Show How to rush the Ilnlr Dr George W Spencer writing in the American Physician on the care of the hair and scalp says Boys and men think they have to have their scalps and hair rubbed with soap and water and then dried by violently rubbing with a rough towel or submitted to a most wonderfully beneficial preparation called a shampoo sham-poo which leaves the scalp in a tender I and congested condition favorable for Infection amid sensitive atmospheric changes The cleaning of the scalp should be very carefully and tenderly performed using warm water with n mild soap rubbing In gently and with the ends of the lingers then rinsing with tepid water and drying by gently pressing the hair and scalp with n very dry towel continuing until thoroughly dry or better still dry It by fanning It any application Is necessary to bring hair tutus dried into shape dampen with a bichloride of mercury solution 12000 Ordinarily this thorough cleaning i need not be done oftener than once a week and In the Interim the hair needs only to be brushed with n soft brush without allowing tho brush to scratch the scalp The stiff brush and especially that most Injurious of all brushes the military mili-tary brush which Is frequently used for months several times dally until it becomes filled with dirt can only be of great Injury to the scalp because of the vigorous scratching as well as breaking the hair |