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• By the time John was 21, he was already going bald. It was 1898 and shampoo didn’t exist yet. People washed their hair with bar soap, which was harsh, or they used whatever they THE “X” FACTOR (continued): had on hand, including cornmeal, oils, eggs, • Do you from xeroderma? If you have lemon juice,suffer or vinegar. Indoor plumbing was abnormal dryness of the skin, this term applies still new invention. John was convinced his toayou! balding was due to the poor quality of soaps • From the 16th to the 19th centuries, pirates on available. He was determined to find a shampoo the Mediterranean Sea sailed a small threethat would save his hair. masted vessel with square and triangular sails • So he enabled went to college andsail got faster a degree in their that them to than chemistry, andvictims. then spent the next on tenthe years prospective Depending size of experimenting. He discovered that the problem the ship, known as a xebec, between 16 and 40 guns mounted vessel. with themight soapsbe people usedon onthe their hair was that theword pH balance Byof 1930 he in • The xenia was has wrong. a variety meanings. troduced pH-balanced shampoos formulated To the ancient Greeks, it was the conceptfor of hospitality, generosity, and the courtesy both oily and dry hair, naming productshown after to those far from home. To first the botanist, himself. It was America’s very shampoo.it’s the effect of pollen on a seed. And toproduct, those in • When customers failed to flock to his Ohio, it’s the county seat of Greene County, John hired an artist to create beautiful full-color a community about 21 miles (34 km) from illustrations of ordinary women with extraorDayton. dinarily shiny hair, placing the ads in large • Xystus is architectural referring magazines. It an worked. Alas, theterm, shampoo did to a long, covered portico, or main entrance, of notancient keep John’s from falling out, he Greekhair gymnasiums. Here,butathletes became rich bald man.inclement weather. woulda very exercise during • InTorecent times, commercials John’s the Romans, the xystusfor was the garden shampoo launched of several famous walkway in frontthe of career the porticoes, where they planted flower beds. models, including Brooke Shields, Kim Basinger, Christie Brinkley, Cheryl Tiegs, and Cybill • Physicians are familiar with two unusual “X” Shepherd. What’sand thexiphisterna. name of John’s shampoo? words, xyster The xyster is a surgicalBreck. instrument used for scraping bones, Answer: while the xiphisterna refers to the cartilage at the lower end of the body’s sternum, that long SHAMPOO FACTS flat bone located at the center of the chest. • The word shampoo comes from the Hindi • The Greek word xanthos translates “yellow,” word “champo” which means “to press or masand several of our words use it for a prefix. sage.” Xanthophyll is a yellow pigment found along • Astronauts wash theirinhairgreen with aplants. no-rinsePlants with cholorophyll shampoo, the kind originally developed forthose with yellow stems are xanthopous. To hospital patients can’t take vision showers. suffering fromwho the abnormal condition (continued on next page) known as xanthopsia, everything they see seems to have a yellow hue.

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Coco Chanel Chandelier Coco Chanel (1883-1971) is a well-known French fashion designer who changed the look of women’s clothes and jewelry, and created the famous perfume Chanel No. 5 during the 20th century. But few know she also designed some chandeliers and other furnishings for her apartment and for customers. A rolled-arm sofa and a rock-crystal chandelier probably are her best-known pieces. She included animal figures and mirrors

Natural rock crystals hang from this large chandelier designed by Coco Chanel. It is a form used in the 20th-century Chanel apartment. This example sold for $37,500. in abundance. Colors like black, gold, brown, honey, beige and cinnabar were backgrounds for Coromandel folding screens and antique furniture. A famous Coco Chanel-designed giltmetal and rock-crystal chandelier sold at New Orleans Auctions in 2016. It was designed by Coco with Robert Goossens, a Parisian jeweler. The frame has interlocking hearts and ovals with large rock-crystal chunks hanging below. Metal leaves covered the 12 light sockets. The impressive 40-inch-high and 31-inch-diameter chandelier sold for $37,500. ***

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stead Winter” with the original government copyright notice. I can’t find any information on the old copyright mark in the bottom left corner of the print that’s followed by the letters “HFA.” Do you know what this stands for? A: The letters “HFA” stand for Haddad’s Fine Arts, Inc., a company in Anaheim, California, that does reproductions of works of art. The company sells only to businesses, not directly to consumers. Your print is a reproduction of an original Currier & Ives print. Reproductions are common, and average-size prints sell for less than $30. *** CURRENT PRICES Greeting card, New Year’s, paper, three cherubs, seashell, flower bouquet, c. 1880, $12. Carving set, sterling silver, fork and knife, large roast carver, reeded handles, repousse flowers and scroll, Towle, 1898, $310. Porcelain sign, Campbell’s Tomato Soup, “10 cents,” figural can, red and white, bracket, 1920s, 13 x 23 1/2 inches, $1,650. *** Sign up for our free weekly email, “Kovels Komments.” Terry Kovel writes about the latest news, tips, questions and her views of the market. If you register on our website, kovels.com, there is no charge. (c) 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.

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CORDYCEPS (cont’d) • A particular species of Cordyceps will infect a particular species of ant. Experiments to try to infect ants with different strains of the fungus have failed, showing that the fungus and the ant co-evolved and cannot cross over. “It’s one of the most complex examples of parasites controlling animal behavior that we know about,” says entomologist David Hughes. • Some Cordyceps species are sources of biochemicals with interesting biological and pharmacological properties. Extracts are used as immuno-suppressants to prevent rejection in organ transplants, as well as to treat multiple sclerosis. Processed Cordyceps can also be found worldwide in liquid extracts, tinctures, powders, and capsules, with various claims for improving health. Other types of Cordyceps are used as food in soups, stews, and teas. • In China and Tibet, one species of fungus attacks the larvae of the ghost moth. Starting at the caterpillar’s head, the fungus grows into its body, eventually killing it, feeding off its carcass, and turning itself into an exact replica of the bug. This caterpillar fungus is used to make a tea reputed to have medicinal powers. It supposedly cures impotence, cancer, hair loss, and fatigue. In fact, when the Liaoning Province women’s track team broke the world record for both the 10,000 meters and the 1,500 meters in 1993, they were suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs. However, they claimed their performance was because of caterpillar fungus tea. • The demand for this caterpillar fungus tea is high. A kilogram of fungus-infused caterpillars can sell for several thousand dollars. A single caterpillar can sometimes fetch twice its weight in gold. Because the fungus grows only in high mountain plateaus, it’s impossible to cultivate on a farm.

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