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f "CUROPE is becoming prematurely gray in the war.
Iw ys 25 come out from 10 months' of trench work with their healthy mop
of hair thin and gray.
"Women are aging perceptibly for their years they, too, are becoming prematurely
Will the color of hair among the -warring natiqns be changed permanently?
I Women should look to their tresses for the sake of the race if not for their own
' vanity.
If (ZTX MONG tho mdlcal and
It scientific statistics that
II ar0 balns compiled by
It , . army phslclans during
li I tho present war In Europo
It Is tho alarming statement
II f " "v- V. tnat tne earring nations
II T ",,s r of tho world are bocom-
II lng prematurely gray.
It It Is not a peculiarity of one raco of people
It alone, but of all the race3 that'aro involved In
III the active struggle for democracy or whatever
III It is they are fighting for, and tho effect of
III tnl3 untimely agingjpn tho future generations
III Is a, oubject for much discussion In tho circles
'f of tho medical profession abroad
M Tho term omploycd In the explanation of Uiio
condition by a Canadian army surgeon is "sub-
1 conscious worry," und he atlirma that tho hair
can and very often does turn gray in a fcv
days under abnormal mental pressure or shock.
It Is tho terrifying conditions under -which tho
joung soldiers exist in months of trench 'Ma
and death that bring about a chemical change
in the blood, and therefore result in such appar
ent physical changes as the turning of tho hair
nnd the pathetic alteration from the youthful
; aspect to the aspect of old age. One cannot
retain tho eamo Joyousnees under tho downpour
of shrapnel and In the face of an Imminent
death one cannot watch his comrades scat
tered In pieces over a field or ripped open by a
bursting shell and yet be a boy with a bol3h
enthusiasm and a boyish vlgoi. LadB of 25
that go Into the trenches ore mon of 35 beforo
a year Is spent children of 15 who have been
given for their play toys bullets instead of balls,
Ibavonets Instead of bats, machlno guns Instead
of motorcycles are 30 when thoy emcrgo r.fter
a few months In the trenches, if, happily, they
ib Co emerge, and their mops of brown and yellow
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and black hair become thin and gray long before
they have quit tholr youthful 'teens.
It is not the men and bojs of Europo alono,
however, that are thus physically affected by
the shock and agony of war Tho women at
home, on whom tho burden of worry chiofly
rests, and who arc fighting fear, sorrow and
unccrtaint enemies cquully aa formldablo as
those with whom their men aro combating
are losing th brightness of thoir "crowning
glory," and many a woman Is faded and drab
who Bhould yet bo sparkling and colorful.
Tho question arises a,qucstlon that has never
been recorded in history as o"cr having arlHsn
before, and one that cannot be answered in this
generation namoly, what offect will this pre
mature grayness of tho millions of mon in tha
fighting lines and tho millions of women In tho
throes of terror at homo have on the progony
of the European natlonB7 Will thoy como to
inherit this new and unnatural tendency in th'
phjsiognomy of tho race? Scientists may an
swer "No," bocauso premature graness would
not thon be a se-llnked character, but whether
it will be merely a temporary characteristic or
whether It will bo tho beginning of a now
phBlcal condition that will live can be proven
only by the generations that will follow In the
wake of tho war.
A JNecesaaiy Attribute to Beauty.
Hair hap been eulogized and poetized as many
times throughout the ages ao any other phjslcal
attribute. It is admittedly tho most charming
and the most nccess iry aBset to tho beauty of
a woman It would bo a disaster should the
world becomo gray It is woman's dutj to the
iace, then, If not to her personal anlly, to soo
to It that hor hair Is cared for and kopt In tho
boBt condition
Europo has boon educated to the necessity of
caring for the hair moro than the women of
America. There, tho scalp Bpoclallst and tho
hairdresser Is a civilized necessity and not a
luxury, and yet many of our women of Amcilca
Imagine that It Is a vanity and an extravagance
to spend monoy on tho piofesslonal advlco and
tho treatments of a "scalp doctor," It Is for
that reason, therefore, that most of tho natuial
hair that Is sold for switches and transforma
tions aie sold by Europeans and to Americans
Tho black hair that Is used In tho making
of "falso pieces" usuallj comes from Italy
and Spain, where tho hot sun and consequent
out-of-door llfo burns tho sklh of tho natives
to a warm tan and tho hair to a glossy black,
the fiaxon hair la sold by tho llttlo Dutch
maiden, who allows her luxurious ollow braids
to bo cut and carried off for a dollar or two.
