Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-07
oHILpREN,s HAIR.
0reat Care Should Be Taken to Stimuli
Its Growth.


0rsat Care Should he Taken to Stimulate
-, Its Growth.
The tare Of. the hair in youth Ia so
important and essential q matter IN
relation to its welfare In after life that
the subject deserves chapter TO IT.
self, and my chat to-day will, there
fore, be devoted TO giving mothers n
few useful hints on tho management
Of children's hair.
The hair depends, perhaps, more
than auy other part Of tho anatomy,
upon physical health. Its texture, toms
and growth are determined largely by
hereditary influences, sickly, un-
healthy child generally possessing
weak, thin and brittle hair, while In q
child OF more robust organization the
hair has tendency to thick and luxu-
rious growth. OF course, there are ex-
ceptions to this rule.
1 have kno wn many delicate chill
dren with strong and thick hair, and
vice versa, but In almost all cases tho
greatest care Is needed to en-
courage tho growth by artificial
means The great mistake made
by most parents with regard to
children whose hair Is weak and Of
feeble growth is to have It frequently
cut. Hair which Is In q delicate, un-
healthy state should never be cut, us
II lacks sufficient rccuperative power
to recover ITSELF The hair OF children
which is in healthy state should be
cut periodically; two or three times a
year Is often enough; but the best md
most rational treatment of children's
hair Is to keep the scalp thoroughly
clean and free from dandruff by occG-
sional washing and daily systematic
brushing with a moderately hard
brush.
A child's hair should be washed about
once month, not oftcner, as too FREE
quent washing has tendency to dry
up the natural oils OF the glands and
thus deprive the hair of the nutriment
which Is essential to its healthy condi.
ton. Warm, soft water should be
used, TO q quart of which n teaspoon.
full of California borax should be added,
and the yolk Of an egg beaten up with
q little warm water is preferable to
the use OF soap.
The nurse should be required to
brush her charges hair every night
and morning for Mt least five minutes,
being, OF course, careful not to irri-
tate the scalp in any way by too Wig
orous handling. do not approve OF
tightly crimping or curling children's
hair every night II the hair does
not curl naturally, 1t may be
curled occasionally with soft rags.
hope l need hardly add that curling
children's hair with hot irons is almost
criminal. No child can ever hope for
beautiful tresses whose hair has been
damaged in this ruinous fashion by
thoughtlcss attendants. Almost all
children's hair requires tho occasional
use OF mild stimulative lotion during
the spring and autumn.
An excellent rosemary hair-wash,
useful for this purpose, is composed OF:
Oil OF geranium, five drops; solution
Of ammonia, one dram; glycerine OF
borax, four drains; tincture Of can
tharides, one dram; vinegar Of canthar.
ides, four drains; water added to eight
ounces This forms an exceedingly
cooling and invigorating wash for
dressing the hair, and is especially
useful when there is tendency to dan.
druff. When the hair is in a very i'm.
poverished condition, more energetic
lotion is required, q useful formula for
which Is as follows: Solution of ammo
mia, one dram; vinegar Of cantharides,
four drains; eau de cologne, one ounce;
glycerine of borax, one ounce; distilled
water added to six ounces. This
should be applied several times week
TO the roots Of the hair with small
sponge. AS q rule, dandruff may be
remedied by the occasional use OF a
simple wash composed Of equal parts
of glycerine and rosewater.-Ladies'
Every Saturday.