Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-05-02
STEAM HEAT RESPONSIBLE FOR
SCANTY LOCKS.
AIR AND MOISTURE NEEDED
Hair Fades and Falls at an Earlier
AGE With Each Generation
French Woman's Useful Hints
Regarding Care Of Hirsute Adorr"
ments.

Steam heat is responsible TOT your
loss Of hair" said Nine. Figaro to
young woman whose head was under
going a preliminary examination IN
the white-tiled and nickleplated
shanpooingroom of prosperous
beauty parlof There are scalps that
can and do triumphantly endure the
greatest amount of dry heat, but they
are not many" Here she enveloped
her patron in big white waterproof
cape and, tipping her head over the
edge of marble basin, poured on
LIQUID suds while she talked.
What the steam heat does is to
take out of the atmosphere just what
most scalps need, that is, of course
the moisture Then, too, in winter
natures normal impulse is to send
us a thick growth of hair as a protec'
ton, just as she gives it to the
animals but the torrid temperature
of our houses checks this tendency
which We inherited from our monkey
forbears. Year after year the younS
shoots creep out in the autumn, asking
for moisture and cool, invigorating
temperature to encourage Their
growth but these two most essential
conditions are denied them, and by
and by the roots die in their cells and
only the long hair remains to do duty.
If you could just go over your scalp
with magnifying glass you would
speaking, are barren wastes on your
head. These are the places where the
rejuvenating crop of our hair should
come from ever year, but instead only
a few weak spears spring up. STOW
about an inch long, and then, for lack
of nutrition, dwindle and fall out at a
touch of the brush or when your head
is washed.
There is only one other condition
that produces similar unfortunate
results. By that | mean govt, or ey.
cessive Indigestion The acid created
in the system and forming equity de-
post in the joints rarely or never
fails to play havoc with the hair
Womens hair is not what is used to
be.
1T fades and falls at an earlier age
with each succeeding generation
There are lots of things we hair
dressers do to delay the fatal period
when a billiard-ball crown will be re-
garded as a charming feature. For
instance, we wash the hair ever so
gently, and instead of tearing out the
precious strands with rough towel
ing, followed by brushing, we lift
up the sopping tresses, when they are
free from dust and soap, and put the
length of them through a patent roller
that softly presses out the water;
then the patient lies back in an easy
chair, her hair is spread behind her
on towel and sweet, warm air is
blown on the damp locks in such Il
fashion that the currents of air
strengthen out nearly all the tangles.
Finally the dried hair is creased,
and always with cocoanut oil, mixed
with a little sulphur and bit of eS-
tract of fresh fat pine that has been
tonic and brilliantine discovered yet,
and in Paris. when a very sensitive
scalp is under treatment, the ointment
is reduced to a liquid state and applied
as spray to the roots of the hair
Everything is done to prevent I'M
necessary rubbing and handling ami
pulling at the weakened growth, with
the result very often that the original
tone and productivity is entirely re-
stored to the scalp.
NO, there is no unguent for the
scalp superior to Cocoanut oil, and as
a proof of its efficacy should like you
to see the native men of the island Of
Ceylon. Few men in that spicy isle
but boast suits of hair that would set
an American girl daft with envy.
Their great names fall often clear 10
their feet, the qua.,y of the hair is
curly and silken, and the color is a
pure black, as glitterirg as it is and
rich and deep in tone. The daily
toilet CT the hsmbleat Cingalese be
gins with a shampoo. No soap or
comb is used, but in a tub of clean
water the hair IS dipped. wrung out,
Strengthened with the fingers. ana
rubbed AMI shaken until quite dry
and then teaspoonful of perfectly
fresh coeanut oil is rubbed in and
through il all.
IL every American woman could
afford to battle her head seven times a
week. use absolutely fresh oil and
abiure hats and hairpins, the effect
world be nothing short OF marvellous,
because Ii is for want OF moisture.
fresh air and freedom that our women
are in imminent danger of losing
permanently their natural crowns OF
curls and braids and shining bands of
beautiful hair"