Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1910 — Chinese Combings. [ARTICLE]

Chinese Combings.

Large quantifies of what are known as combings are imported from China via Trieste or Hamburg packed in cases wrapped in straw and weighing from 123 to 130 pounds per bale. This Chinese hair is all chemically bleached in a solution of hydrogen peroxide and assorted according to lengths, then dyed colors and shades desired by purchasers. The lengths vary from six to thirty-five inches.