The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-08
Your Health By Dr. William Brady

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 IF YOU MUST DYE TO WIN
 The way who cracked that the trouble with life insurance Is you must die to win muffed is badly. Speaking as sucker for life in- surance I'd say one of the chief benefits is that it makes the thought of dying so much less dreadful for the insured. Tn deed you won every time you pay pre- mium.
 If you believe that by touching up" Tightening, darkening, bleach ing or dyeing your hair you can better your economic or social status by all means do so. Only keep in mind that when one re- sorts to such artif1ce the success or satisfaction derived from it will de- pend upon the art or skill with which 1t is applied. If the effect is obviously artificial one stands to lose rather than gain by the make believe.
 I cannot recommend hair dyes. If hair is to be dyed, bleached darkened or frightened, it is best to entrust the job to an experience hair-dresser or barber. Some per- parations sold to the public for this purpose contain poisons. Several such preparations are mixtures containing lead acetate (sugar of lead), silver nitrate Qunar caustic). or paraphenylendiamin - the last mentioned being used also for dye ing furs.
 Henna or mixture of henna and catechu is safe for tinting the hair red. Walnut extract )if not mixed with other chemicals) is safe for tinting hair brown. Chamomile flowers or a tea made of them may be used for giving an auburn tint to dark hair or golden luster to fair hair.
 For goodness sake. folks, don't assume that I guarantee satisfac- ton with any of these things. If you try any of them you should proceed with caution experiment first with single lock of hair be- fore you undertake the whole works.
 One other harmless home made preparation which many readers have used with satisfaction is Iron and Tea-a lump of iron sulfate C"copperas'D size of kernel of corn or pea in a pint or so of ordin- ary tea, black tea or green tea Apply to gray hair by drawing strands of hair through sofi Closa wet with the I and I ery oaY or when you please. It aaEa- ue hair and keeps it dark | ycn use | it artistically. When applied too freely it has one drawback - the black stains pilIoWcaSes but this may be easily prevented if you don't mind sitting up all night holding your head in your hands. Seriously I suspect that this pillow staining complaint betrays too much enthu- Siasm and too little skill in the ap- plication of I & T. but I mention it so that you may proceed with caution.
 For bleaching hair ordinary hy- drogen peroxide solution is perfect ly safe, although I do not recom- mend bleaching the hair in any cir- cumstance-except superfluous hair or a small tuft or hair here and there to make it less conspicuous. The standard peroxide is called So- lution of Hydrogen Dioxide or So- lution of Hydrogen Peroxide. It rapidly deteriorates on standing, especially if it is exposed to light. For bleaching hair use one part of standard Solution of Hydrogen Dioxide mixed with two parts of plain water.