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This warning about beard growth scams was published in a magazine
in 1874. The piece seems to be very well intended, and we can only hope
that young men everywhere and without exception heeded the advice. Of
course, we must also fear that such was probably not the case.
Interestingly, the writer with such good intentions also took the time
to warn that "certain nameless transgressions" just might be the cause
of some beardless faces - and perhaps of even worse. Such concerns were of
course characteristic of the era. Just to be on the safe side, however, we
might do well to watch out for certain nameless transgressions even
in the present day. —fadedpages.com
HOW TO MAKE THE BEARD GROW.
Beardless boys and young men are impatient to have the external
marks of manhood. Seeing this, graceless scamps, quacks, and
impostors set traps and catch numbers of them. Here is one of the
advertisements well calculated to extract the "stamps" from
foolish young men:
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THE SECRET OUT.—One package of Prof.—Magic Compound will force
whiskers to grow thick and heavy on the smoothest face (without
injury) in 21 days, or money refunded. 25 cents a package,
post-paid, or 3 for 50 cents. One application of my "Hair Curler"
will curl the hair of either sex beautifully [and kill it].
Satisfaction guaranteed. 25 cents a package, post-paid; 3 for 50
cents.
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As though something rubbed on the outside would make hair
grow from the inside. When farmers wish to fertilize plants, they
furnish food for the roots. On the same principle, to make the
hair grow these young men should swallow a few bottles of
hair-oil. But the thing is simply a fraud, and those engaged in
the deception ought to be—set to picking oakum. The best thing to
make the hair grow, where nature intended it should grow, is to
eat plain, simple, and healthful food, and to keep the body and
mind sound and pure. One cause of beardless faces in men may be
certain nameless transgressions, which stop the growth, not only
of the beard, but also of body and soul.
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outdated in some cases. It is also possible that errors were made
during the transcription process. This information is being made
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