The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-12

Der Mr.. Paderewski's hairs finds before
him.
A representative OF this paper who
has devoted much profound thought
and study TO phrenology. physlognomy
and allied subjects. visited M. Padcr-
ewski for the purpose Of studying his
head and bis hair. The great pianist IL
not less amiable than he Is gifted. lie
told his visitor that American audiences
are the warmest and most sympathetic
ne has ever known. and that their en-
thuslhsm encouraged him 10 better
work. Most artists say the same thing,
but be was evidently sincere. While he
spoke. the listener observed Mr.. Pader-
e"skfs GROWING glory, calculated its
weight. length. quantity and quality.
MI. Paderewski will no doubt pardon
this attention to personal detail
Many learned critics will write about
his playing, but they will not give seri-
Gus attention 10 his hair. II has fire.
quently been the sub.s,. Of Eltticlsms.
but the Sunday wor6 Tor the frat time
treats Il In the sober and earnest spirit
81 seeker after scientific truth The
women Of America who have given such
enthusiastic appreciation and support
70 him Will eagerly welcome this in
formation. That glorious aureolo Of
hair Is already enshrlned In their
hearts. Now they will keep lie memory
fresh By cutting out this article and
FASTING II In their scrapbOOkE.
To begin with. this hair Is unique In
color. Nothing al all like Il was ever
seen by the writer. The prevailing tint
is light orange yellow. but there are
many shades gently passing into one
another You catch glimpses Of old
gold and a shade like the color Of a tire
mendously hot FIRE
Il grows down low over the forehead.
and the line where the hair ends IL
cuTiously curved here. The bare skin
lakes two deep and sudden turns In
vard over the temple These hare
spaces mark the beginning Of badness
In mos, men II Is therefore possible
that Paderewski will some day lose
his hair. The thought Is desolatlng.
but Il will be a long time yet
The quantity and Arrangement OF the
hair come next in Importance TO It's
color Il sticks straight up from the
forehead and bends backward al the
top. Every hah has half a dozen
curves In a. The eject can only BE-
compared TO that OF a fre. With short
fierce. light-colored flames chasing one
another swiftly upward.
The greater part Of Il appears 20 grow
70 a length Of eight inches. and Il
rcaches down the back Of his neck Il
his collar. where u Is as long as any
where else As a considerable portion
OF the hair Is always In q state Of
growth. a reasonable calculation Of II.
average length would be ave inches.
Paderewskl has a very large square
head. The average human head has
hair bearing surface OF 100 sqnar,
inches His scalp has an area Of iel
Inches.
There are COO hair follicles In
square inch Of a dark persons scalp
and 200 Ia a blond persons scalp. tn,
blond. Of course. has finer hair than th'
other. This would give a total Of 40 00l
folllclea TO a blond with l2O inches o
scalp: but as many follieles emit Nv,
or more hairs. the total must be greatly
Increased. and 10000 Is a conservatlv,
estimate.
Accepting these celebrations pader
ewskl. who is a blond with very hnl
hair and an unusually large head
would have about 100000 hairs. Tha
is at the rate Of $50 TO the SQUARE inch
The average length Of them Is hv'
inches. and their total length. II place,
end to end. would be i.000.O0O inches
or. approximately. fifteen and three
quarters Of mile. II would there
fore make line long enough to reael
from here 10 Yonkers. That sound
disappointing. because siaiistleian
usually produce line that woul'
reach to the moon. but only cold fact
are oealt Win IN htIt
The weight Of Paderewsk's hair ma,
also be disappointing. A woman's heal
OF hair seldom weighs more than hv
or six ounces. and three ounces Is
liberal allowance for his.
The strength OF the hair is a most as
,oulshing fact An eminent doctor In
formB Ms that single hair will bea
a strain equivalent to four ounces. Pad
erewskrs 100000 hairs should there
fore be able TO withstand a strain @
10000 pounds.
Paderewskrs hair grows al the rat
q OF seven Inches a year, Il would requlr
ten years accumulation 10 stun
cushion Of respectable slEe. and sue
: a souvenir Is hardly to be hoped for,
The Quoiabls market value is nc
great. Eight-lnch hair only sells 70
rs cents an ounce, while 36-ineh hai
! sells for 81 or more. The marke
value Of Padsrewskl's hair IL prObabl
increased ~ ils rare eoleF. but apaI
from that u would undoubtedly be Z
.. ines,imabls value a. q souvenir.
.ths pianist should ever be hard up, {
which fortunately there 10 no preser
prospect. be has emily 10 ofIer biz bal
for sala Many a. American Wona
veuld glve = fortune for H.