The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-11-08
some Sound Advice for Women Who Want
Pine Locks.

Some Sound Advice for Women Who Want
Pine Locks.
Hair must be carefully cultivated 70 grow
even in length, supple, silken and graceful
In color, says a writer in the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. Every thing is encouraging for
the improvement Of b hair, if time can be
given il The same treatment VIII not do
for different kinds Of hair by any means.
Strong, stiff, naturally moist hair needs a
weekly shampoOing and daily and nightly
brushing, with exposure to the morning
and evening sun, which is a great stimu-
liant TO the hair. Thin, soft, dry hair needs
tender care. but with either the first step
coward improvement is thorough washing
Of the scalp and hair, which collects dirt it's
entire length.
To cleanse 1t the various alkalis, borax,
ammonia, carbonate OF potash and washing
sode are used, and the strong hair Will bear
them, but they burn the life out Of thin, dry
hair. Most hair washes are used entirely
too strong. Soap bark is really better than
any thing | know, except the shampoo pow
der Of 1.-THE fatal sisters which leaves the
halr luxuriOusly silky, instead Of flying
like thistledown. Pour two quarts Of boil
AS H~NNA "a q N117ENbnlUA VI SDdD bdTh,
let it cool till pleasant, comb the hair smooth
" from the face, part it and scrub down
the parting with the shampoo brush like
an exaggerated tooth brush, wetting the
skin well with the decoction. 1t fathers
well, and the whole head should be gone
over, making twenty or more partings, the
HAIR rinsed in plentyo Of clear water, combed
and wiped smoothly, not rubbing it fe-
rOciously, and tangllng it, which breaks
1t. The Venetian ladies drew their hair
through a crownless hat, and let it
stream over the brIm to dry, and you may
follow the example, sitting in the sun, If
possible, an hour. Light is a great
sumulant and p~reservatIYe to hair, and it
is wei to open it when dry and let the wind
blow through. The sun will cause the nat
ural oil Of the hair to how-or the head may
be held to the fire until the dry hair feels
moist. A smart brushing night and morn
ing, careful braiding before sleep, and an
hour spent once a month clipping all forked
ends, viii insure a rapid growth of hair, if
the general health is good without other
treatment. II you want a stimulant at
night rub a little oil Of lavender in the
roots Of the hair with the shampoo brush.
Do not irritate the scalp by hard brushing.
Regular care is better than overriding.
Thin fragile hair is best cleansed with the
yelk Of a fresh egg, rubbed in the roots
with the fingers, left on fifteen minutes and
washed Of N warm, soft water. The eggis
nutritive as well as cleansing to the hair,
and may be used twice a week, wlping the
hair and drying in the sun. Then comb,
and stroxe the hair smooth with the palms
Of the hands, gently and briskly, fifty to one
hundred times. This stroking is better
than brushing daily. A gentle current of
electricity applied to the scalp every other
day is excellent for weak hair, and is near
est to a specific for badness, partial or en-
tire. To keep hair from falling nothing is
better than the old-fashIoned %tincture of
sage and rosemary, which, as no Northern
gardener grows rosemary, l leave the drug
glst to prepare. The wild white sage of the
Rocky Mountains shas great virtue as a
stimulant tofhe hair. These two pleasant
herbs are worth all the rest of the phar.
macopoeia for the hair, lungs and nerves y