The Meeker herald., 1896-04-18
NEW THEORY ABOUT THE HAIR.
De.'s Cut IL Often and Yos Save Year
self from Growing Bald.

self from Growing Bald.
You are getting very bald" re-
marked the barber. cheerfully. and with
exquisite tact 1T won't be many years
now until you'll look good deal like
Bill Nye in your upper regions" The
customer moved uneasily under his tor
mentors clutch. says the New York
World, and tried Intellectually to get
pun at his fast expiring cigar "Yes."
mused the barber. as he fondled the
customers few remaining locks and as
sumed the thoughtful and reposeful
mien 70 often observed in tonsorial ar
lists, 'and you would hardly believe 1t,
but I am largely responsible for your
badness" At this the customer strove
to rise. but could not for he was lying
on his back. one hand was locked un-
der an apron. the other held cigar,
and he could secure no leverage. Yes.
sir, can tell you the whole truth now,
resumed the barber. because this thing
has gone too far to do me any harm
have been cutting your hair for ff-
teen years on an average Of once
month II II hid cut 1t only once in
six months you would have twice as
much hair as y,,u have at the present
time. And II had cut 1t once year
you would probably have a capillary
adornment equal to that Of Mr.. Buffalo
Bill. You see, the more the hair 10 cut
the weaker 1t becomes at the roots. and
II the cutting is repeated often enough
the roots will become 20 weak and de-
generate that they will no longer be
able to afford an anchorage for the
the hair. As result. Of course, the
hair falls out and you become bald.
There are not many persons outside the
medical profession who understand
this. Some of the BARRIERS do. but
have never heard Of them saying any
thing about 1t to their customers. And
l only tell you because feel that you
will not want your hair cut very often
from now until you die. for the power
full reason that you have none to cut.
Each little thread Of hair contains a
slender tube. like the pith cylinder of
plant stem. 1t Is by the means Of
this tube that the hair derives its nour-
ishment. Under natural conditions the
hair is allowed to grow to its full
length. Then the tubes do their work
properly. But when the hair, and Of
course the tubes too, are cut of. every
few weeks, the roots are sure to become
weak and eventually they will lose their
grip on the scalp. 1t is often said that
cutting the hair will make 1t stronger.
just like cutting grass. So it will for a
time. Repeated cutting tends to make
the hair coarse. but 1t is just this sort
that falls out easiest and earliest. Wom-
en- are seldom bald, for they let their
hair grow. Did you ever hear of
bald Indian or savage, unless he had
been victim of civilization? guess
not. Many time have urged GUS
toners to have their hair cut, SO that 1t
will grow out thick, told thew. I
suppose that ought to weigh on my con-
science. but we all have to live. One
haircut IL aimost oqnal to thraa ahayaa
Have . little hair tonic7 1t will cost
you only cents extra. and you need 1t
badly. Gracious, but you would be a
tough job for an Indian to scalp" The
patient was shot into an upright posi-
tion, and after few deft touches the
apron was skillfully yanked of and he
was fumbling in his pocket for some
loose change. Fifty cents, please"
said the barber, "15 cents for the shave,
and IS for the hair cut"