Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-01-03
CHARACTER IN HAIR.
AN INDEX TO a MANS HABITS AND
DISPOSITION.

uent hairdresscr in reply to n question
put to him by the writer. Certainly.
SIT down in that chair, and I'll soon
convince you that there's a good deal
In It..
"You sleep on your right side, don't
your" he continued, after looking sharp
iy for n few seconds ut his visitor.
"Ah, thought that would arouse your
attention! How do know that? Eas-
lily enough
II noticed that the right side Of your
mustachc droops and that the hair was
thinning, while on the left side there is
decided tendency TO curl up, and the
hair Is thicker. 1t is the same with
the hair on your head. Through con-
slant lying on that side the circulation
is impcdcd, and the hair does not re-
ceive enough nourishmcnt; hence the
indication which enables me to tell you
the position you assume when in bed.
"a study Of the hair gives a man
better insight into the character, hab-
It's and disposition OF his fellow men
than either palmistry or phrenology.
Give me ten minutes to study the APP
pearancc Of n mans hair, including his
beard and mustachc, and | will under
take to tell that man more about him
self than any palmist who ever traced
the lines on his hands or any phrenOlo-
glst who ever felt his bumps.
"For instance, although you are
slight in build, you are very strong,
md the dead weight which you can
lift would surprise most people. Your
hair tells me that. 1t is curly and
coarse.
people with curly hair are stronger
than others. and the coarser it Is the
stronger they are. Your hair, though
curly, is orderly and smooth, showing
that your habits run along the same
smooth line. If 1t had been running
riot, and straight hair will do that,
should have said that you were rather
nm eccentric individual, the extent of
the ccccntricity being in accordance
with the roughncss.
"lhe color of the hair, too, is an indl-
cation Of character Dark haired peo-
pie are deeper thinkers, capable of
deeper emotions than their light haired
fellows, but the latter are more sus.
ccptlblc to surrounding influences than
the former and make up in quickness
of feeling what they lack in depth.
"You have heard the expression,
Ginger for pluck It's true. They are
all fighters, Notwithstanding their I'M
doubted good nature. If you ever get
into tight corner and can ask red
haired man to help you, 1t will be all
right with you. His good nature will
make him respond promptly to the
appeal, and his disposition will do the
rest.
"Thc manner in which man keeps
his hair Is also an indication Of his
habits. The ordinary man, generally
speaking, doesn't care anything about
the style in which his hair and beard
nrc trimmed, but he likes them to be
neat. Tho mcthodical business man
shows his method by having his hair
brushed in exactly the same way. If
you could measure the position of the
parting or count the number of hairs
on either side Of it, | really believe
there wouldn't be any variation worth
talking about during any selected
period OF time. He is just MS neat
when he enters the BARRIERS shop rs
when he leaves it, If you We're to
watch that mans hair, you would he
able to tell whether he was suffering
any rcVCrsCs Of fortune in business. In
proportion to the anxiety experienced
through trouble, so would his hair be
neglected.
"rhc man who is not methodcal will
exhibit head that bears rcscm-
hlnnCc to n birds nest after a violent
scrmmngc with some bigger bird. lie
pays no attention to his hair, and after
| have spout much time and care In
putting It i'm order he will jam his hat
over his hair in a iounty manner and
upset the result of my labor in the
twinl>liug of an eye, but such Il trnr
docs not upset him. lie is happy so
lucky sort of fellow.
",Iust turn your eye upon that man
who came In second ago" said the
hairdrCsscr, lowering his voice and in.
diCatng the object of his remark by
quicll glance in that direction. Look
at his beard, You viii notice that it Is
all luotty. Well. my assistant has tax
en- him I'm hand, but I'll bet that my
man would have forfeited his dinner
rather than wait upon him II he could
have helped Il.
"A man with beard and hair as awk-
ward MS that is the most difficult man
on earth To please. He's always chang
ing his mind, and you never know how
to take him, He may I've MS nice as pie
when he sits down, but before he has
been there five minutes it viii he Il
simple impossibilty to do anything to
his liking.
whenever come across n man who
is extra particular l am sure that that
individual will bear watching. am
suspicious Of him because l know by
experience that the man who is not
above doing something more or less