Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1898 — CHARACTER IN THE HAIR. [ARTICLE]

CHARACTER IN THE HAIR.

Students of the Subject Claim Much Merit In the Theory. It is a pretty hard thing to conceal one’s true character nowadays. A new ; fad is hair reading, and this is said to “give us away” in an unpleasantly ad-! curate manner. The new science is. not; fully developed yet, but its devotees 1 have already discovered many interest-! ing facts and are constantly searching for more, says an exchange. Fine hair is said to denote gentle; birth, and the amount of care the hair . shows will determine the mode of life. ] It is also claimed that .the closer the ends of the hair cling together, that is, naturally, without artificial force, the greater is the intellectuality the owner possesses. A tendency to curl denotes inherent grace and a poetic nature I Straight hair is the sign of a firm, po»i- : tive and practical .disposition. Such ; bad qualities us treachery and jealousy are generally found in people ■with black, lusterless hair. The lighter the hair the more sensitive and “touchy” the owner generally is. Brown hair must be a very desirable thing to possess, for the hair readers say it is always found on people having in a high j degree common sense, good judgment and reason. Red hair is a sign of honesty and also of cleverness. Nothing whatever is said about freaks of temper as an accompaniment to red hair. It may therefore be safe to conclude that another popular idea has been dissolved by the searchlight of science and investigation.