Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-11
Are the Red Haired
Won en- Wiser
Than Others?
By DR.. L. X. HIRSHBERC

X veal the fact that red-hared women ar
wiser than others. Titan tints" and ten
per have always been associated In the popula
mind with blazen-headed persons For ages eve
the unframed. casual observer has recognized tn
unusual and characteristic propensities OF rec
haired individuals
But until researches undertaken to prov
that red hair and keen judgment went hand-inhane
the temperament and the wisdom of such auourt
headed women as the divine Sarah were nara.
appreciated.
The copper-like tresses of Queen Elizabeth wer
the envy and admiration of all the women and me
Of the 10th and 18th centuries. She was fanou
for her head of hair.
Recently an Inventory" was taken Of tn
types of girls who worked in large department
store in Baltimore. There were 600 brunettes
24S blondes and SO red-haired girls. The bru
nettes. as a rule, were found to be rather syste
NAUTICAL but not "up and doing; the blonde
more active. cheerful and sold more tina
the average dark-haired individual; the red
haired salesgrls were in class all by them
selves they hustlers, business-like an
positive They clearly showed that they fairl
writhed in temperament originality, eccentrcit
and determination, and displayed in many In
stances a wonderful amount OF wisdom, niue
too much for a woman" one of the floor
walkers said Most of the brilliant employees in tn
women's departments were red-haired, who's
tresses ranged from bright sunset-red to dee
chestnut auburn. They sold more goods than tn
brunettes and blondes and were much more al
tistic in every sense Of the word
At Goucher College there is a club who's
members consist only of authenticated girls
is called the "Titan Club and no matter ho'
much pull" or influence n student has, II sh
is not crowned with titan locks she is positivel
barred from the realm of "red-hairdom"
According to DR.. Van Meter of the faculty
these girls intensely interesting bunch
They display wit, wisdom and mind wor
than the others. They, too, in class all
themselves and also bear the mark of distinctio
not only by their hair, but many times by thei
tempers. temperaments. persistency individual
ity self-wi. self-reliance. originality and ecceu
tricity.
In family of seven red-hared girls foun
that each genius in one line. Th
three youngest girls lead their classes at schoo
One leads in arithmetic. one in history and tn
other in zoology. The four girls who had gradu
ated at once became magnet for the public eye
The eldest had studied the violin for years an
had graduated with honors. She is now recos
nzed violinist One Of the young ladies allowe
her talent to thrive in an art school, from whic
she also graduated with honors The other tw
girls trained their splendid soprano voices an
successful teachers of that art.
While 1t is true that they did not shine
many other lines-in fact they fell back" in
great many studies during their school life-it I
evident that there is something unusual In rec
haired persons.
Contrary to prevalent belief red hair reau
has nothing to 90 with iron or anything else 1
the blood. Just as one person inherits club
foot and another cupid's bow mouth so yo
inherit red hair. If red-haired guinea pigs ar
crossed with black-haired ones, as Dr. Donaldso
has done. all OF the filters from this mating will
be black. If the young intermarry-so to speal
three out of each four will be black and on
Will have red hair. If this red-haired one mar
res another red-haired one from this secon,
generation all of the offspring will be red haired
If 1T is, however, mated with black-haired one
the young will be all black
Science, then discovers that tust as will
gray eyes you have poise and power with re,
hair you have wisdom. Goethe's scene in tn
Hartz mountains In Faust contains these wis
words Beware Of her fair hair, for she excel
ali women In the magic Of her locks; and wheI
she winds them round young mans neck sh
will not ever let him free again"