The National tribune., 1909-05-13

No human being wants to be bald
headed, but about four-fifths OF them
are. Nobody knows exactly what makes
dandruff come or hair fall out. we
know this happens, and certain people
very learnedly discuss the why ana
the cure" but none of them quite lands
the cause or the cure. 1t is all theory.
Keeping the hair perfectly clean from
childhood up would probably save early
badness and much dandruf. TWO con-
ditions of the hair indicate weakness,
very oily hair and hair that is very dry
A woman whose hair is not real clean
is an unlovely creature. The woman
who dyes her hair is just about as OBJ
jectionable. There is only one creature
more obnoxious and that is man who
dyes his mustache. God gives US hair
to harmonic with our skins. The mo-
ment you blondine or color your hair
YOU are starting a war between your
complexion and your hair, and it is
perfectly obvious to everybody.
When there is a pronounced weak
ness of the hair follicles, and the scalp
Is in an impoverished condition, tonic
shampoo sometimes aids the work OF
restoring strength. These tonic washes
give best results when massaged into
the scalp in the evening and allowed to
dry on, the shampoo in clear water
following in the morning.
When the hair has a strawlike as
pect, and the scalp has powdery dan
druff, nothing is better than an appli-
cation of carbolized vaseline. 1t is put
on at night with the finger tips, rub
bing the grease into the scalp. In the
morning it is washed out with warm
water and CASTLE soap, the latter hav-
ing first been made into jelly. This
is easily done by scraping small cake
of the soap and pouring about pint of
boiling water over it, keeping the mix
IN, h nf Tlla
soap dissolves. 1t should then be poured
into a glass jar. 1t will be jelly when
cold. This is put directly upon the hair
with the finger tips, adding a little wa
ter to make a thick lather before the
head is held over a basin for thoro
drenching.
Massage is an important part of the
treatment and ought to be given when
tine tonic is put on and again when the
hair is dry after washing. By massage
is meant the scalp is moved over the
skull, being accomplished by holding
the finger tips down solid and bending
them at the knuckles. The fingers
must move occasionally until all sec
tions of the scalp have been covered,
giving special attention to the region
above the temples, where the hair is
apt to grow thin first.
Persons of limited means who are
building houses in the country VIII IND
that better effects may be secured with
soft wood, stained with thin varnish,
than with inexpensive and badly fin
ished hard woods. For instance, a
cheap quality of oak, treated in the
highly-glazed fashion one often sees,
has nothing to recommend it, while
soft woods hold most exquisite shades.
Also the work of applying the surface
finish may be done by an inexperienced
woman after a few trials on odd pieces
gives one an idea about putting on the
liquid evenly.
Soft woods. well seasoned, will not
warp, and white ones take color best.
If a water-color stain is applied with a
wide brush 1t permits the grain 10 show
thru. This may be differently treated
when dry, ff one likes variety. If this
finish is carefully rubbed with dry
cloth while wet the wood shows diff
ferent color effect than if left to dry
without rubbing.
Another tone is secured by rubbing
the polish after it is dry and then ap-
plying a small quantity of thin furni-
ture oil A she1lac or sizing that may
be fixed by the local painter will also
bring another tone into the effect.
In making French dressing the pro-
portions vary according to taste, the
most common being one tablespoonful
vinegar or lemon juice to three table