The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-08-22
PRESERVING THE HAIR.
A SUBJECT THAT1NTEREsTs EVERY
BODY.

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Nostun,s Are Useless Common SENSE
Methods Recommended e. Brushine
and cold Water VIII Save Your
Locks.
The most essential thing for the preser-
walton Of the hair is the general healtf
Of the body, and this is to be obtained by
keeping the skin in perfect order. Even
in man fine hair, though the mcdefr
fashion Of dressing it robs it of all It's
real grace and beauty, is desirable thing,
while the greatest ornament of woman
has ever been esteemed aluxurientgrowth
of hair.
The prevailing notion Of using quack
compounds to stimulate the growth of the
hair when it has grown weak or thin is
very bad one, and one thati usually fatal
TO the after restoration of the hair. In its
most delicate state the hair has been
likcned TO a delicate plant, and the in
Jury we inflict upon it by injurious treat
tnent is obvious. 1t is, however, but
rarely that the root, or bulb, beneath the
skin is entirely destroyed, even by the
most acute fevers or local diseases, al
hough for years it may appear, to all ap-
psarances, dead, and the part from which
It eventually fails becomes bald and
polished.
Scurf, or dandruff, which annoys so
many persons, may be kept from ac-
cumulating but can not be entirely pre-
vented. II has often been attributed to
an abundance of hair, but this is not the
reason. The best cure is the brush,
which should be used freely, the best
brushes being those which are not toe
hard, yet are sufficiently so to reach the
skin through the hair. When the head
perspires freely the dandruff will become
saturated, and loosening itself from the
skin will come off freely in the brush OF
somb The hair should always b,
brushed Before retiring to rest, and
should be brushed until the scalp be
comes quite warm, when a small lquantity
Of oil (cocoanut oil is considered best
should be well rubbed into the roots o
the hair.
The hair, if weak, should be frequentl,
cut or trimmed, not merely the ends in
discriminatory taken off, but weeded o
weakly and impoverished hairs as care
fully as a good gardener trims a favorit
, plant. This, of course, is best performe'
Iby a hair dresser, who, if he be maste
OF his profession, discovers at glanc
what is needed, distinguishing easily tn
healthy from the sickly hairs, the latte
having q dry, withered, or burnt out az
9earance.
When the hair has been allowed I
grow too long the hair becomes split q
the end into several divisions, shown
.liat it has grown beyond its strength
The ends must then be clipped of aboy
the split part, and the brush used vigoi
ously. Under any circumstances III
hair should be trimmed once month.
only slightly to promote the strength an
growth of this most desirable addition
our natural beauty.
One of the most unpleasant cons
ouences of early neglect of this branch {
our toilet Is the falling off of the hai
We do not refer to loss of hair consequc
upon age, for that is natural and can ~
be called a disorder. Instances In whi,
the hair has become thin In early life a
far from being uncommon, and If ne
lected might terminate, with men esq
cially, in premature badness. This G
cessive io0senipg of the hair, however,
far from being as irrepaTAble as is gene
ally imagined; and if proper treatment
adopted the hair will grow afresh and 6
sumo all its original vigor and strene
/ The head should be bathed daily in c.
water. into which a little eau de coloc
Ihas been poured. The scalp should g.
be brushed until the scalp becomes !
and warm glow ensues. This siml
treatment is recommended in all ca
where the hair has fallen off from feve
OF any pFotracted illness.
Much advantage will also be deriv
. from having the head occasionally shal
!. pooed. Instances might be cited in whi
the hair has been restored by this pro
- ess. when badness had seemed inev
) able. All that is required to insure su
cess in almost every case is perseyt
ance and a strict attention to tempera
diet.
The necessity of the constant use
cold water is important. 1t is one OF t
finest cosmetics known, and has this a
vantage, that, while it in almost eve
instance improves the hair it can not pos
= bly do it any harm. If the danger of ia
Fl ing cold be apprehended, begin by usi
- tepid water, and in few days, by hayi
ave the water gradually colder, it may
used quite cold by the most delicate wi
lV perfect safety. Indeed, it inures one
q the cold and makes one less delicate a
gils liable to cataITh on other head colds. I
lH best mode of application is to hold t
head over a basin of cold water and gra
ually apply it to the head with the hant
rubbing the skin briskly with the fing
tips. Dry on soft towel and tn
brush for 10 or 10 minutes. With ye
long hair, however, this mode is a lit
inconvenient. To dampen q sponge
cold water and apply to the roots OF
a hair, rubbing the skin with the finger ii
y will answer every purpose and allow
the hair being dried easily, as it is
root of the matter, as well as the hair,
p which we wish to get, The inYigorati
effects of this treatment very soon
comes apparent, The hair becomes glo'
and silky in appearance and its tenden
to curl strengthened and improved,
Under all circumstances avoid n
trums, washes, or dyes, which, thou
they may apparently be of tempora
benefit, in the end will ruin the fin
n head of hair and often lead to neurall
v and blood poisoning.