The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-14

the function of the nerves and blood
vessels passing under the zone. The
tighter this band, the more certain OF
ultimate badness, but even with tight
bands and heavy hats, there is a GER
tain percentage who escape altogether.
With these it is to be noticed that the
shape OF the head and mode of wear
venting the trouble. But If a mans
head is very wide, or very round, or
If he is very prominent fore and aft,
that man will become bald in time,
because such person, TO make his
hat Mt snugIy, invariably pulls it down
tight. The man with low brow, and
thick, heavy hair rarely is bald II
one wears the hair long and thick, it
acts a, cushion and prevents, in a
large measure, the construction caused
by the hat band. The stiff, rigid hats
universally worn at the present day
are causing a greater percentage Of
badness among young men than for
merIy existed, and OF these, the straw
hat is the worst offender because it
is arder 10 keep from blowing off,
and therefore, the wearer is certain to
fore it down on his head just that
nue. tighter. The derby hat and the
silk nat are great hair destroyers, and
not far behind them, in destructive
ness, are the autombiIe caps, which
are being pulled down on the head
very tightly 1t is noticeable, too,
that gentlemen who ride much in au-
tomobiles, nave the habit of pulling
their hats down tightly on their
heads. Wearing the hat indoors, like
offices and places of business, is be-
coming a general habit and is sure to
increase the number of ba1dheads.
Every possible moment that the
head can be relieved from the pres
sure should be taken advantage Of,
especially when playing golf, or horse
back riding, or when in the automo-
bile A great many golfers go hat
less, with the idea that the hair Is
improved by ventilation and sun
shine. Undoubtedly it is improved in
this manner, but the prime secret is
in not wearing the hat at all The
ventilated hat will not prevent bald
ness, if this same hat is worn tightly
fitted down on the head. The great
est care should be exercised in select
ing the right kind of a hat, if such a
thing as the right kind can be had,
which is doubtful All stiff, rigid
hats should be very light, and one
should select size larger than the
head measurement calls for, and this
oversize can then be comfortably cor
rected by inserting a few felt strips
underneath the hat band. This gives
a soft, cushion-1ike effect to the hat
band, makes the fit just as comfort
able, and in a great measure prevents
the constructing zone at that portion
of the scalp.
Ingenious men are continually con-
irving new kinds of shoes, new sus-
penders, and hundreds of different
kinds Of braces, but so far no one has
taken up the idea of making a hat
which will hold on the head and not
blow off, and at the same time not
bind the head all around like a con-
stricting band, Some one ought to
invent a hat which will prevent bald
ii nah
not become popular because there is
more money in hair tonics, and hair
restorers, and fake electric massage
apparatus. than in some new kind of
a hat which will prevent the disease.
Hundreds of remedies are on the mar
ket which are advertised as sure hair
restoratives, but not one of them will
| bring back ones hair once the hair fol-
Iicle is atrophied and functionless; nor
will any of these remedies prevent
| the falling of the hair unless the hab-
its of the sufferers are changed. At
best these remedies are merely skin
| irritants, which promote slightly in
| creased flow of blood to the scalp.
| Dandruff cures are mostly fakes pure
and simple The only good in the
world accomplished by these medica-
| ments is the scalp massage INDUCED
| in while applying them, and the gen
era1 practitioner should make a
| strong fight against their use.
The time to cure badness Is before
| it begins. Every man should devote
a short time before he goes to bed,
| and after he gets up in the morning,
| to scalp massage which he can apply
himself During the orfsk friction he
| should grasp his hair in handfuls and
draw the scalp back and forth many
| times to make it slide over the skull
That will prevent binding and thin
ming of the scalp, and preserve the
| cushion of fat on the top of the head.
| 1t will also pull out the loose hairs
which shed naturally, and which are
| quickly replaced by a more vigorous
growth A woman in combing her
hair cannot help pulling her scalp
back and forth, and this very neces-
| sfty which she cannot prevent, is the
| salvation of her most beautiful and
| most precious adornment. The hair
| should be worn as thick as nature
will allow it, and long enough for
| the cut ends to extend below the hat
| band zone. Such a hair cut, Or trim,
! is far more becoming than having
| ones hair cropped off close to the
head like a prize fighter Many OF
| the electric and massage apparatus
are good enough in their way, but not
| so good as ones own hands; though if
one can afford it, additional massage
| given by trained hands, or by a good
| machine, is a luxury that will lessen