The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05
CHARACTER IN THE HAIR.
DIsCOURSE BY SHERLOCk nor MES
RESIDE the BdRBLE'S ,H.iIR.
A Mans Temperament aud III. Busi-
ness Affairs fiain to the Man Who
shnvcs Hin-Csn Tell the Way the Gus
toner sleeps-P-rsonaI II sbits Indicated,

Mans Temperament aud His BUSH
ness Affairs Plain to the Man Who
shave. Him-Can Tell the Way the Cu.-
toner sieeps-P-r.onai Habits Indicated.
why don't you sleep Nat on your back asked
the little barber Of the man In the char. ITS
much healthier than sleeping on your eide as
you do. It's queer that people don't pay more
attention 10 such things"
What do you know about my sleeping" asked
the man in the chair. as lie removed some Of the
soap from his mouth with a corner Of The towel
tucked under Ills chin. Maybe you're a mind
reader. or was that merely a guess
"Simpics, thing In the world answered the
barber. Il looked al your HAIR md mouStachr
| knew couldn't Gc mistaken thea can tel
every tme,"
Remembering what the barber had said about
his keen sense Of touch, which enabled him ~
feel whether u raIut was working right or not
the man In the ChGir asked It's that Samr deli.
cate touch Of yours ! suppose. isn't IL, that tells
you thai wish you'd rub your hand over my
head aud SO Il my Heart IS night" and nat'cring
hims-lf Iha. ke had said something clever. tie
in Ihe chair offered the other SIDE .! his face
10 the bafbrr,
"No, IL isn't the sense Of touch this time. It's
JUS, paying careful attention 10 small matters
When looked al your moustache saw that the
was decided upward curl. Then the hsir was
no, 50 heavy ON that side 1t was the sane way
with your hair. The crop IN the right side If
your head is not nearly So heavy s. ON the left.
and there is the same downward droop Tie
pressure Of your face on The pillow binders the
circulation and as n result the hair does not obtain
the requisite amount ~ nourishmCut. aud that
dropping appearance follows. The same way
with your hair on that side Of the head. Through
lack OF nouriShmcnt II grows thin and haldnr,s
follows believe that much badness might bc
prevented II people would only give more attention
10 their position in sleeping"
-Do you ever succeed in convincing other people
Of the truth OF your theory" inquired the man in
the chair
people are so blind 10 Whht is perfectly evident To
those acquainted with tic matter ard rary adopt
my suggestions md nrc thankful forthcm."
sort Of Sherlock Holmes, Rrcnt "Du"" said Tho
man In the chair, win sarcasm. 1T would IT, a
good plan 70 explain your theories {" some II The
police o'IciGls II might hc "f aSsislancc IN de-
"Of course II would" asSrntrd the barber
There's whole lot of things that a study 81 a
mans hair will tell about his habits and char.
acteristiCs. The amount Of information that A
man who has made n study Of hir subject could
obtain from inspecting mans hair and beard
you come right down 10 the root 81 the matter
palmistTy and phrcnology are not In IL with hair
ology, as you might call i. just let me have ten
mans hair and beard, and ri bet that can Il tci
as much about his habits and general character
as any palmist that ever held his hand or phrcnoo.
gist that felt the bumps on his head Take i"r
instance people with curly hair, II the har is
coarse, the wcarer Of II Is sure 10 hc person "
more than average strength. Even light haired
person whose hair Is curly Is mor' powerful thnn
the average run Of pcopl' This YOU can see
proved cvcry, day. Take that h"rhcr duan on III"
end chair You see what n curly crpp lac has. and
II YOU were To feel il YOU would find II as Goa rs, ~,
wire lir isn't Iarrr man nor is he h"a,ily
ms any truckman, II is the same way with the r,ro
Pc 81 various Municipalities Take tho Germans,
III" Norw"ginns and Swcdcs. Most u them have
curly hair, and they nre admittedly thc strongest
nations II IS the same way, II You cHgr 10 trace
back hundreds "f y"'!s, I'm not very slr,ng on
"Nnd that suggests another thing, 1Lr ,".pr
NJ the mar Is smother general Indication at char
accr DARK haired persons NJ" invariably can
able ol deeper emotion, than those whose hcnds
IRE crowned with lighter ,olur,d ,rv,rlrg.
The dark haired man or woman viii disrlgy
more Intense feeling in either direction, bat the
llghthhiItd PERSON II more susceptible IL sur.
rounding Influences and will make up in sub
haired persons as nj" are ant Ia L. better ma.
tured and Ia more easily adapt ihcwsrlvcS 20 cir
curlstanCrs thon others Red haired pcrsons
are usually. good nanrcd, hut they are Fighters,
TOO and when one IL thoroughly aroused look
out Tor trouble, You know NE G"rnans think
that rcd haired Jews az" Of nc tribe Of l'cuhcn,
and they arc all fglc'S Of he hrrCrSl stamp
Then the banner in which a PERSONS hair
grows tells great deal l'y that mean whether
II runs Wild rs II were, or iS lrdrly. az course.
careful attention makes difference in this ease,
but 40 matter how much care Is bestowed upon
II there viii still remain some trace 81 the natural
disposition II the hair where d PERSONS hair
grows smoothly lis habits RIM along the same
line but where tie HAIR nuns mot there viii hc
found cCcentricilcs Of character Ia correspond,
II Is the same with mans head, II the beard
runs all one way his general traits ol character
nTo pretty well determined. but where The heard
~ inclined 10 he knOtly or lie in irregular lines.
tho wcarer III II In very ant to he cranky Take
person II marked individuality and his hair
Is rs different fom the ordinary run II people
as can b.. There ~ one mon, who comes IN here
regularly, whose hair aud h"Hrl arc IN n class
all BY themselves And lac 10 the saac way.