American Agriculturist, June 14, 1924 
Care of Woman’s Hair 
I T is far more difficult for a woman to 
care for her hair than it is for a man. 
The long, twisted locks are matted 
together in a mass which may readily 
become very unclean. Unless there is the 
greatest care, there will be disease of the 
scalp with increasing loss of hair. 
Unfortunately, there is a popular idea 
abroad that frequent washing of the hair 
is harmful. It is thought by many that 
loss of hair, premature grayness, and all 
sorts of hair ailments are due to excessive 
washing. I don’t believe a word of it. 
You cannot have good hair and a lot of 
it unless you keep it clean. Of course 
there are exceptions. Some dirty, filthy, 
smelly, oily, sticky, stringy masses appear 
to flourish in spite of the condition of the 
scalp. 
The hair differs. Some scalps have an 
abundance of oil, perhaps an excess of it. 
Others have abnormal dryness. The oily 
hair catches dust and dirt. This variety 
is especially in peed of frequent washing. 
The dry hair should be washed too, but it 
will be benefited by the application of a 
trifling amount of oil. 
If you are troubled with dandruff or 
greasy hair, the following preparation will 
be found helpful: Tincture of cantharides, 
forty drops; spirit of rosemary, three 
ounces; spirit of lavender, three ounces. 
A Tonic for Dry Hair 
If the hair is excessively dry, the 
following preparation rubbed into the 
scalp after washing the hair wall help: 
Chloral hydrate, one and one-half 
drachms; castor oil, one and one-half 
drachms; water, four ounces. 
Of course women are affected by the 
same factors that cause baldness in men. 
The scalp is supplied by blood carried to 
it by the vessels which run to the crown 
from below. If the heart is weak, the 
blood is not sent in powerful stream to the 
very top of the head. In that case there 
is apt to be baldness. 
Women escape the contributing cause 
of baldness so common in men—tightness 
and heaviness of the hat, which certainly 
interferes with free circulation of bloorl to 
all the hair bulbs of the scalp. 
There is certain treatment which may 
be applied to the scalp to improve the 
circulation and to stimulate the growth of 
hair. 
A very good tonic for falling or thin * 
hair is: Fluid extract of pilocarpin, one- 
half drachm; quinine, one and one-half 
drachms; sulphur precipitate two 
drachms, balsam of Peru, six drachms; 
lard, three ounces. 
Apply this preparation to the scalp 
every other day, using the finger-tips. 
Then massage briskly for five or ten 
minutes. Brushing the hair with a stiff 
brush does a great deal to stimulate the 
circulation and improve the growth. Dr. 
Royal S. Copeland. 
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Comfort in the City 
L AST year on a business trip to the 
city we had to hunt a whole hour for 
a parking place. Up and down, around 
and about we threaded our way through 
the crowded traffic, and then were 
obliged to park on an obscure street and 
walk blocks back to the main part. It 
was a hot day and a most wearisome 
business all through. 
In many cities, parking is limited to 
one hour or less so this fall when occasion 
came for a similar trip we started early 
in the day and found a place in a suburb 
ten miles from the city where we left our 
car without charge with some people we 
knew slightly. It was no trouble to 
them as we did not drive into the garage, 
but knew the machine would be per¬ 
fectly safe. Also we left our heavy wraps, 
for the morning was cool, and made our 
way to town on the street car. 
The result was that we landed in the 
main part of the city without the nerve- 
racking experience of dodging vehicles, 
and had the whole day for anything we 
W'ished. It was such a comfort to go 
about without worry and when done, we 
simply boarded the street car and for 
fifteen cents each reached the suburb and 
There are thousands of women who 
are literally slaves to their kitchen 
because the food upon which they 
lavish so much care and attention 
is likely to spoil if the fire is too 
hot, or not hot enough. 
Coal and wood stoves require end¬ 
less attention. They make every 
kitchen hot and difficult to keep 
clean. They mean the heavy haul¬ 
ing of coal or wood and ashes. 
The New Perfection Oil Cookstove 
burns kerosene—clean and odor¬ 
less. It is practically automatic in 
its operation, and delivers a wide 
range of heat—bakes, broils, boils, 
roasts, and toasts. 
It eliminates coal, dirt and ashes. 
It adds immeasurably to personal 
comfort because it keeps the 
kitchen cool. 
Ask your dealer to demonstrate the 
particular model which you like 
best, and which you will find dis¬ 
played in his store. Remember that 
each New Perfection model, whether 
it be the famous Blue Chimney, or 
the fast-as-gas Superfex, represents 
the utmost in cooking satisfaction 
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started for home. We have determined 
never to drive through another city, but 
detour around it if it is in our path, and 
when we visit any city to leave the car 
outside and enjoy a little peace and 
security.—A mateur Tourist. 
Buy Small Articles in 
Quantities 
r T , HE practice of buying certain sizes of 
-*■ buttons, in quantity, for use on the 
children’s underwear and everyday gar¬ 
ments, is a saving not only of money but 
of time. If one is lost, another may be 
put in its place from the box without a 
hunt for a particular one, since all are 
alike. 
One may carry this idea farther, too. 
Why not buy thread by the box of a dozen 
spools? Get boxes of white and of black 
in the size you use most—I find No. 40 
a most convenient size for general sewing. 
You will find that there is a substantial 
saving. 
Try buying darning cotton the same 
way. Buy stockings in quantity, also the 
every- day ones for the whoie family. 
They may be bought by the one-fourth 
dozen, one-half dozen, or dozen pairs, and 
much more reasonably than when one pair 
is bought at a time. Besides they always 
match and there isn’t the w r aste of the odd 
one that so often is good when the other 
is worn out.— Mabelle Robert. 
Green spinach harmonizes with the red 
cheeks it helps make. 
A cloth moistened with kerosene picks 
up quickly the dust in the wake of the 
emptied ash pan. 
Labor-saving devices were not in¬ 
vented so much to enable the housewife 
to do more work, as to let her have more 
leisure. 
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