The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-06-07

various ways, one of which is by con-
tinual tanning Stretching the hair out
in the sun is good, while hanging it be-
fore a CRATE fire. if the weather will
permit is best of all. However, it is
done, the hair should be well dried
and there should be no thick, cliging
feeling to it.
A dainty custom of seeming the
locks comes from Paris. little cap OF
fine muslin, filed with sachet powder,
/ is slipped on over the head and the
hair is bundled up into it. A perma-
nent scent is thus impaired.
An excellent scent for the hair is.
made from oil of rose geranium. Take
a few drops of the oil and add third
of the quantity of glycerine. Pour
upon absorbent cotton and roll the cot
ton around until quite piece is mois-
tened. Now spread out the cotton until
it makes lat piece like pancake
and sew it into thin silk. This can be
placed in the crown of the little scent
ed cap to impart an extra fragrance to
,the hair Be careful and remember that
you are dealing with an oil. If left on
more than fifteen minutes it will oil the
hair too much.
All sorts of devices for pertaining the
hsir are employed, one of these being
the tying of a ribbon around the head
at night to which are attached little
soft sachet bags, all hanging from rib
bons of different lengths.
No hair scent is ever permanent 1t
must be often renewed Just as your
dinner must be eaten daily, so also
must your scent or sachet give forth
its daily supply. When you come to
think of it, perfumery should not
No he Tod 70 do
so. But it should be renewed every
day.
Hair which shows dandruff in an I'M
pleasant manner needs shampooing.
That is the first step in its cure. Often
that which is mistaken for dandruff is
merely dust and will disappear if the
hair be treated frequently to a sham
poo. But in no case should the hair
be washed more frequently than once
in two weeks. and the head which
seems to require more washing is in a
poor condition.
Nothing cures dandruff as quickly as
oiling the head. This seems to heal
the scalp and to remove all tendency
to a sCaly condition.
But oil, on the other hand. is I'M
pleasant and the scalp must be cured
without causing the hair to become
greasy or to suffer in any way.
A famous singer applied to a hair
specialist for treatment, complaining of
excess of dandruff. The specialist be-
gan by manipulating the scalp thor
oughly. though lightly. with almond oil.
The quantity used was small and the
scalp was thoroughly gone over. Per-
haps a few drops did the whole work.
After a week of this treatment, mas
saying the scalp every other day with
hn of hn Nl-if n
the oil, the singers scalp was entirely
healed.
While gray hair is honorable it is
not always pretty or becoming Seldom
does the possessor enjoy it. To prevent
gray hair there is nothing like taking
care of the hair while the roots are
young and vigorous A shampoo once
month, a little light brushing twice a
week for five minutes with soft brush
letting down the hair at night. dressing
il in different ways. so that the pins do
not always come on the same spots,
nourishing the roots with good tonic
all these things tend to keep the hair
from growing gray.
Roots that have grown feeble can be
stimulated by a light massage. Lift
the hair lightly with the fingers, just
so that the scalp is massaged with the
finger tips This is The trea tment adj
vised for those who find the hair gray
or out of condition.
Golden hair is frequently produced
by shampooing the hair with hot wa
ter in which little washing soda is
dissolved. The soap~shCuld be kitchen
soap, and after it is rinsed off then the
washing soda is used. Finally the hair
is we'll rinsed and dried in the sun.
This will Sreatly brighten hair that is
inclined to be q drabbish hue instead
of the ruddy gold that is so much adj
mired. But the process is apt to be
harmful and is not recommended.
correspondent who signs herself
Mrs. j. r.. writes that her hair is get
ting thin.r and that she breads bald
ness. II wash my hair often says
she, and brush it for fifteen minutes
every night before retiring.S% Yet it
continuesIte come out
The latest theory in hair preservation
is that hair can be best preserved by
letting it alone. A limited amount of
neglect improves the hair.
This is particularly demonstrated in
the case of men who become bald. uni
versally, at an early age. Poor men,
men who work hard and who havC no
time to spend upon shampoos and
fancy brushes do not complain of bald
ness. 1t is the man of wealth, the one
who washes his head at least once 4
day and maybe three times. who
brushes it vigorously dozen times a
day with a stiff hair brush, who puts
on perfumes, and who otherwise i'll
treats his scalp, this is the man who
becomes bald. The man with less time
and opportunity preserves his head of
hair all his life.
The woman who finds herself getting
bald should not use a hair brush any
oftener than is absolutely necessary;
she should not wash her head more fire.
quently than once in six weeks; she
shcelld use H2Nalcohol on her head; she
should not wear a switch if she can
help it: and she should give her hair
a chance.
Don't worry the roots. Hair is the
hardest thing in the world to kill. Let
it alone and you will never be bald or
the chances of your becoming bald will
be greatly lessened.
LoNGFELLoW AND THE LILACS.