and then encourages it to grow into luxurious
braids again that sho may take It to market
jot another and another tlmo German peas
ants furnish a market for goldon hair Theirs
has more of tho glint and sparkling fire than
tho Dutch, and thoy command a good prlco for
thoir Bhom tresoes. Groat Britain, though
more even tempered, has yot a goodly supply
of flory auburn, which seorns to bo a contra
diction to tholr placid natures Tho flnost
quality of flaxen hair Is aLao obtained from tho
English country lassies
The average weight of tho hair cut from tho
heads of the peasant girls Is 6 and 6 ounces
from thrj French, Spanish and Italians, whllo
tho Germans boast of as much a3 10 dunces, and
when one is possossed of tho knowlcdgo that
the fashionables of .London and Parl3 alono
demand 100 tons of hair annually ho marvol3
that so many thousands of girls can cacrlflce
their 'crowns of glory'
If th'c Is the consumption of hair In two
cities of Europe alono. Imagine how man tons
must bo used by our American women who can
not ovon boast of having a markot of tholr
own! American girls are too worldly wise to
Bicilflco their hair to adorn another woman
LTnlik tho nale, lngonuous peasant girl of
the foreign countries, our farmer's daughter
haB ambitions Sho does not rest Until aho ar
rlcs .at the clt, and she knows tho aluo of
over womanly attribute sho Is a Jealous crca-
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VfJPosed by Oc' --rO HOW HAIR. WITH A ROUND -FACE I
ij MISS THOMAS'- Jj2' SHOULD BEDRESSED
tuie, ant. If she were starving she would nol
sacrifice her looks, but rather uses her locks
to foil si ch a tragic end
Htur Subject to Disease.
It Is an admitted fact that American women
hao not been educated to the proper use and
culture of tho hair Thoj spend fortunes in
clothes to adorn the bod , thoy havo tooth
straightened by a dentist, tho take medicines
for internal disturbances, they submit to tho
treatment: of specialists In over lino, and ot
many a woman stems to think that "her hair
will be takon caro of ndequatoly by naturo
alone. The thing that will beautify hor most
sho Jcmores
Hair Is subject to quite as many and ao va
ried diseases ao any other part of tho human
body, and theso diseases are not only dotr1
mcntal to tho life of tho hair of tho owner
they arc contagious and often spread through
out an on tire famllj or group of persons
Many persons imagine that tho quickest way
to cuio a scalp Irritation is to buy tho first
hair tonic that the sees advertised or rocom
mendod and pour tho contents on tho hair for
two or throo nights In succession This is a
serlou fallacy Eory tonlo on the market
mav bo a good one, Just ab overy medicine in
the bottles of an apothecarj s shop are good,
but cacti nas us peculiar usage ana advantage
Tor example, thoro aro many kinds of varie
ties of dandruff. Somo dandruff comes from
an ovor-olI scalp, othor from a scalp that Is too
dry. and still others from a scalp that Ib
stretched too tlghtlj oer tho skulL
Tho cure for tho first diseased condition Is
to lessen tho secretion of oil In the hair, the
socond lo to Increase tho secretion of tho oil
glands, and tho third Is to loosen tho scalp by
K series of vigorous treatments Theso aro
obvious cures, but how many women will havo
tholr caso diagnosed by a specialist and pay
for a couiso of treatments bv ono who kno?
