Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-25
HOW TO BECOME BALD.
A GERMAN PHYSICIAN GIVES SOME
 SARCASTIC ADVICE.

That Arc Very Common, Especially
 Among People Who Pride Themselves
 on Being CIeanIy-Hints to the Wise.
 A clever writer, the possessor in all prob ability of a bald head, has proved that badness is product and sign of culture According to this savant a mans growth of hair lessens in proportion to his advance ment in civilization. He declares that every anthropologist could prove this as sumption by examining the races of man. kind. The old Romans then looked upon the bald head from n wrong point of view when they only paid half price for slave with a shining pate"
 If badness is n sign of culture, some thing ''devoutly to be wished" we shall perform public service in showing how this condition can be quickly reached. Non scientific people will possibly study our advice in order to do the opposite, and thus keep their hair long as possible. We protest at once against such misuse of our wisdom.
 Before enumeratIng the ways to become bald, it may be better to say Il few words regarding the necessity of an art to accom- plish that end. Doubters might say that there was no art in becoming bald: that time and age would accomplish that de- sideratum without other aid. "We lose III the CouESt OA Nllilcs olldlEts OuE teeth, our hair and our ideas. " That may be true as far as the teeth and ideas are concerned, but we cannot always depend upon losing our hair. There are many aged men with heavy heads of hair. The hope, therefore, that age will make one bald is deceptive.
 Persons who long for the proofs of cul- ture must resort at once to methods of art. It is not even possible to depend upon loss | nf hair aff Sirl-n if ltEnnlly again when health has returned. But art | accomplishes other results.
 EFFECT OF HEAD COVERINGS. The first good rule is to keep the head warm. In summer if you wish to become l bald do not wear straw hat. On the con trary, let your headgear be a felt or cloth l hat, n derby or a stovepipe. In winter al | ways wear a fur cap While in the house | at all times of the year do not fail to wear n 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.
 A roll of false hair will work even more rapidly than fur cap, as the hairs will 1 fall out by the hundreds when the roll is heavy enough. The beloved nightcap, so | dear to our grandmothers, is to be highly recommended also. The helmet of the of ficer and policeman is also a splendid in l vention.
 l What is the effect of these head cover | ings? They make the head perspire. 1 Moisture is the deadly enemy of hair. On the temples and the back of the head near theneck, usually untouched by the hats | and caps, it is seldom that one sees bald ness. On the other hand, the hair usually l falls out on the parts of the head which are covered. A bald ring often marks the position of the hat or cap.
 1 As precipitation destroys the hair, ire 1 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 enemy of the hair. Consequently, diving, when one is in bathing or swimming, is q praiseworthy practice The douche is ever moro effective. I cannot praise it toe greatly
 RAPID MEANS EASILY AT HAND.
 The custom of many women of allowing their wet hair to dry in the air also deserves to bc 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 goot thing also. A comb with moderately mar row teeth will clean the head if properly used.
 However, as it does not destroy the hail rapidly enough, it is advisable to wash il frequently. Ellinger has proved from sta tistical reports that eighty-five out of every hundred fortunate possessors of bald head: have been accustomed to washing theiI hair from early childhood That is really encouraging.
 The various hair waters, hair oils, DO mades, coloriug substances and other in ventions of the barbers and perfumer. must be considered also. They are al praiseworthy. The pomades and hair oil: accomplish their purpose in various ways The warmth of the head makes them ran cid and sticky The scalp becomes irri tated and makes washing necessary. Th' other cosmetics for the hair contain poi sonous chemicals
 The fluids for coloring the hair, for in stance, are made almost invariably, il part, of salt of lead, which not only poi sons the roots of the hair but the wholt body in the course of time. The materials supposed to aid the growth of hair arr usually admirably adapted to destroy thu bits that may be left on the head of tn, user.
 COMING, BRUSHING, SINGING, ETC.
 All pulling, tearing, rubbing and toss ing of the hair aids it in falling out I rec ommend, therefore, the frequent use o hard brushes, such steel brushes. Gu young dandiCs who curry" their head every morning with two brushes, and il the course oG the day comb their hair when ever they mirror, are on the righ road to badness.
 That is also true of women who alloy their hair to be combed by unpracticed serv ants. As to combs, those which have los teeth are the best, as they tear out hairs b. the dozens. Rubber combs have an ad vantage in making the hair electric-wheI in that condition it often falls out by tn handful.
 Singeing the hair causes it to fall out also The use of curling paper is alsC&Idvisable The principal thing is to avoid allowing the hair to rest. Badness soon results The use of hairpins is also good thing Tho hairpins keep the hair drawn and in iure it in the same way as does plaiting.- Dr. Alex Winckler in Illustrite Welt.