Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-08-06

diver and returned home as hairless as
an egg. Salt baths have similar effects
upon the users. In Ischl, man forty
five years old became baldhead in 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 longer in the
hair when allowed to dry, and acts ac-
cordingly. The widespread practice of
washing the head is good thing also.
A comb with moderately narrow teeth,
viii clean the head, if properly used.
However, as it does not destroy tho
hair rapidly enough, it is advisable TO
wash it frequently. Ellinger has proved
from statistical reports that eighty-five
out of every hundred fortunate possess
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 in
various ways. The warmth of the
head makes them rancid and sticky.
The scalp becomes irritated and makes
washing necessary. The other cos
mctics 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 'Thera-
peutical Lexicon | gave several rec
| ipcs 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 Sc
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 n so-called hair re
generator once sent samples of his
discovery to all the members of fam.
Gus academy of medicine. The 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, believe they are grow
ing
''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 whenever they sec
a mirror, are on the right 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 it to fall out
also. The use of curling paper is also
advisable. The principal thing is tc
AVOID allowing the hair to rest. Bald
ness soon results. The use of hairpin
is also good thing. The hairpins keeI
the hair drawn and injure it in the same
way as does plating.
"The savant Cazenave found the
heaviest and most beautiful hair on tn,
heads which had never been touched
by scissors People who wish to be
come bald should have their hair cut a
often as possible. 1t is encouraging tt
notice that this practice is increasing
Children have their hair cut often il
the absurd belief that the hair will be
come thicker.
Again, go as often as possible T.
: the barber's. In the brushes and combs
of the barbershop, used indiscrimjnate
| ly upon the heads of all kinds of custo
mers, micro-organisms destructive to tn
hair flourish in great quantities. Tn
Investigations of Lossar, the dermatolo
gist, have proved beyond doubt tha
these parasites spread disease. Tn
} dandruff from the heads of person
; whose hair is disappearing would pre-
duce bald spots on the backs of rabbit
/ or mice. AS long as the BARRIERS ar
not compelled to disinfect their brushe
and combs each time they are use
. there will be victims ready to purchas
. hair regenerators. Finally, excesse
, arc destructive to the hair. Caesar an
! Louis XIV. both owed their famor
t bald pates to immoral living"