New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
WHY rs BADNESS COMICf

whv IS It that the halo of romance and sentiment
which rests upon heads that are gfay-haircd or white
haired Is utterly denied to the heads that are either
I'm part or wholly bald Badness Is JUST Us macA
symbol or result OF ago. and Its concomtunt decay
gray or white hairs. The cOnditiofs WHICH produce
bob the one and the other IDENTICAL Why Is IL
then that the ono should pvite respect ana venefaop
q hiIc the other should prove source Oh iiacuei
lam led TO make this inquiry by the assertion con-
taiued in All English contemporary oil Inc ipuhe Las
mdness is ludcrous and rs proof Oh inc uu'" oi IN
argument the paper In question cuiS a'V""'h " wv
fact Tint since the Biblical times when the HUE ch'
,r., the Prophet Elisha with the words
.Go mn thoa badhead," down TO the present days
when the little street urcIlns impndently request 'ner
deserving seniors to keep their hair OIL pau neaus
have been brutuly denied all the graceful a'tipu'cS u"
ching TO white gray hair. Ihe latter I'D" '"''
nishcd the theme OF unumerablc graceful baads ana
uns such xs for instance, that pretty SONG WHICH oe'
c,n. with the words silver threads among the gold"
,u mn met that am OF has ever yet Ionho IN
,pIl-ition In had patch and the verses cohcersSs
the bald spot among the nglets remain 10 We wr''e"'
II Is curious that the absence OF veneraton and
r.spect for badness Is to be found In almost every
country OF the world irrespective OF race or creed.
In many parts OF the globe notably In Japan ana
,bera conyicts have their heads kept shaven oy Inc
authorities with the object Of rendering them the OBJECT
Of public contumcIy and scorn The tohsurcs Ok me
momustic orders In Europe and the sha'eh l'a'e' VI
tie Buddhist clergy the far Orient are attrouaole' 10
consideration, OF humility, ana 10 oese OH ''e p'
Of the ecce,iastics to place themselves OH level Win
the very lowest the social scale III ancient 'ihes
when slavery prevailed In Europe, the slaves were
d,iin cuishablc by their shaven heads. Indeed Tor
some lnscrutable reason or Other WHICH, perhaps
ii. reader, of The Tribune may be able 10 explain,
heads denmded Of hair have all the World over been
nm object OF more less scorn and ridicule.
t. nl,k
."" oee =, ,okan ,v mon to avert either p.ema.
'uro or ma,,,re madness. Unfortunately nave no
specific remedy to recommend for use as prevent
I'VE Du mh wrr sent 10 take their turn with the
colors In India went out with 4 full head Of hal!
Sa"s oa Genuded craniSms have y the
cu,on that naire ace, head nd and LAIR on the face
"m S io ond HI .ra thse Who Insist the
,T mist be- content 10 diSp in lnrge measure
n;, ,h farmer As SON as NY Angllndin lri nd'
hov.vrr shaved of their cards, after their return
home ron Tue ip , rr slowly it IS tre but surely.
Further Investigation has merely tend'd to confirm
me In my Deir, 'nhs casc Of tho large majority Of
", ..s na,oS a will he found that, TO use an ex
preston which once snns heard Sor msdf FROM sU the cn head 70
, n"sr cheeks heel and chin. .,.,. emo, o.,
a. III - pom n ~ tho monarclls government authort
INC c' and r cpioyers OF labor in the Old World show sch
aversion to those "s NJ The tribune can realize
to what extent s species of sumpnsry tyranny Pre-
vans w rupI. - croon.morts or funeral mutes at
nr numbeng se, ern thousand went on .ts
oe' vi hn,,d no worn and tTlat the only hair per-
med on The face short whskers OF psG Wi,
w. , ~ .ocro, ~ his disapproval OF hair on me
mnn' IN nv nersons occupying civilian offices over
nnp,T i.p w pxere,se control The civil servants
whom ne onm with Int few exceptions. find it
az ,uS Hran'omc n conform to III" mpeial ideas
10 hrr ,,. ord ne a rule are either clean shavon
upoI, Wv 70 moro wbiskprs mustachcs being
$3.50, " Iuor ,r rcnmblcon Fr,rce the bench and the
, ,nn "m. ahorrsd hy unwrItfon law from wearing
n,,iir, hut hs,,ers and should young advocate
t ,h toneJtv 70 claim the enjoyment Of his rights
ms ire" ,ii-. ~. ~ - tho trIbunnls he will be