Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-03-15
WASHING THE HAIR.
A GREAT MISTAKE TO WASH IT TOO
 FREQUENTLY.

Never Wash the HatT when suuefAhS
 From a Cold in tho Head-P1ain Ad-
 vice That Should Be Strictly Followed
 in Order to Avoid Trouble. s42
 It is as great mistake to wash the hair too frequently as it is to wash 1t too seldom. h the former case the constant use of water is apt to wash away the natural oil of the skin, with out which the hair not only loses It's glossy look of health, but is apt to turn prematurely gray and grow thin and scanty. In the latter case tho mouths of the oil vessels at the root of the hair become c1ogged, dandrufr forms, and the growth of the hair is impeded, and the hairs themselves be- come matted and dusty looking, and ut terly impossible to be endured.
 To keep the hair in perfect health 1t should be washed at regular stated tn- tervals. If you are strong and well and free from a cold of any kind, once in every three weeks or month is the proper limit of time to allow between the washings. If you are in delicate health, it should be washed every six weeks.
 On no account should the hair be washed if you are suffering from cold in the head or from influenza, as seri- ous trouble may be the result. And in winter time it is best to have the hair shampooed at home instead of going to the hairdresser's, and 1t should always be done in a room with a fire. It is bad plan to wash the hair just before going to bed, as the hair has no time to dry properly, and is apt to remain damp until morning, which is very in- furious to it's growth The best times to wash the hair are the morning, the afternoon, or between 6 and at night.
 In the latter case the hair will have plenty of time to dry before you have to go to bed. In the former case, if you have it washed in the daytime, be care ful not to go out of doors till it is quite dry, or you will run very great risk of taking cold.
 It is well to give the final drying with q palm leaf fan. Hold the long hair at arms length and fan the air through it vigorously. This is the Norwegian method, and is a very suc- cessful one, and is not at all likely to give cold. as it would seem liable to do at first sight. If in winter time, you should sit near the fire with the hair down for half an hour or an hour be- fore putting it up again. If in sum- mer time, sit by a sunny window, or in the open air for the same length of time. provided, of course, that your hair washing has taken place in the daytime and not after sunset.
 You must be sure that you have an abundant supply of fresh, warm towels, and that your hair is quite dry before 1t is brushed and eombed. Your brush es must be perfectly clean as well. It is better to brush and comb a small portion at a time to avoid tangles. Never have the hair put up till it is as dry as before you began to wash it.
 If you prefer to have your hair sham pooed by a hairdresser, be sure to only go to a first-elass man who is very particular in his methods. I have too  often known terrible skin troubles, ec- zema, parasites and other horrors caught by people who were not partic- ular over these points, going to any and every hairdresser that they hap pened to be near. much prefer to have the hair properly done at home by a skilled maid to running any of these risks. Tn one instance that came under my notice. a terrible skin erup- tion of this kind was caught at hair dresser's abroad, and though that is over seven years ago, medical skill has not yet been able to effect cure, though the disease is beginning slowly to yield to treatment.
 It must also be borne in mind that the shampoo wash, which may be ex- cellent for greasy hair, is not so effec- tive when the hair is dry.