The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-20

clean, keeping the roots of the hal
creased with olive oil, and by each da,
loosening the scalp by massaging II
which is done in the following manner
Place the thumbs of each hand on TIN
scalp and with firm pressure rotat,
the fingers. The thumbs should be helt
stationary. and the position of thu
hands shifted so that the entire surface
of the scalp is thoroughly treated in THU
| manner.
You can convince yourself of the ef
ficiency of this treatment; after having
applied it few times you will discern
a loosened condition of the scalp-where'
as before it was Highland you will also
notice that the hair will begin to grow
A home shampoo is always advisable
for then you know exactly what ingre.
dents il contains. 1t is also easily nc
complished at home, the greatest effort
being to get the hair dry.
Braid the hair into several plaits, ty-
ing it several inches from the roots be-
fore beginning the shampoo, then, after
having applied the soap jelly to the
scalp with nail brush, and having well
rubbed it in with the brush, the hair
should be thoroughly rinsed with warm
water Then wrap the hair in a heavy
Turkish towel, which will absorb most
of the water, after which the drying
process is continued.
First separate the hair A closely
woven buck or linen towel will be bet
ter for drying than Turkish one. AL
though it does not absorb the dampress
as readily, it is not so apt to cover the
scalp and hair with fragments of int,
WHICH is often the case If the hair is
dried with Turkish towel
After you have rubbed as much moist
ure as possible out of the hair, finish the
drying of it by means of fan. Lift the
strands of hair and let the breeze caused
them; continue this process until the
hair is fluffy and soft, with practically
no dampness left in it.
In the meantime the hair will dry
much more quickly than during the cold
season when the drying process is quite
a tedious and tiresome affair. In this
latter case great help will be fodnd
in sitting near the steam radiator or fur
mace heat and then tanning the hair, hnt
care must be taken that one is not in
too close proximity to the heat for
this may eventually make the hair too
dry and liable to split, not to mention
the danger of catching cold when sud
denly exposing the damp head to the
heat.
The sun bath will be found enormous
" beneficial to the hair. and should be
in after each shampoo. II You
10 not wish the hair to hang down loose
y, it should he caught up very loosely
1t the nape of the neck, so that the air
md sun will easily find access and can
it without any obstacle
For the health of the hair too much |
Emphasis cannot be placed upon the i'm
,ortance Of wearing it very loosely /!
whenever the opportunity arises, and
rot to always wear one style of Golf
ure, for in changing it you rest the
erves of the scalp.
Get yourself used to two or three
ifferent styles of coiffures, and change
fl every now and then, then you viii
ot notice the change so severely, and /
'ou will materially benefit your hair,
nd above all, never omit to take every
in and every comb out of your hair at
light, plating it loosely and allowing it
o hang down freely during the night; it
leeds rest and relaxation as well "a
he rest of the body, and cannot get it
t screwed up all night, occupying the
osition it held all day.
Dry and brittle hair should not be
oftener than once month,
once every six weeks; oil should be
piled to the roots of the hair and
piping the finger tips into the oil; this
then applied directly to the scalp,
ing careful to avoid getting it on the
ir.
Dorothy Dexter.