. Modern manners and social forms . II -: ^lufe. MRS. M (521) THE HAIR. 523 of wearing nightcaps; and to all our readers we wouldsay without hesitation,—Dont wear them! The fixingof cushions, or padding, to the scalp, as a foundation onwhich to build up a mass of curls or twists, is a perniciouspractice, as it injures the hair and the scalp and maycause congestion and headache. Never tie the hair uptoo tightly, nor use hard brushes, nor steel hair-pins,nor fine-tooth combs. The latter is a relic of barbarismthat should be abolished. To perpetrate an Irish bull,it is only fit for hunting (!) an
. Modern manners and social forms . II -: ^lufe. MRS. M (521) THE HAIR. 523 of wearing nightcaps; and to all our readers we wouldsay without hesitation,—Dont wear them! The fixingof cushions, or padding, to the scalp, as a foundation onwhich to build up a mass of curls or twists, is a perniciouspractice, as it injures the hair and the scalp and maycause congestion and headache. Never tie the hair uptoo tightly, nor use hard brushes, nor steel hair-pins,nor fine-tooth combs. The latter is a relic of barbarismthat should be abolished. To perpetrate an Irish bull,it is only fit for hunting (!) and is not fit for that! Asuitable wash for destroying parasites is better. The two important requisites for keeping the hairand scalp in a healthy and vigorous condition are clean-liness and brushing. There is, probably, nothing betterfor the scalp and hair than to wash them in soft waterand ammonia. The latter will often stimulate its growthwhen everything else fails. The water should be softand warm and contain about three tablespoonfuls ofa
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