The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-20
(Edited by Dr. David II. Reeder,

 plRnta grow upon the earth. Upon certain portions of the body of man. kind, as the scalp of both men and women and faces of men, it should be !, luxuriant and beautiful, an ornament | as well as a protection. It seems to be law of nature that whenever a thing outlives it's usefulness it inevit- ably decays. Whenever we find the | hair used as nature evidently intend | ed it should be used---for protection, | 1t is usually abundant and rarely falls | out. What then, shall we not wear hats? To discard them would not only be foolish, but would subject one to the ridicule of his fellows. Therefore, as we have by adopting an artificial covering for the head, relieved the hair of the responsibil- ity of protecting US from the elements, and reduced It's use to that of orna- 1nent only, 1t finds nothing to resist, and grows weak from non-use, from confinement, from lack of proper care, and from having the blood supply cut off by the hard, stiff brim of a hat, or, in the case of women, by being drawn into a tight coil over the head or being burned to death by hot irons "a horrible death. The scalp be- comes dry and hard is not flexible, and the skin of the head adheres to the bones of the skull, frequently causing headaches and an irritable itching. Frequently the hair begins to fall out, and the tonicS of all barbers in Christendom cannot stop it.
 The scalp must be kept loose and flexible or the roots of the hair vege- table will not be properly nourished and it will first die and then fall out. A comb is all right with which to straighten the hair preparatory to brushing, but the brush must be used vigorously and, daily. Not only must the brush be used in order to keep healthy scalp in condition, but where the hair has alreaday begun to fall out the following radical treatment must, be kept up for some weeks, or even months, if it is the desire to retain the beautiful ornament with which nature has adorned us.
 First the scalp must be relaxed and softened, so that nutrition may reach every hair follicle without let or hind rance, and our treatment will be a combination of the hydropathic and osteopathic methods of cure, which are both successful, in most cases, but by combining the two there need be no failures. Before retiring at night is about the only time this method can be used by most people. Procure from reliable druggist or manurac- turer, soap that is made of the fin est olive oil and potash. A skillfuI druggist can make it for you if he does not keep it in stock. It is real ly, or should be, soft soap The hard soaps are invariably made of soad instead of potash, and although most excellent for the skin under or dinary circumstances, ane not so good for the purpose now on hand.
 This fine potash soap does not SC readily make a good lather as the hard soap does, but it is sufficient with which to thoroughly saturate the hair and skin of the head with fine soft, soothing substance. As we keen kneading 1t into the scalp we find that 1t has tendency to dry, which does not feel so comfortable. Without removing any of it we now take the finest almond oil and rub 1t into the scalp thoroughly This brings the skin into soft flexible state all ovel the head and the gcalp is in first rat, condition. Now cover it all ove nicely with a close fitting skull cap, O other covering, that will not come of during sleep, and go to bed
 Upon arising in the morning tn scalp should be well washed in warn soft or rain water containing jus enough permanganate of potassium t make 1t slightly pink in color, O enough clear white vinegar to mak It slightly acid to the taste Eithe or these substances, if used in tn bath, make the head or any othe portion of the body chemically clear After washing out the oil and soa rinse the head thoroughly in cold wa ter and dry very carefully. Unless thf matter of drying the hair and seal is fully accomplished cold might re suit, and if there is any doubt on tn subject the skull cap should be re placed until the natural heat of th head causes the hair to become dry
 This treatment should be repeate every third night for two or thre weeks, unless the good judgment C the person using it should prompt hi1 to use it for a longer or shorter pel iod. The first, or preliminary treat ment is now we'll under way. but onl about one-half of the work is don, On the days when the above trea- ment Is not used there must be Q mo. thorough manipulation of the seal for from ten to twenty minutes, twic daily. Everey portion of the seal must be deeply but gently moved i all directions with firm pressure, nc a scratching or rubbing, but @ dee moving of the scalp and muscles dow to the bone, so that in time the ski of the head may become as soft an flexible as that of the face Whe this IS accomplished there will be r complaint of falling hair, the pra, tice of manipulating the scalp b, comes an agreeable habit, which wi prove very beneficial in its results, Il itching will disappear along with Il headache and hard drawn feeling
 the head. The hair assumes it's n tural glossy appearance and if it
 cared for properly 1t will remain
 long as you do.
 Club Notes
 Dear Doctor:-It is now August al l started this treatment the 2Sth
 May and I am surely a great de better. My bowels are much bett now. I have not used any bran bre for a week or more and they ha moved twice nearaly everey day.
 course, I have been taking the mi eral oil each night. have also sta
 ed on the exercises you suggest and also on the physical culture erices. I feel so much happier, a
 more like doing things than I have 1 :, long time. A week ago I gave red Cross social anad dance and a
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