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Show Practical Talks by the April Grandmother "While ii well bred girl would not dream of putting her hands upon her hair when in the presence of otlvr people, she should form a habit of managing her scalp whenever she is alone iu her own! room. Matge not only arouses circulation circula-tion of ihe blood below ibe scalp, but helps to ventilate the hair and to free it from particles of dust. '..,"A "''xl f treating the hair whi- h, ike nearly every good plan, is exceeding-, ly simple, n l0 cleans... Hie scalp each night with wii.h hazel, massaging it into the cuticle with the linger tips. If this lotion has ihe c:l.-u of making naturally dry hair too tluiTy ,t ,) ,t. moit.-ued I w ith a few drops of sweet oil nil,l.ed into the roots, liut do uot cXs riment with ,the hair in tbe hope of improving it, tc-Ijure. tc-Ijure. length or color." warn. si the April Grandmother. amg her Jins lightly jupoii the crown of her liule granddaughters granddaugh-ters pretty head. -.Nature gave i ,i precisely pre-cisely il,- sort of .-ks wb.,1, most b.-, come .von hum ,i v..,, keep he... cf.n nud I smocth she will ebccriufly do the ii , ol the work. . I til I can le killed by kindness. "I J I paraphrased the April Grand-1 mother as hc watched In-r joung-l est girl descendant, who was vigorously J wielding n toilet brush. "It is one thingl to observe that pood old fashioned rule! nnent regularly brushing the locLs, audi quite another thiog to Ignoranlly be Ihe means o tearing; out those locks. Yet that is precisely wbat Is frequently accomplished ac-complished with the uid of a heavy brush, which, if equipped with coarse, still bristle, literally rakes innumerable bairB from the scalp every lime it is used. "Nearly every young girl imagines that in order to restore order to her Ling led and usually very thick locks the .brush is ft primary essential. Ou the contrary, it is not a really nece-sary utensil, and iu iuy cveut should bo employed only just before the lock arc in a condition to be braided or colicd. The easiest way to uraigbten tangled locks is to gradually work tic linger through them from the rca'.i, to the cud, fc that whea tne comb I u-d it ne.sl not eneouuter obstacle io tbe form of matted wads of hair. After . the tresses are in good order they may he . separated into small section., and ! t-mocthed by li bit stroke with a line, suit I brush, whbli should be used soldy will iiie idea of imparling lulre lo the bail I rather tbau to free it from dust or dan- I draff. And unlos such brushes nre daili ! . revel fivui r.ir, rprinkled with amaiouia, i ! i thn thoroughly sunned and drinj. theyl will his-ome the most unsanitary of nil' toilet articles."' announced ihe April Grandmother in solemn toues. "iSristles uflord an ideal anchorage lor nil manner of germs, including one which is supo.-cd to be responsible for lhai dreadful malady' baldness. j "As dust is a foe which threatens the hair of every girl who livi-s in a large! town, do uot be afraid of u.-ing plenty of sofl water upou the locks, which cannot' be kept clean, aud consequently iu a healthy condition, unless washed at least twice each month. F.ut us the quality of hair differs so radically the right sort of shampoo lor each individual can only be deleruiiued by consulting a specialist. For some locks tbe dry method of cleansing cleans-ing is be-t, especially if their owner takes cold easily. With a wet shampoo a great many people prefer to use the white of eggs as a cleanser, and quite as many others consider that Ihcre is nothing to i-qi'a. e:,i0 o: Ur s,,.ip in Jlot r;iinwat,.r j followed by srieral l. pid ric-in -va'.ers. each one u few degrees "ooler than its j.re-jdecesor. j.re-jdecesor. Methods of drving deJM,nd I wholly upon th- lolor ot the hair. While A toUM or Titian blonde shou'd allow i the sun-hine to do her work, girls who wish to prev.-nt their brown or black b ks from taking on a faded, rusty or .treakcl appcanin-v should carefully uvoid the suu- .1 shine and Laic tldr Lair farm yd dxi. |