The Meeker herald., 1905-06-10
INCONVENIENCE OF HATS.
Coming to h Quite Generally Rec
ognixsd in This Country ~
We'll a. in Europe.

From m article bearing the above
title. which appears in Cosmos. vs
learn that the new fashion Of going
without . hat Is not limited In this
country. According to the writer, II
has everything. hygienically. In it,
favor, and the arguments against II
need only be stated to be refuted, says
the Literary Digest. He says:
1.-THE mass Of hair that covers the toy
Of the head Is = feature Of the human
race in both sexes. and appears to be
one Of It's most stable physical charac-
teristics Nevertheless. long obzerva-
ton Is unnecessary to prove that this
characteristic Is weakening. end that
the vigor of the hair IL decreasing In
man. Now 4 question presents itself:
Is this due to transformation OF the
species or must we attribute the fact
to mans habits This second solution
appears 10 be correct. which Is con-
soling. since It allows US to hope that
the evil may be checked. This loss of
hair that has become more striking
from one generation to another by
heredity. IL due. according to some
scientists, to the habit Of covering the
head.
This habit must affect the hair In
jnriously In three ways: ~ By de-
pr.ving 1t Of the life-giving light OF the
sun. Of free ventilation. ard Of the
movement Of the hairs by air-currents:
{2) by pressure on the email arteries
OF the scalp. which bring nourishment
to the hnir: (3) finally. because all
hend-covsrings are an excellent cul-
ture-nedium for microbes. and facili-
'ate their DEVELOPMENT. In fact. the
ret. Stree it prevents the germicidal
action Of the SUMS rays and the move
ment OF the air. and retains On the
hend the heat and moisture Of the en-
closed Md. offers al tho most favorable
conditions for obtaining culture Of
mirro-orenrisns Furthermore. 1t Is
well recognized that the chief causes
RI baldress are the microbian alec
tons Of the scalp, which destroy the
sehaceous glands.
We may. then. suppose that It Is the
custom CT covering the he,d that d.
minishes. little by little. the vigor Of
the h,!r. Although this Is not sbso-
'"telv proved. It is infinitely probable.
md in aDv case II wn.ld coat nothing
~ try chanre IN tho present fash,on.
Thia chn--e is abac1rtely desirable, es-
recinllv for men. fer with women, be-
sides the fact that their hats cover
only part OF the hair. they are gener-
ally lighter: the preservation Of the
hair for the species is due to the
women alone. the men counting for
nothing in the matter.
1.-THE rromcters OF this reform are
meeting. at the outset. with certain OBJ
jections: ~ To uncover the head
may bring on colds. peurnleie. s-d
rheunrtism. They answer that colds,
cat"rrh. etc. arc Of microhi,n origin
and can not come from the scalp. "a,
As for nes,rnlei. ard rheumatism. they
are convinced that II the habit Of ieav-
Ing the head uncovered IN adopfe,l In
youth. these troubles will not. follow.
IN feet. thev say. the uncovered parts
Of IT, head are not subject to them
any more than the covered psrt-lers
perhaps (3) So far ss the inconsesta-
BILE danger Of EXPOSING the bare head
in the sun Is ecncevned. there are many
why's Of avoiding this without smother
ing the Ecalp. ~ The fesr that sep
tic bodies may be deposited On the I'M
covered parts. esrecisllv IN cities. GER
tain'v deserves consideration; hut c-re
In the toilet will enable us to e.c,pe
the consequences, fsl E'--',-. IRE fe,r
lest the hair should he int':-ed b.. ."n,
wind. or cold. has NO ecr'ons h.sis,
since unprotected narts a the head are
covered with vigorous hair"