Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-04-10
About Hair.

Luxurious locks form Citing frame
for q beautiful face and soften and re-
deem plain one.
While it is highly advantageous to
have the services of specialist at least
occasionally, you can do great deal fol
yourself in the cultivation and preserva-
zion of the hair.
Scalp massage is the great secret Of
keeping the hair healthy. It IL easily
done If q little time and patience are
given to 1t each day or evening. A
specialist can accomplish wonders by
treating the scalp once or twice week;
but much better results can be obtained
if the patient will persevere and give 1t q
little attention each day.
The hair.producing scalp is loosely at.
tached to the underlying skull, as any.
one can prove with the fingers.
When the scalp becomes adherent to
the bones underneath, and will not move
easily, then the hair will surely fall out
and the healthiness of the hair follicles
will become impaired.
Therefore, there are two important
ends in view. First, to keep tho scalI
perfectly loose and flexible upon the
supporting framework-the skull-and
second, to promote healthy flow oil
blood to the roots, 80 that the hair folli.
cles will be properly nourished and the
oil glands secrete their substance to keeI
the hair from growing dry and brittle.
To massage ones own scalp two move
ments only are necessary. After taking
the hair down, divide in two at the cen
tire of the back, take hold Of the ends OF
each side and shake gently, but thor
oughly, then brush the hair vigorously
with brush that is not too stiff.
Before you begin to massage apply
some good reliable tonic or scalp food tc
the scalp with the tips of the fingers
being careful to rub the tonic or scalI
food on the scalp itself so that the hail
will not get too damp or oily. Nov
place the tips of the fingers on the hail
lines in the middle of the forehead ant
press firmly. Begin by using rotary
movement and work all over the scalp IL
Imaginary circles. Three or four timel
Iare enough to use this movement OF
each spot. Be careful in using the 70
tary movement not to push the hair, fol
by so doing you might break off any
Iyoung and tender hairs that may b'
looming in.
This movement will have the tendency
| to loosen the scalp and make it NOR
flexible. 1t will only take you from fiv'
to eight minutes.
The second movement is to rub TIT
scalp. Place the tips of the fingers bacl
Iof the ears and rub vigorously mo
harsbly) towards the crown. Then plac'
the finger tips on the hair lines in tn
middle of the forehead, rubbing toward
the crown. You will find your scall
will be in perfect glow, having beel
Thoroughly stimulated. This rubbing
movement promotes normal circula
ton. The hair now will be full of new
life and your head and scalp will fec
lighter and better in every way.
This treatment, when regularly AM
carefully administered, will bring abou
the most gratifying results.
I would like to say here that Their
is scalp treatment and scalp treatment
Violent rubbing and pinching and pull
| ing are very injurious to the scalp an
ruinous to the hair.
| Self-taught practitioners are utterl
incapable of treating the hair and it is a
Iimpossibility for an uninstructed perso
| to pick up and practice scalp massag
without serious injury to the scalp an
hair she or he practises upon.
Scalp massage administered skillfull,
is not alone beneficial to the hair an
scalp but it is luxurious and restful an,
in my practise many tired, nervou
headache has been forgotten entirely be
fore the soothing massage has come t
an end.
It is we'll established fact that eight
persons out of one hundred have som
scalp affection.
In most cases dandruff, itching seal
and falling hair are the first signs, and
any of these symptoms are neglected
loss of hair and badness will surely TO
low.
Dandruff is responsible in ninety pc
cent out of one hundred cases for tn
Iloss of hair and badness.
/ This (dandruff is either caused b
parasitic germs (microbes) or drynes
and malnutritiOn of the scalp (impovel
ishment.)
If caused by parasitic germs, and
the scalp is not treated scientifically 1
time, badness will surely follow.
These germs are the true hair destroy
ers. They feed on the moisture of tn
scalp, follow the hair into the roots an
consume the natural oil, which is tn
real nourishment of the hair. Thus th
hair soon loses its beautiful lustre an
becomes dry and brittle and eventual
falls out.
A healthy scalp means healthy hail
therefore the scalp must receive careful
attention to insure healthy, vigorou
growth of hair. First, the scalp must b
kept perfectly clean, and at the sam
time the daily massage must be practise
in order to promote normal supply
the blood through the medium Of tn
capillaries.
If this advice is faithfully followed,
healthy condition of the scalp will b
obtaiped.-New Idea.