphatically.
This superb bundance of ear can be
mitigated to some extent Not by de-
pletion or removal of any parts, but by
bringing it into a more becoming posi-
ton by means of soft bandages. The
infant that shows signs of prominent
ears should be provided with thin cap
of soft silk or null, fitting snugly
against the unruly members. 1t was
once the fashion for the little ones to
wear caps during babyhood, but nova
days cap is rarely seen, although
baby's face is made even more charm
ing by this soft white framing and ears
are thus kept fiat against the head.
1t seems odd that so many mothers
see the faults of broadened ear lobes
and bending tops, yet do not raise fin
70 ,-antifx,
ears 'lop," so, they suppose, must
those of their poor children. If their
own ears are put on bias" why grum.
BILE if those of their offspring are not
straight? A woman may hide her ears
may brush the long strands of her
silken hairs down from her temples and
over the tops of these useful organs;
not so man. His barber shaves him
until his head is blue, and each knob Of
vanity, or whatsoever weakness he may
possess, shows plainly forth-a lesson
that the chronological who runs may
read and his ears stand anchored in
uncouth, bristling boldness at each side
of his denuded Uranium. Now, even he,
grown man, can remedy this defect.
Let him, each night, tie a soft close
bandage about his head and sleep in
this. If it be difficult to keep in place
let him wear above the baudage
close cap, pinning the cap and bandage
together upon the outside with small
safety pins. Continued use of the band
age will show good effects in compar.
atively early date, and this deformity
will gradually disappear
In proof of this let me cite an in.
stance that came under my notice. al.
though this gentleman wore his cap
daytimes as well as night. His ears had
been this gentleman's greatest bane,
and hearing of the pressing process he
Immediately determined to give it a fair
and honest trial. Procuring a piece OF
soft, wide elastic he fitted it to his
head, SO that it would reach around it
from just above the nape of his neck to
his brow, passing across his ears Just
above their opening and pressing them
very gently Over this he wore dark
brown cap of some thin, tough material
to hide the elastic band. All day long
as he poured over his books the was
bookkeeper) he wore the elastic and the
cap, and upon retiring at night again
donned them. In short while a
marked change was noticed, and he is
now as comely a gentleman as one
would wish to see
A youth in a public school was the
butt of many jokes at the hands of his
school fellows, and all on account of his
monstrous, looping ears. The teacher
a woman of sense. overheard one cruel
joke perpetrated at the expense of this
victim of natures error, and forthwith
proceeded to help him do away with the
deformity. She won the sympathy of
the whole school room first, and then
feeling sure of their good nature, she,
each morning, placed soft band of
rubber about his head, pinioning his
ears in place. Before vacation that
boys ears were set properly back
against his head and he was no longer
an object of ridicule.
Ears are sometimes pushed down and
forward by the lower rim of a hat
crown, and parents should see to it that
no risk of this kind is run, as it brings
about as great deformity as though
the wearer of a too large or heavy hat
We're born with unlovely features
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