The silver lance., 1897-12-24


are numbered.
says the Bibis. The Sunday wsrll
proposes to explain the task which The
Der Mr.. paderewskts hairs dnds besofe
him.
A representative Of this paper Who
has devoted much profound thought
and study to phrenology. physiognsmy
and allied subjects. visited Mr.. PAdee-
evski for the purpose Of studying his
head and his hair. Tho great piantst 10
not ieas amiable than he 10 gifted. He
told his visitor that American audisncss
are the warmest and most synpathette
he has ever known. and that their en-
thustasm encouraged him to better
work. Most artists say the sane thing.
but hs vas evidently sincere. While he
spoke. the listener observed Mr.. PaAer-
eWskis crowning glory. caSculatsd it,
weight. length. quantity and quality.
Mr.. Paderevski will no doubt pards1
this attention to = personal dstA.s
Many learned critics will write about
his playing. but they win not give seri-
Gus attention to his hair. 1t has fre-
Quenty been the subject Of witticisms.
but the Sunday World for the iirst time
treats 1t In the sober and earnest spirit
Of seeker after scientific truth. The
women Of America who have given such
enthusiastic appreciation and support
to him will eagerly welcome this In
formation That glorious aureole Of
hair u already enshrined in then
hearts. Now they will keep its memory
fresh By cutting out this article and
pastins 1t In their scrapbooks.
To begin with. this hair 10 unique In
color. Nsthing It al like 1t was ever
seen BY the writer. The prevailing tint
10 light orange yellow, but there are
many shsdes gently passing into one
another. You catch giimpses Of old
golc and q shade like the color Of trs-
nsnAously hot nre.
II grows down low over the forehead,
and the line where the hair ends IL
curiolsly curved here. The bare skin
takes two deep and sudden turns In
ward over the temple. These bare
PAGES mark the beginning Of badness
a most men. It IL therefore possible
that Paderewski will some day lose
his hair. The thought 10 deeolafing.
but 1t will be long time yet.
The quantity and arraneement OF ths
hair come next in Importance to IT.
color. II sticks straight up from the
forehead and bends backward 1t ths
top. Evvry hair has half . dosss
curves in It. The effect can only b
compared to that Of q fire. with short,
herce. light-colored flames chasing one
another swiftly upward.
The peaser part Of It appears TO grow
70 . length Of eight inches, and II
reaches down the hack Of his neck to
his collar. where 1t 10 ~ long - any
where else. A. . considerable portion
Of the hair u always In . state Of
growth. 4 reasonable calculation Of IL
average length would b Ave inches.
Padsrewski has . very large square
head. The average human head has .
hair-bearing surface Of 100 square
inches. His scalp has an area Of leo
| inches.
There are coo hair foiiicies In .
square inch Of . dark persons scalp.
and 100 In . blond persons scalp. The
blond, Of course, has nncr hair than the
other. This would give total OF $4,000
follicles 70 . blond with 1z0 inches Of
scalp; but - many folliclss emit two
or more hairs. the total must bs greatly
increased. and III, 900 u . conservative
estimate.
Accepting these calculations, Pader-
ewski. who 10 . blond with very hns
hair and IN unusually large head,
would have about 200. 900 hairA That
b At the rate Of 1.s5o to the square inch.
The average length Of them IL I've
inches, and their total length. II placed
end to end. would be 1000 900 inches,
Or. approximately. fifteen and three
Quarters Of = mile. II would there
fore make line long enough TO reach
from here 70 YonkerG That sounds
disappointing. because statisticians
usually produce = line that would
reach u tho moon. but only cold facts
are dealt with in here
The weight Of Paderevski's hair may
also b disappointing. A woman's head
OF hair seldom weighs moro thaA ave
Or six ounces. and three ounces b .
liberal allowance for his.
The strength Of the hair b . NEST ~
tenishing fact. An eminent doctor IN
forms u that . single hair win bear
strain equivalent to four ounces. Pad
erewskis 100000 hairs should there
fore b. able to withstand . strain Of
$4,000 pounds.
Paderswski's hair grows at the rate
Of seven inches = year. It would require
tan years. accumulation to stuR .
cushion ot respectable size, and such
souvenir 10 hardly to b hoped for.
The quotAbas markcs value IL net
great Eight-ipch hair only cells for
8 esnts ~ ounce. while 3e-inch hair
sslls for 81 o. more. The market
value Of Psdsrswski's hair u probably
increased BY its rare color. bat apart
from that It wsuld undoubtedly b u
lnsstimabls value - . souvenir. II
- Dtanist should ever b. hard -. Of
which fertunstsly thsrs y no present