The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-03

To apply lotions TO the hair, the scalp
must be clean and well brushed or rubbed
with flannel till the skin Is pink, and
stimulated to absorbent action. Then
vet IL in various partings with the
lotion, and wear cap OF thin hammer
&c oil silk TO prevent hasty evaporation.
Yhe application Should be made nightly,
about an hour before going TO bed. for
)onvenience. Bald.or thin patches should
30 rubbed with flannel till the skin Is
ted, and a lint pad wet in the lotlon
\ound over 1t with oil silk TO get the fuil
aiect Women out OF health Should be eau
ious In using strong irritants for bringing
nut bair--the cantharides and croton oil
preparation, which too often bring out
my little hair that is left Use mostly
vegetable preparations for the hair. AMI
NAL fat beef marrow, bears OIL even when
pure, turn rancid and then do moro harin
Man good. There are few depiiatories
.urer than rancid OIL Let one never des-
pair of owning a good suit OF hair or OF
curlng badness. no matter how lasting.
Hair bulbs may shrink and disappear
from sight leaving I. bare head for years,
and7yet with improved health and patient
treatment by electricity and aromatic
otions, tho scalp revives and growth
follow. The treatment or bringing out
tho hair is just as good TO prevent gray
ness which results from contraction OF
nter the colorless tube of the hair. This
may result from severe cold, which con-
tracts and paralyzes the minute blood ves-
sels or from grief and anxiety, or from
deposits of lime in tho vessels, which
caus the graypess of oge. Elderly per-
sops will find lime juice and Rlycer Inc OF
great benefit for accompanying this ohalky
d, posit. Take half pint of lime juice
or lemon juice, one quarter OF pint OF
rose water, six tabespoonfuls rectined
spirit, added generally and stirred or
shaken; after twenty-four hours strain
through muslin, ana add two anu ons
half ounces of glycerine and half dram
of lemon or cedrat and shake well. II
should be- milky, without sediment To
prevent the grayness of blonde hair, dress
Ii nightly with yolk of egg. beaten with
little glycerine. and wear cap, wash
Ing the hair in the morning The sulphur
in the egg restores the color OF tho balr.
A hGmely but effective application TO
keep dark hair In good col n Is decoction
of walnut hulls. The comb should be
wet in this and drawn through the hair.
Castor oil or vaseline, with scent OF
hedge roses or lavender, are the best hair
dressings, but on using any dressing the
hair should De brushed smooth and well
wiped with soft flannel TO remove oil OK
cess from the surface. And the oil or
pomade should be applied an hour or two
before doing up the hair. TO give natural
or glossy appearance.
No question Ia more frequently asked
than how TO bring good growth of hair on
a bald place left by a burn, where few
hairs appear. II people would use electricity
to stimulate the hair. rather than TO re-
move it, the result would be more salts
factory. Nothing Is more likely to revive
the dormant bulbs Of the hair than a
weak current applied twenty five minutes
daily, after washing and drying the bald
srot. A woman in tIIe twonties complains
that all her hair is turning dark, ugly