The Washington times., 1907-03-24
Massage Daily.

The scalp, however, should be mas
sased daily. a tight scalp is the secret
of half the falling hair, and the aim
should be 10 loosen it. This is particu-
larry necessary after a fever, when It
frequently becomes hide-hound The
movements given cannot fail to have the
desired loosening effect.
The first thing TO do for the daily
treatment OF the hair is to ventilate
it thoroughly. Shake II up well and
loosen the ends to give air, as some
times hair gains an unpleasant odor
from too close confinement.
AS the tonic must never be applied
without first exciting the scalp to open
the pores. loosen the dead skin with
comb and then brush thoroughly to
loosen the dandrufT and remove the
dust
An excellent brush for the purpose is
little shampoo brush about four inches
long and two inches wide, These cost
from % cents 10 81, and are equally as
eulCdCiOus as the muCh-Valued brushes
with English bristles, which are very
. expensive.
II the hair IS very thick. part 1t and
brush % each side, beginning at the
top OF the head and going down TO the
bottom OF the hair. Rubbing the brush
into the scalp helps TO excite IT.
II the hair is oily, take a towel and
rub the scalp just as after shampOOing.
BY the way, this tonic treatment is eX-
Celleut for oily conditions, If rubbed in
thoroughly In extreme cases, powder
can be used occasionally, but it clogs
! the pores.
With a dry scalp, never use a tonic
with much alcohol in it. 1t is easy to
tell a dry condition by the presence Of
dead skin or dandTuff
Before putting on the tonic, mas
| sage the scalp with these movements:
Placing the four fingers and thumb Of
each hand above the ears work up to
the crown of the head in rotary, press
ing. motion. Then, putting the right
hand On the temple and the left at the
nape OF the neck in the same position
again work up to the crown, until every
particle of the scalp has been gone over
Next put the thumb and first finger
of the right hand on the temples, and
the FIVE fingers of the left hand at the
nape of the neck or the crown Of the
head. and move the whole scalp front
and back Then put the thumb and first
finger TO each side, at the crown Of the
head. and move the scalp from side to
. side. These two movements are IN
rivaled for loosening the tissues from
. the bone.
If the scalp. when rubbed. does not
glow and get red, il is a sign of poor
circulation. To correct this, put the
thumbs under the chin and three fin
]
in a circular motion. either front or
. back. to empty the blood through the
| glands To refill, place three fingers
. just below the temple on each side Of
/ the eye sockets and work with rotary
I movement.
( Now apply the tonic. This can be
/ most economically done by parting the
( hair and using a toothbrush TO get into
/ the scalp. It can also be put on with a
medicine dropper or with a small ma
/ chine oil can. Care must be taken with
\ the latter that there is nothing in the
| tonic to act on the tin. Rub in thor
| Oughly. and remember the tonic is for
/ the scalp not the hGis'.
Rub with the rotary massage move
ments until thoroughly dry. Always be
/ careful not 70 exert too much pressure
above the ears.
At the last, the use of the electric
brush for a short treatment is very