Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-13
BLONDES TO Be EXT!R!,G,
cuRFEw ON GOLDEN TREssEs TO
RING IN SIX CENTURIES.
Learned Men to Be Told-.Delvers Into
Natures Mysteries Gather for Con-
vention in New York-Blond Men to


Disappear
Another man has come forward to
declare that the woman with the gold
en- tresses is doomed, says the New
York American. This does not mean
that she is to be absent next sum-
mer from the beaches, when her bath
ing suit is of the proper color. or
that she is not to be found the next
Winter, wearing white veil to &C.
centuate the head of hair nature or
a chemist designed for her.
But in about six hundred years the
blonde will be curiosity. She is to
Join the horse with five toes and the
dodo. The leading lady doing ophe-
liza in play by Shakespeare will not
be able to wear her own hair unless
she violates tradition. The color
will predominant in the department
stores around Christmas time and still
be favorite for dolls.
The future scientist will dig up that
now old song of "Silver Threads
Among the Gold" to prove that in this
day there were many blondes. If a
doubling gathering attempts to boot
him down, he may sing How l Love
My Ada, Ada With the Golden Hair
The scientist Of the future may
argue that this was all bit of art,
practiced by the women OF the past,
and that all hair was chemically
treated 10 suit the color of the dress
milady wore. To prove 1t he will
show that We had different shades of
blondes.
Perhaps it may come to the point
where the reincarnated P. T. Bar.
nun may have "the only blonde lady,
whose hair is a strand c. pure gold,
discovered in far off corner of North
America, running wild. and one of a
family of five captured at great ex.
pense by the expedition sent to the
remote spot by the enterprising show
man"
OF course it is all six hundred years
away, but the blonde of the present
day has the satisfaction of knowing
now that she belongs to dying race.
This has been said in regard to in
dividual blondes before and has proved
unpopular when overheard by the wo.
men referred to.
Now, however, Major G. E. Wood
ruff, of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, is to
ring the curfew for golden tresses.
If caught out after six centuries they
will be under suspicion of having visit
ed drug store to obtain the neces-
sary coloring matter. Until then they
are safe.
Major Woodruff comes from Platts
burg. Major Woodruff is to appear
before the section on Anthropology
He is bringing a batch of statistics
to prove that the American blond
must go. His remarks apply to the
men, as well as to the women: sc
that girls who have in mind blond
ideals for husbands had better take
advantage of the present market con
ditions and get on while the supply
lasts.
Two years ago Professor Otis T.
Mason, of the Smithsonian Institution
announced nearly the same thing. He
found great many scientists to
agree with him and now Professor
| Woodruff Is coming forward to sustain
him.
The proposition as put forth b,
these eminent scientists is not based
on any prophecy drawn from the fact
that Mars in six hundred years vii
have greater influence than some
other planet.
| 1t is based on the facts that blonds
are growing scarcer and that the
pigment in the skin which control!
the color of the face is an indication
Of strength Of race.
The dark haired persons will outliv,
the blends, and marriage and com
mingling OF types mean that the
stronger will predominant. Statistic:
show that even now this Is true. ant
the fair-haired goddesses that have
inspired the muse in man for centurie:
are doomed.
The blond is of a lower vitality thar
the brunette. This is put forth al
general proposition, and there ar,
men who will read it even then will
a certain amount of disbelief. based OF
personal experience. But II any o
the doubters are around America ST,
hundred years from now they may b.
able to see for themselves.
There is great amount of specu
lation as to Just what new facts Pre-
fessor Woodruff has managed to gath
er in regard to the passing of the fail
haired and whether there will be al
intermediate degree wherein, for
while. she will run to the crushe,
strawberry stage before she has joine,
the extinct classes that overran Amer
lea and before she was here.
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