Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-11

with towels and tanning Water is a very
good tonic, If the hair is properly dried.
Don't brush the hair only; brush the
scalp; take small sized brush or a large
nail brush and scrub the scalp as you
would brush your teeth or scour anything
with brush-back and forth, over every
part of the head. This may be done without
tangling the hair Or drawing up the longest
hair perceptibly. When you feel your scalp
In a glow you may stop brushing and not
before.
Don't use ammonia too often in washing
the hair. A few drops now and then in the
rinsfng water is good. if the hair is oily, but
too much ammonia or it's too frequent use
burns the hair and causes it to turn gray.
few drops of ammonia in a hair tonic
however, is good.
Don't use soda borax too frequently;
they make the hair dry: but occasional use
is good to cleanse the scalp, and don't use
too much soap on the hair.
Don't forget that the hair needs air: air
and sunshine are better tonics than any
thing ever invented by the chemists
Don't wear your hair always in the same
style change Of method is beneficial to
the hair. and to let it fall loosely about the
shoulders Is an excellent plan at times.
Don't use too many hairpins, or curl the
nair with tongs or hot irons, use a ribbon
instead.
Don't comb, brush or braid hair in an op-
posite direction to that which it naturally
assumes, for such treatment Is prejudicial
to growth and beauty.
Don't use too much oil or pomade on the
nair; excessive use coats the scalp with a
MIN OF greasy matters, which excludes the
acton OF the air and chokes the perspira-
tory pores.
Don't hesitate to brush the hair because
It is falling out. If the hair wants to come
out, let 1t do SO. When a hair is separated
from Its papila it is dead and it's falling
out IS only matter of time. Besides hy re-
naming in place it only interferes with and
retards the growth of new hair
Ion use brush that is not absolutely
clean; brushing with a soiled brush is worse
than not brushing at all
Don use brush roughly on the head
with haste and violence; let the motion Of
the hand be gentle
~, Don't overbrush the crown and partings
Inc parts that are most thicky covered
with halr need the most brushing
Don't brush tangles. Comb the hair
smoothly and then the brush If the
hair Is much tangled use little oil and be-
gin to comb at the ends.
Don't, as rule. wash the hair oftener
than once month; too frequent washings
make hair dry
this removes any duS from the hair more
effectually than brushing
Don't break the skin of the scalp with the
comb.
you want to keep your locks in good con-
dition.
Don't think it enough to try a remedy
once, and don't be discouraged if there is
AZ iihpioN eHieHl III appearance OF the hdlr
just at first. Ponder upon one or two old
maxims like Try, try again." or Rome
was not built in a day"
Useful Recipes.
For mouth wash use thymol 10 grains
borax, 10 grains; rose water, pint
70 promote growth of eyelashes and to
keep the hair curled without making it
darker, curling preparation which will
not darken the hair is made of one dram
each of gum arabic and sugar, dissolved in
two ounces of rose water. Battle eyelashes
with weak solution of salt in warm
water afterward apply any oil-cocoanut
oil preferably.
To make hair soft and thick nothing is
better than frequent brushing. First comb
the hair carefully, then give it a thorough
brushing, after rubbing the scalp with all
cohol and almond oil-two ounces oil to a
pint of alcohol is the proportion Try this
daily for two weeks: then twice a week
should be often enough to apply the oil and
alcohol. Much brushing should be a daily
function with a weekly shampoo, using bo-
rdX for this purpOSe-abOut a teaspoOnful
of boraX to quart of water; rinse with
clear water. After your hair is reduced to
a state of submission do not use the borax
month. using the y0lk of an egg well
beaten in cold or tepid water.
When hair is falling out instead of the
soap, for the weekly shampoo, substitute
the yolk of an egg. well beaten; use cold or
tepid water. Do not cut off your hair but
once in two weeks, for a time, and then