The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30
WILL HAIR GROW
ON BALD HEADS 2
Benefits of Professor New.
combs Efforts in
Massachusetts.
Douglass White and Others Most
Interested Are Very
Hopeful.
A Discovery That May Change the
Appearance ef the Front
Row at a Ballet.


and every other ailment, panacea bios
SONS on the twigs of every tree; humani-
tarians pluck and hand it around.
1t is different this time in one respect,
for it is allied in way to the mysterious
X rays.
Professor George Newcomb, demon
strator of physics at the State Normal
School of Salem. Mass, is the discoverer
of the new process that is likely to turn
the front rows of ballet dress circle int
the strong hirsute vegetation of football
team.
Edison seems to have caused the blind
10 see by means OF the Y rays, and New
comb believes he can make dead, decayed
or lethargic hair bulls come to life,
fresh or vigorous, by means of the high
induction coil.
Professor Newcomb gives it out to the
world that his fngernails and skin
dropped off with pain excruciating during
his experiments with the rays, but when
he desisted both returned in due time,
and with an accom- panyiDg growth of hair
unusual and surprising"
The physicians of this City are not pre-
pared at this time TO give an opinion as
to the possible merits of Professor New
combs alleged discovery; still they are
not inclined to doubt anything advanced
by so distinguished professor.
1t therefore leaves the bald-headed
men, who are most interested IN the
weather, to sit and ponder whether lit is
the same old gag"
Doug White, the best story-teller in this
City, not to talk of the State, never takes
his hat off when entertaining his friends.
He fears, somehow, that the luster of his
high forehead might add age to his anec-
q q n CT rfin l,ofr
ators, whether they be scientific, natural
or otherwise. Some five years ago his
friend w. j. Richie, now almost q mil
lionaire in London, discovered a wonder
full spring in Southern California. White
was asked to interest himself in placing
the water before the public as it was not
only healthful beverage but it had a
wonderful power of restoring hair. A
man named Phil Montague was the local
agent and he and White went to the
spriugG on tour of inspection. With
him White had his little hairless Japan
csc dog, which tripped along merriIy.
shifting around the brush until a work
man yelled:
1.-THE dog is in the creekP'
Sure enough, Fido came floating down
the stream and Montague rescued him
after having waded up to his knees in the
water.
Doug White was as excited as a mother
=
ment in which her child was the main
actor. He grasped Fido to himself and
nestled him closely under his warm coat
A bali hour later, when the dog ceased
shivering, he dropped him to romp on the
sward.
IL was no more the Japanese hairless
dog, but an ugly Dewhlskered pup that
gamboled about, with long hairs like
those of King Charles dropping over his
eyes.
The little fellow jumped all around
White and shifted at MIN with vim that
indicated he knew his master.
1t may be stated that White was I'M
aware that Montague had pinned a Bit of
meat on his coattail and the hungry hair
covered Jap was after it.
Montague explained how beneficial the
waters from the spring were if they could
grow hair on dog in u few minutes.
W hite was dubious, and as master
STROKE, he asked Montague to show him his
calves.
'You were in the creek after the dog;
let's see what effect the water has had
upon you."
"That's So" said Montague as he
raised the bottom of his trousers. and
there, sure enough, were long red hairs
plentiful enough Tor wig. but they were
damp and soaking. making them lose
much OF their business.
White says he thinks he was taken for a
good thing down sonth on that spring
water for bald people. and he doesn't be.
lieve in the Massachusetts genius.
While White Is a skeptic, he is hopeful
that science will so advance as TO add to
his otherwise handsome head.
''And there are Others"
Take Tom Shaw, for instance. He it is
whose friends are mostly found among
the railroad agents. There is threaten
ing bald spot on the apex of a level head.
''I've been wasting Old Tom Gin MORN
ing and night on that one spot for nearly
FIVE years" Tom stated yesterday. Then
he showed the place, which looked like a
we'll swept tennis lawn.
George III. Sill OF San Jose, Joe Parke
of this City, Harry Collins and lot of
other prematurely bald are on the anxious
seat.
Police Judge Campbell takes contrary
view of the whole matter. He looks upon
the new discovery somewhat in the light
of Delilah. His whiskers carried him
through to election in the last campaign
and he fears that next time others may by
trying the new remedy on their chin come
forth with an equally luxuriant growth.
The hairdressers of the City are not very
anxious. Since an authority on high art
has established fad to have mansard
roofs made in Paris there has not been
much demand for the like in this country;
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