Show THE HAIR HARVEST 1 pou d f unman use 1 annually perhaps there Is no staple article about which les Is known by the av erge person than human hair as an article of commerce it will doubtless surprise many when it is stated that the dealers in human hair goods da not depend on chance clippings here and there but that there Is a regular hair harvest that can always be relied upon it Is estimated that over 12 pounds of human hair are used annually in the civilized world for adorning the heads of women saya a writer in the toledo courier two thirds of the ladles nowadays use balsa falsa hair more or les the decree of fashion or the desire to conceal a de feet or heighten a charm la the sason of course one woman tor instance has a high forehead and wishes to re duce it in appearance another has worn oft the front hair by continued frizzing and would like to conceal the tact both make use of front or top piece with a cho ce of many styles ladies wigs cost from 20 to halt wigs top pieces and switches from 6 to 50 according to quality the rarest supply of hair comes from switzerland germany and the french provinces there is a human hair market in herlans in the depart ment of the lower pyrenees held ev ery friday hundreds of hair traders walk up and down the one street of the village their shears dangling from their belts and inspect the braids which the peasant girls stand ing on the steps of the houses let down for inspection it a bargain Is struck the hair Is cut and the money paid on the spot the price varying from fifty cents to 5 in our money |