Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-23
LORE OF HAIR.

Premature gray hair often causes the good to die young" remarks the joker. But in all seriousness gray hair is as much an adjunct of beauty as an index of old age. Pure living and attention to the rules of health will keep the face youthful, and ii \ gray hairs make an early appearance they only add to its comeliness. Hosts of young people consult specialists to be treated for premature. grayness, but others seek from them a means to bring about grayness of just few hairs at The temples, because Its so intellectual, don't you know"
 Max Nordau, in his Degeneration /" observes that 'precocious badness is to be especially observed, and the hair begins to turn gray much sooner than in former years" Lord Macaulay, in one of his essays, said of Byron: '4HTom his Venetian harem he sent forth volume after volume full of elo- quence, of wit, or pathos, of ribaldry and of bitter disdain. His health sank under the effects of his dntennpe erance. His hair turned gray"
 V Hair suddenly turning gray through terror or illness is a we'll known phe- nomenon Colonel D. O. Casey, s1- perintendent of the Medler mines, New Mexico, had thrilling experience with Indians in 1884. The scare turned his hair gray within week, and 1t became srlow1whfte within year.
 Attorney General Bates had dark hair and a beard almost white. Once in the presence of President Lincoln Mir Bates was asked the reason his beard turned white while his hair re- nlained normal color. He could not account for it, but Lincoln larghingly said: ''Wl1y, don't you know? It's be cause he uses his chin more than he does his head"
 On February 20, 1772, some laborers found leaden coffin which contained the body of Thomas Beaufort half brother to King Henry ", and on closer examination dis hair, brown i'm ter-mixed with few streaks of gray, was seen to be in perfect condition af- ter being buried $50 years. He died at East Greenwich in 1427.
 Captatn Maitland thus describes Ma po1eon as he appeared while in confine- n1ent on St Helena in the summer of 1915: "Wlhen he smiled the expression of his countenance was highly pleas ing. When under the influence of dis appointment, however, it assumed a dark, gloomy cast. His hair was of a very dark brown, nearly approaching to black, and, though q little thin on the top and front, had not gray hair among it."
 POblius Lentulus in an epdstle sent to the Roman senate thus described the personal appearance of Jesus Christ: His hair is of the colorsof a. chestnut full ripe, plain to the ears, whence downward it is, most orient curling and waving about his shoul- ders; in the midst of his forehead a stream of partition of the hair, after the manner of the Nazarites; forehead plain and delicate; his face without spot or wrinkle. beautiful with a love Iy red; his beard thick, in color like his hair, not over long; his look innocent and mature: his eyes gray, quick and clear"
 Fine black hair denotes "a high strung, tempestuous nature, full of strong feeling, and one usnally very clever. Coarse, lustreless black hair is found in persons of fttful, jealous and treacherous disposition.
 About as year ago the newspapers chronicled the fact that "a Mrs Mary Etta Davis was 125 years old on the 4th of July When 112 years old she lost her sight and hearing. Later her hair, heretofore snowy white, turned jet black and remained so. Her hear ing and sight also came back to her at the same time.