The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-04-25
MTsrREAT THEIR HAIR.
One Renson for the scantiness Of ths.
Locks Of Many Amer
lean Women.

Relatively, the women of the United
States have a smaller quantity Of hair
than their sisters in any other part OF
the globe. This is due, according to
recognized authority on the subject, to
the fact that our women do not know
how to care for their locks properly. He
says:
American women, as rule, do not
have abundant hair because they habitu-
ally mistreat it, With them becoming
coiffure is the first consideration, and
IN securing that they ignore the common
est rules for the proper treatment of the
hair Until very recent years the daily
manipulation Of the curling irons was q
part Of every woman s toilet with the ex-
eeption Of those endowed by nature with
fluffy, waving locks, and the curling
tongs have ruined many a fine suit OF
hair The continual application OF ex-
treme heat checks the secretions Of oil
In the scalp and in time, when the oil
glands cease their functions, the hair
becomes thinned in quantity and rough
and dry IN texture. Another fruitful
source Of trouble is too frequent wash
ing.
Hair is better without being washed.
That does not mean that it must not be
cleansed, but the agent employed should
not be water, What should be used is a |
cleaning preparation or hair tonic, |
mixed for the purpose, with little oil |
as one Of the ingredients. Oil carries on |
dirt better than water does, and a few |
drops rubbed on the scalp once or twice
week will keep it in a clean and healthy
condition. The hair itself needs a thor
ough brushing daily to remove the loose
dust A five-minute massage Of the scalp
every morning is also both cleansing
and invigorating. Women with whiten-
ing locks are obliged to resort to fre-
quent shampoos to keep at bay the ugly
yellow tinge that only water and strong
alkali will bleach out, but the growth
cf the hair suffers in consequence. Most
sirls wash their hair two or three times
month. The hue is thus frightened a
little and becoming aufiness is gained,
tut the natural oil is checked and the
.calp in time loses its health and yigor
The present fashion has banished
'rimped and curling locks, and substi-
-uted Instead the crisp masses of hair
which frame the wearer's face like an
lureole. Beneath the luxuriant tresses
hat are In evidence rats are employed
Q give sustance to the structure An
'ther method OF stimulating a dense
'rowth, more popular because 1t dis
lenses with the use of false hair. Is
ermed rafting. This consists in rough
ming the reverse side the locks that sur
ound the face by combing them the
wrong way. thus converting them into
tangled mass. This serves as a stuff
ng for the pompadour. which is then
rushed into state of glossy perfection
yer the roughened hair beneath. It is
eedless TO say that such treatment is
nJurious in the highest degree. It Is
S destructive to the texture Of the hair
} comb It the wrong way as 1t would
e to a butterhy's wing to rub it up. So
'ng as women fiagrantly abuse their
an In these different ways they must y
OF expect the abundance and beauty Of c
sxture easily attained by proper treat
lent" ,