The Washington times., 1906-01-28

turn away IN scOrn, for
this capillary covering
which you disdain is probably the
crowning glory of a genius. You
may jeer at the sickly. flout him
whose angularity is mirth provoking,
or make miserable the life of the boy
or girl whose physique inclines IN
mistakably to the embonpoint. but
whatever you do, don't make light
of fiery hair Some day you may
have 10 bow AMI beg for bounty or
position at the minds of this once
despised individual for history indi-
Gates that Titan tresses have been
pressed by laurel vyreaths of victory
and many kingly crowns. The boy
or the girl VINO has red hair has at
least one attribute of hundreds OF
persons whose names have ilIumined
the pages of the worlds chronology.
Perhaps these auburn locks are but
an outward semblance or the inward
man. thus evincing a vigor and i'm
pulsiyeness that sweeps away oppo-
sition. Perhaps the red hair gives
evidence of rich, warm blood, which
when once aroused stops not short
of accomplishment of the thing in
hand. Perhaps the ferric oxide pig
ment which gives the crimson tint
is indicative OF & sheer superiuity
of iron will" which makes the
man mental giant among his fell
lows? Who can say? II phrenolog-
lists can tell by the shape or the head,
the prominence of the forehead, and
The degree OF development of the
cerebellum the characteristics OF a
man. and Judge thereby of his ability
10 do things. why should not the
variety of the pigment which deter
mines the color of the hair give some
insight into the mental makeup of
the man? 1t is possible that in the
years 10 come red nair may be look
ed upon as the stamp or genius, just
as the square jaw is now held to
indicate strong will, the broad
forehead a good intellect, a large
mouth a frank disposition, and many
other physiosnomic points in which
We now read, OF think we do, various
characteristics. Whether or not we
accept such 3 supposition as likely,
there are many striking cases which
viii 80 far toward establishing the
hypothesis if they DO not warrant
the PRONUNCIATION of a theory.
Beginning with earliest times, we
have Alexander the Great, whom
legend tells us had auburn hair.
Surely the stamp of the genius of
war was 10 be found in the man
who subjugated all the countries
OF the east and west, and who,
when the task was completed, wept
because there were no more worlds
to conquer.
And again we find in a descend
ant OF Ptolemy, one Of Alexander's
greatest generals, red-haired
beauty who by her wiIes and
charms brought princes and en-
perOrs TO her feet, making them
forget the calls OF duty, of pa
triotism, and of honor while they
basked in the sunshine of her
beauty. Did Cleopatra owe her
power over men TO the genius of
seductive beauty. and was her glo-
rious red hair a mesh with which
10 entrap the hearts Of men? In
the same period we find another
genius, who was able to break away
from the tolls of the Egyptian en-
ehantress. Perhaps Julius Caesars
red hair was an earnest of the
strength OF character which enabled
him to leave Cleopatra and go back
10 the world OF action where there
awaited many deeds to be accom-
plished by gigantic intellect and
an iron will. Poor Anthony,
crowned with ordinary, dark hair,
was unable to do what his great
friend had done. but was forced
10 give his good name to the daugh-
ter of the Ptolemies.
Good Queen Bess, - patroness of
letters and art. and one of the
greatest mOnarchs that ever sat
upon the throne of England, was
blessed with a wealth of fiery hair
as well as d superabundance of
fiery temper A veritable virago
when thwarted in anything or dis
pleased with any of her courtiers,
she was nevertheless a genius of
the most pronounced type. Though
by her smarting blows she made
the cheeks Of many of her ladies
IN waiting match the color of her
hair, she undoubtedly deserves a
high place in the list OF those
whose lives have been worth while,
and whose deeds will live in his
tory as long as the world stands,
Another monarch of England, who
will not soon be forgotten. was
Oliver Cromwell, whose hair was far
less red than the deeds credited TO
him. however. the auburn hue was
there and his whole nature bore out
the characteristics usually possessed
by the class under discussion. And
Cromwell in turn was followed by
the greatest military genius Of the
modern world, Napoleon the Great,
whose record is familiar TO all who
know aught of history Napoleon's