Instead, thoy allow tho diseased condition to
ovist with llttlo concern until thoy find that
they havo lost half of tholr fine suit of hair,
and thon they chooso tho wrong medicine, a
tonic that was good for tholr neighbor, per
haps, bocauso It chanced to fit her casn This
tonic on! aggraatcs tho dlseaso, and at last
Mrs X. has but a handful of scrawny, colorless
hair left to tho handsome suit with which na
turo provided her.
Porhapt Mrs X., aa a last resort, Instead
of tho first, goes to a scalp doctor, In which
case she expects to regain tho glorloJo
'crown" which sho haB been oars In abusing
on a single ?C ticket ol treatments Tho Iosj
is so great, howover, that It takes months o(
treatments to rotrlovo 1L The chances aro that
Mr? X becomes Impatient, and determines that
"thoHO halrdressors are fakcB "
An Age of Science.
Unhappllv, perhaps, tho hair specialist Is not
a Mahatma maglclun who can make hair grow
out of the head as tho fakor can mako flowers
and oven treos spring out of the ground before
the eyes of tho onlookers If ho could nccom
pllsn such a miracle ho would thon bo scorn 1
b tho Ircredulous und feared by tho supersti
tious, so that ho would bo none the bettor In
convincing tha woman of tho necessity of his
trudo.
This Isan age of science ;
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t There Is a science of ever thing, and tho
i science of tho hair Is no less complexcd than
that of other medical sciences Not onl doeB
the scalp doctor need to know the cause and
cure for all tho Irritations of tho scalp, but
ho must know form and color and lino, for tho
dressing of hair to becomo a face Is the ar
tistic branch of tho samo science
One of the most eminent men In this science
Is connected with an establishment In St. Louis,
Mo For six generations his family have fol
lowed the profession, ho himself having bogun
his study at the age of 11 ears. This spe
cialist has made tho sclenco of tho hair not
only his profession ho has mado It his mis
sion, and without soliciting trado ho preached
to American womon tho Importance of caring
for tho hair He often gives hlB services and
advice, because, himself a European, ho coen
tho great need for tho enlightenment of the
American women upon that science which tho
women of the old country hao long since made
an Indlsi cnsable practice
"Women must bo educated to spend thoir
monoy rlghtlv," ho sas. "They will spend SoO
for a hat, which thev wear two or three hours
a day, but It nover occurs to many of them to
ppend 50 cents for a shampoo and their hair
they wear twenty-four hours a day!
"What Is tho woman stilvlng for when she
adorns herself in handsomo clothes' Beauty,
of course. et she neglects, evon Ignores, tho
feature that makes for the greatest charm, hor
hair."
Tho specialist cites this as a frequent con
versation In his halrdrosslng establishment
Enter Mrs X. and Mrs Z
Just a Plain Wash.
Mrs X desires a shampoo, and apparently
this is. her first oftenso at a hairdresser's Mrs.
Z. accompanies out of curiosity, or perhaps It
Is Just to "soo what thoy do In those places,
anyway" Both women aro fashionably gowned,
but both womon have unkempt hoads of hair.
Mrs X. I want to got my hair wnshod.
(Sometimes It Is "laundorod" if Bhe Is attempt
ing to use tho "correct" terms.)
Specialist Yes, madame, jou want a sham
poo Mrs X No, I don't want anvthing fancy
just a plain wash
Specialist conducts tho womon Into a prl
ato booth, which Is fitted up electrically with
tho latost appliances for tho troatmont of tho
scalp and hair. Ho takes Mrs X.'b hair down
and finds a badly dlsoascd scalp
Mrs X My head has been Itching dread
full lately She digs Into her scalp with her
polntod jialls, a thing that Is likely to cause
Infection. "What do you think Is tho matter
with It," turning to tho specialist
Specialist When was your last sham wash'
Mrs. X. turns to her friend Grace, when wns
Lucille's wedding?
