The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-30

A beautiful head of hair is so important
an element of womans perfect beauty that
1t Is the desire Of every woman and girl to
possess 1t, yet as many mistakes are made
IN The efforts to attain it as in the care of
the complexion.
The hair is almost Invariably an index of
the physical health its Yigor and abundance
depending upon the strength and integrity
Oh the whole system, and no feminine charm
suffers more disastrously from disease and
sickness 1t is seldom that the nervous, IT.
Fltable woman has fine hair, and overwork
and worry, everything that eXhausts the Vi
tallty or depresses one, quickly impairS the
health of the hair, causing it to change in
color and quality and to fall out.
But mere abundance does not make beauti-
1ul hair. Some characteristics, as gloss,
Euppleness and certain liyeliness of color,
no matter what its shade, are the result of
tastldlous care and cultivation. In nothing
Is personal neglect so manifest as in I'M
kempt hair, and some modes of hairdressing
In recent years have made these ''touselly"
mops fagrantly offensive.
Absolute cleanliness is as necessary for
the health and beauty of the hair as for that
OF the skin, but there is such a disagree
ment OF Doctors as to what is required to
insure this that the lay mind is naturally
oeIogged, and many a fine chevelure has
peen sacrificed to Il method of treatment pro-
CANNED so authoritatively as to invite con-
ndence, yet which was iniquitous in practice
ana based upon entire ignorance of the struc-
lure of the hair, which is extremely delicate
ana viii bear no harsh measures nor any
form OF irritation. Then, too, constitutional
peculiarities make it imperative that the
WlSest, most hygienic rules be accepted
merely as guides to be adapted or modified
according to individual idiosyrcrasies.
Don't OVershamDOo,
1t Is easy to carry shampooing to the point
of harmful excess, but, perhaps, no other
regimen ever did so much harm as that
dictum launched upon the credulous which
prescribed 100 strokes of the brush, night
and morning, as a sovereign remedy for
scanty, dry or falling locks. When these
strokes were administered with a wire hair
brush 1t became a destroying rake, pulling
out the hair and setting ND an Inflammation
In the hair follicles fatal to their health.
But these 100 strokes even when given
with brstle brushes, if applied with the
searching strength commonly commended,
so as to penetrate to the scalp, are detri-
mental to the integrity of the hair structure.
fortunately, the practice of massage,
Wnlch stimulates by gentle, firm pressure,
without irritation, is generally taking the
place of overbrushing and the use of the
Drush is being restored to its legitimate Of
nee, which is that of polisher, to spread
over the lair natural oil exuding upon the
scalp, giving it a satin gloss and also to
cleanse 1t of the atmospheric dirt and dust
II you Will wipe your hair with a clean
tower after it has been exposed to the CRIME
Oh railway journey, OF even to the atmos-
phefe OF Manhattan's streets during this
soit coal summer, you will see how much
SOIL can be removed from the hair itself nv
eehtle strokes with brush of only medium
stiffness.
The brush should be adapted to the thick
ness of the hair sitter one being reouired
ier one mead Of hair than another. and if is
poot economy to buy cheap brushes If OK
.pense must be considered put the value in
Tue pflstles, not in the back The best
e1InoS are ivory or shell, but the indispensa-
ore qualltles OF all should be smoothness
single rough or broken tooth can inHict se-
rious injury by splitting and breaking the
har. Use as few hairpins as possible, and
only those Of shell or celluloid, to fasten the
weight of hair. The tiny invisible wire ones
DO no harm when employed merely to fasten
Maynard, stray lock.
How to Treat Oily Hair.
Inc frequency Of shampooing must be reg
ulated by the exposure of the hair to dirt
ana by the characteristics of the hair 40
well. Where the secretion of oil is soantv
there Is usually, also, but slight PRESENTATION
and the hair is very dry. The atmospheric
soil is, therefore, not held by it, as is the case
with oily hair, and monthly shampoo is
usually all that is required or beneficial. Tn
a pure atmosphere six weeks might an
swer Oily hair, however, may require
fortnightly cleansing, with special sham.
poo when exposed to more than usual soil
The color of the hair should be considered
in selecting shampoo, because of the effect
of certain chemicals upon the color. Am
monia and soda brighten blond hair, but have
a tendency to whiten brown hair, and, as