The Jersey City news., 1906-01-06
CARE OF HAIR IN
CHILDHOOD
Some Things Mothers Can
Do to Ensure Fine Tresses
for daughters
AN EXCELLENT SHAMPOO
RUBBING AND NOT HOT AIR THE
BEST DRYING MEDIUM-LIN-
GERIE WAISTS. FOR WINTER
SOME USEFUL HINTS.


A mother writes to know if / will tell
her something about the way to care
for her little daughters hair. and will
with the greatest pleasure, says Mar
garet Mixter in the ''True American" +"
BY giving daily cares and not so very
much, to the head of little child her
hair will be thing Of beauty all her life.
With the hair. as with the system gem
orally, if it is developed in the best way
for strength the results will last always.
An error made by MANY mothers is
brushing their children's hair either 100
much or too little. Brushing is good;
there is no possible deubht about It. as
will be readily seen when one knows
that the haif depends for its nourishment
upon the natural oils of the scalp. If
these are not stimulated 10 work freely
the hair is starved. Brushiny stimu-
lates. and trat is why it IS necessary.
On the other hand. the danger from
brushing is when the strokes are 60 hard
that the scalp is injured. A brush
whose brostles are too stiff will do the
same thing. g,
The skin Of the scalp Is very thin.
so thin that sometimes it is scarcely
more than paper. A stiff stroke bruises
this. injuring the roots so that the hair
falls out. The proper brushing isoga
firm, gentle stroke done with brusk
whose brostles are stiff enoagh to cause
a little friction but not hard enough
to bruise or irritate. >,
have a vivid recollection of little
girl whose chin used to be tightly held
by her nurse who then took a BRUSH
and whacked with long strokes bang
that went from the middle of the back
of the head down to her eyebrows.
The little girls eyes used to fill with
tears, the operationhurt her so, but her
nurse told her that '.it was good for her
hair and she had to endure it. As
matter of fact it was not good for the
brushing was too severe, but hundreds of
other little girls suffer the same thing.
Five minutes brushing night and
morning IS enough, and if the hair is long
it is well to braid it loosely for the
night The braid should never be tight
for the hair is dependent upon having
fresh air, and without it suifocates.
1t sa mistake to use fine comb on
a chiid's scalp, as 1t irritates it quite as
much as too much brushing. If at times
it seems necessary to use this the finest
grade of comb should be handled so that
it does not rub into the scalp, but is
placed at the roots of the hair and then
gently drawn through.
Occasionally, but not often, children
need tonic for their hair, but as the gem
SIui ucdihA AAcCtS tuAS more L4Au any
other part Of the body, IL child is strong
her hair win probably be so too. To APP
ply q tonic once week, however, will
do no harm, and for his purpose nohing
10 better than good quindne mixture
An excellent one is made OF ten grains of
sulphate of Of quinine. one dram of a1co-
hOlic tincture Of cautharides, one dram Of
jabonardil, one dram Of deotorized alco-
hOl, one-half dram Of glycerine, add three
ounces Of bay rum, and enough elder
flower water to form ihalfpint. The
quinine should be dissolved; the alcohol
and the rest Of the ingredients are added.
Apply TO the roots Of the hair and
massage gently with the finger tips.
Careful washing Of childfs ha', is
imperative. and as rule it must be
done more frequently than fiat Of an
adult. for it collects more dust. The
simpler the washing preparation the bet
Ter. For this reason white of egg is
good. It is cleansing and softening.
without drying the natural oils. For a
child six years old the white of two eggs
viii probably be requited, Beat with
! cold water In the proportion Of table
\ spoonful to an egg. Then before wetting
TIE head rub the egg well in and over
ehe long hair and wrinse in warm water.
ending with csld. Dry by rubbing; nev-
er with heat. It is ruinatioIl to hair.
An excellent shampoo to have On hand