112 GOOD HEALTH 



Some people rub a raw egg into the scalp before 

 washing. This does no harm, but an egg on the head is 

 no more important for head washing than an egg on the 

 hands for hand washing. Certain other things are, how- 

 ever, very necessary. 



Take a washbowl of warm water and any good soap 

 (I myself like tar soap best), make a good lather, and 

 rub it into your scalp with your fingers or a brush ; 

 wash the head and hair thoroughly; then rinse it in a 

 second bowl of warm water. This will take out the soap- 

 suds. Next wash it in cold water quickly to prevent 

 yourself from taking cold afterwards. 



Your hair is now clean and sweet. Dry it with towels 

 if you are a boy; if you are a girl the register, the 

 radiator, or. the stove will help in winter. Do not go 

 to bed with damp hair. You may catch cold. 



As a rule, the person who washes his head oftenest 

 has the most healthy scalp and the best head of hair. 



The second thing we may do to help make the scalp 

 healthy is to brush the hair vigorously for five minutes 

 or so each day, taking care not to make the scalp sore. 

 (Men who care for horses understand this matter of 

 brushing, and know that horses have fine coats of hair or 

 not according as they have been well or poorly groomed.) 

 The special good of all this washing and brushing is 

 that it clears away the dandruff, opens the pores of the 

 skin, brings the blood to the scalp, and makes the oil 