Grace figures It out and announces the date
Mrs X Oh. It's been throo months and a
week (er. complacently).
"Thank heavon for weddings In tho famllv,"
the specialist murmured, "If It wero not foi
them, somo heads would noer be washed"
It Is a fact that somo women, because thev
havo heard that alkali In tho wator Is as bail
for tho hair as ammonia, all of whloh Is corrct,
wait for It to rain before the wash their hlr
Rainwater la excellent and cannot bo lmprood
upon but In a drj season! H
Thoro aro a great many persons who follow M
In the footbtcps mndo by their God-fearing an-
cestors, and who, because their forebears did fl
not spend tlmo and money on the cultivation of M
the hair, consider it an ' immoralltv so to do. '
"Mother" used to set a spoclal day apart M
every three months on which to accomplish tho
enormous business of "washing the head,"
therefor j daughter does likewise "Mother" parts M
tho hair in the middle and screws It In a modest l
fashion, theroforo daughter docs llkowlife This H
Is not an true now, howover, for, in many in- H
stances, the girl Is educated in these things H
far bcond the old-fashioned mother, who does H
not koop up with the modern methods of doing H
things sclentlficall Sho 1b not to be laughed H
at, but sho should bo educated H
Using a Critical Eye. H
The use of false hair Is not to be scorned, H
although It is far less charming than a luxu- H
rlous crop which lb "thcro to sta." If ono lets M
tho hair get into such a condition that the lob3 H
' of it is irretrievable, she should turn as a last M
icsort to the aid of artificial means a curl H
here or a bit of bank thoro Is not "Immoral'9 H
It Is, on tho contrary, Immoral (according to H
tho Greoks) to allow tho unbeauuful to exist. H
In tho selection of these 'nldB of artiflco tho H
greatest pains should be taken to obtain tho jH
purest and best, for artificial hair may bo of H
great danger to the natural hair underneath If H
It has been treated with poisonous acids, which H
is sometimes tho ease with cheap material. H
Not onl the Bolectlon of the hair must b? M
dono with infinite pains, but, In tho fint place. M
tho cholco of the shop ought to bo made with B
a critical ee. With a dozen patrons under H
treatment at ono time, the air is naturallv H
laden wlth germs and dust of each person's H
hair. These aro continually finding a resting H
place, and not onl does tho hair carry Its own H
germs, but It carries the dust from othor's hair. jH
There ore many shops that take precaution In H
all things and keep a circulation of air and dls- H
lnfoctantB continually In tho shop, so that tho M
danger of Infection is ontiroly eliminated. H
Bosldcs tho necessary visits to the hairdressor M
K which should bo mado ever' two weeks in the H
summer and ever' three weeks In tho winter ,H
months thoio aro treatments that must be H
applied dally If a woman wishes to keep the H
healthy, glowing head of hair that is admired H
by men and womon tho world over. JH
Tho most Important of theso slmplo treat- M
monts Is tho thoiough brushing of tho hair each H
night before retiring The normal head growj M
an average number of 1000 to 1200 hairs on B
pery square Inch of scalp, the total number
of hairs on tho ontlro head ranging from feO.OOO HB
to 130 000, dopcndlng upon the color and texture ,
With this number of hnlrs on tho head. It H
necessary that at least 100 strokes of tho
brush bo used over' night, nnd the brush must HH
bo sufficiently stilt and me bristles far onone
apart to allow the hair to be well aoparate 1 si lHI
tho brushing A brush that merely smoti !
tho surface of the lmlr Is or no advantage i
tho treatment. Ev.r woman Bhoul 1 1 w
boslde tho dresser Set that she dlPlaAh on
dressing table, a coarse-toothed comb and JHB
good wire or' hog brltj bru h t cited in ,
In hor drawer wwlxlith . pr)ijijiii. bu' I" - ' jBV
that doos the real 'world K v H