Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1891 — HOW TO BECOME BALD. [ARTICLE]

HOW TO BECOME BALD.

And How Not To—An Erudite GeiWan Doctor's Adwlt-e. ' A clever writer, the possessor,, in ill probability, of a bald head, Was proved that baldness is a prodfltef)' and sign of culture. If baldness is a> sign of culture, something devoutly, to be wished, we shall perform a ! public service in showing how thia condition can be quickly reached;' Non-sclentlflc people will possibly study our advice in order to do the opposite, and thus keep their' hair as long as'possible. “We losq, in the course of time,” said Voltaire, "our teeth, our hair, and o®r ideas.” That may be true as far as the teeth and ideas are concerned, but we cannot always depend upon losing our hair. Persons who long for the proofs of culture must resort at once to methods of art. The l)r»t good rule is to keep the head warm. In summer, if you wish to become bnW, do not wear a straw hat. On the contrary, let your headgear be a felt or cloth hat, a derby or a stovepipe. In winter always wear a fur cap. While in the house, at all times of the year, do not fail to wear a fez or an oil eaji Wonxm whose light hats do not

wear oil the hair rapidly enough may .iccomplfeh that end by using heavy switches of false hair. A roH of sale hair Willi work even more rapidly than a fur cap; as the hairs will tail out by the Mundwds when the roll is heavy enough; The beloved nightrap, so dear to' our grandmothers, kj to be highly rocomtnended also. Tl» helmet of the officer and policeman is aiwo a splendid* invention. What Is the effect of these bead coverings? They make the head' perspire. Moisture!* the deadly enemy of hair. On the' temples and the buck of the head near the neck, usually untouched by the hats and caps; it is seldom that one Sees baldness- A bald ring often marks-the position of' thej»t or cap. ■Our young dandies who l cmunry their heads every morning with two brushes, auid in the coureeM floe day comb their hair whenever they see a mirror,.are on the right! path ti«»'baldness. That is also true of women who allow their hair tohe oonihed by unpraCticed servants. □’he savant Gazenavo found; the heaviest, ami most beautiful ludr on the heads which had never been touched by scissors. Itooplir who wish to become bald should! liwvo their hair cut as often as pawriblb. It is encouraging to notice-' that tihils practice is increasing.; Children have their hair cut often, imtho absurd belief that the hair wtll beuorqe thicker, Again, go as often; as-pos-sible to the barber's. In the brushes and combs of the barber shop,-used, indiscriminately upon the heads- of all kinds of customers, micro-organ-isms destructive to the hairdkmrishi in great quantities. The Investigations of Lossur;.ttie dermatologist, have proved heyond n< doubt that these parasites spread diseases, The dandruff from the heads of persons whose hair Is disappearing would produno' bald spots- on< the backs of rabbits or mice. As long asbarbers are not.compelled to dlsiiiftat' their brushes and combs thereiwilllbe victims ready to purchase hair regenerators. Finally, excesses arc destructive to the hair. Caasar and. Louis XIV. bbth owed their famousbald pates to immoral living.;-—Dr. Alex. Winckler, in lllustrito Welt.