The silver lance., 1898-03-04

e4 hair hairs Of nsgs.lsa,e ysss ss,s
says the Bible. The Sunday World
proposes to explain the task which the
recording angel who Is assigned to NUM-
Der Mr.. Paderewski's hairs finds before
him.
A representative of this paper who
has devoted much profound though,
and study to phrenology. physiognomy
and allied subjects. visited Mr.. Pader-
ewski for the purpose of studying his
head and his hair. The great pianist is
not less amiable than he Is gifted. He
told his visitor that American audiences
are the warmest and most sympathetic
he has ever known, and that their en-
thusiasm encouraged him tc better
work. Most artists say the same thing.
but he was evidently sincere. While he
spoke. the listener observed Mr.. Pader-
ewski's crownins glory. calculated iu
weight, length. quantity and quality.
Mr.. Paderewski will no doubt pardoB
this attention to personal det&
Many learned critics wi-.write cbout
his playing, out they will not give s1ri.
Gus attention to his hair. IT has fre-
quently been the subject Of witticisms.
but the Sunday World for the first TINA
treats 1t in the sober and earnest spirit
Of a 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 is already enshrined In theil
hearts. Now they will keep its memory
fresh by cutting out this article and
pas..ng 1t in their scrapbooks.
To begin with. this hair is unique In
color. Nothing at all like it was ever
seen by the writer. The prevailing tint
Is a light orange yellow, but there are
many shades gently passing into one
another. You catch giimpses OF old
golc and shade like the color Of q tre-
msndously hot fire.
II grows down low over the forehead,
and the line where the hair ends ia
curiously curved here. The bare skin
takes two deep and sudden turns in
ward over the temple. These bare
~paces mark the beginning of badness
n most men. 1t Is therefore possible
that Paderewski will some day lose
his hair. The thought is desolating.
but 1t will be a long time yet.
The quantity and arrangement OF the
hair come next in Importance to its
color. 1t sticks straight up from the
forehead and bends backward at tbs
top. Every hair has half = dozen
curves in it. The effect can only be
compared to that of a fire, with short.
fierce, light-colored flames chasing one
another swiftly upward.
The greater part Of 1t appears to grow
to length OF eight inches, and ii
reaches down the back of his neck to
his collar. where it is as long as any
where else. As . considerable portion
of the hair Is always IL I state OF
growth, a reasonable calculation of Its
average length would be five inches.
Padcrewski has a very large square
head. The average human head has
bearing surface of 120 square
inches. His scalp has AL area of 160
inches.
There are eco hair follicles In
square inch of a dark persons scalp,
and 700 In a blond persons scalp. The
blond, of course, has finer hair than the
other. This would give total Of 81, 900
follicles to a blond with 12O inches Of
scalp; but as many follicles emit two
or more hairs, the total must be greatly
increased, and 12O,0 900 is a conservative
estimate.
Accepting these calculations, Pader-
ewski, who ID a blond with very fiEe
hair and an unusually large head,
would have about 200, 900 hairs. That
is at the rate of 1880 to the square inch.
The average length of them is five
inches, and their total length, If placed
end to end. would be 100000 inches,
or, approximately, fifteen and three
quarters of mile. 1t would there
fore make line long enough to reach
from here to Yonkers. That sounds
disappointing, because statisticians
usually produce a line that would
reach to the moon, but only cold facts
are dealt with in here.
The weight of Paderewski's hair may
also be disappointing. A woman's head
of hair seldom weighs more than five
or six ounces. and three ounces is
liberal allowance for his.
The strength Of the hair is most as
tonishing fact. An eminent doctor in
forms US that single hair will bear
q strain equivalent to four ounces. Pad
erewski's 900 hairs should there
fore be able to withstand a strain OF
81, 900 pounds.
Paderewskis hair grows at the rate
Of seven inches year. 1t would require
ten years accumulation to stun
cushion of respectable size. and such
souvenir Is hardly to be hoped for.
The quotable market value il not
great. Eight-inch hair only sells for
rs cents an ounce, while 36-inch hair
sells fer 81 or more. The market
value of Paderewski's hair Is probably
Increased by its rare color, but apart
from that 1t would undoubtedly be OF
value as a souvenir II
the pianist should ever be hard up, Of
which fortunately there Is no present
prospect. he has only to offer his hair
Cor sale. Many an American womaa
would xive q fortune for It.