Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-25
ABOUT BADNESS.
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The mode Of formation and epewth Of ths
hair 4 now 50 Well known that 0lsgs can b
nc question as to the cause Of haldneat Il b
produced by failnfe Of nnrmaf nufxitiog4
THE papilln at the base q eSch bGir 10nk3k.
Imperfect work being done in the caPinsries,
which are here richly Distributed, the cells
which constitufs a hair shaft are not formed
in their due proportion, the old shaft TINS
feebly sustained becomes loose and drops
away, leaving nothing in its place. This
failure OF nutrition may have a sudden
cause, of which the effect will be but tom
porary. For instance an attack Of typhoid
fever often leaves the papille of the scalp %
much enfeebled that rapid badness ensuss.
Tho pa like. however. still retain th6ir vital
ity. and as the, system regains III sin<nzfh
they quickly recover their poteufaEty, and
the hair comes again, perhaps thicker than
before
In tho same manner certain cutaneous
affections may Gauss the hair to fan by IN
action on the papillse which is but temporary,
in such cases recovery. perhaps with assist
ance, perhaps withou. it. is possible. In the
great ajorify of instances. however. where
the head is bald the failure Of nutrition Of
each Iapilla las come on 50 gradually and
has continued 50 long. that the l,sp)a no
longer exists: it las passei away b. str6phy;
its capiliaries have ec5nc obIiterated. and
even the follicle itself "a longer constitutes
a depression in the sutis. and the scalp has
the smooth and shinin: appearance which We
50 we'd recognize
1t is easy, therefore, 10 sec that in such /,
condition ms this no renewed growth Of the
hair b to be exIectei, for the anatomical
structure which cadsed ~ develo6ment and
continuej it has ccassd 70 oxisk and ths
countless remedies wbiclrare eofrpe:y adver-
tised as being ablo 10 retnve6aSe bald heads
are utterly cf no avail.
But now arises the question, Cannot the
application Of the variou, q gents to the scalp,
at the time when the hair is beginning to
lose its bold, be q service in stimulating the
follicles and papille into renewed and perma-
nent vigor! To this question ID h not posi-
bic. on Theoretical grsuSds, to say %, abso
,ufely: but in practical fact that Is the only
tI1,e answer to give in the vast majority Of
cases. The caue ~ the falling OF tho hair
has been already stated, and safe reasoning
tells us that our only hops can b. n that
which can restore the failing vitality, and
We all know that We should not expect to
secure this on any other part OF the skin BY
filthy oils and washes. Proper cleansing Of
the scalp Is as important as it is Of all other
parts; nothing else should he appliei to Il
but common seI.se.
There can be little question thAt the eno-
tinued close covering OF the head with hats
and caps is one very constant cause Of bald
ness. Women, in our own communities, ssl-
dom lose their hair. except from sudden
causes; and among those nations where the
head Is habitually left bare. or but slightly
covered, badness is practically unknown.
At the same time the beard, which Is Of the
same class Of hair as that OF the fcalp lat
which is always uncovered, does not fail
with age. A reform in our style Of head
gear is very desirable. but it Is not 1t all
likely TO lie accomplished
The suggestion was some time ago made
in our columns that bald leads might per.
haps be coveiel anew with hair BY skin
grafting,' l. e., applying bits taken from
other scaips and causing them to take root
aid spread. No doubt such bits might b
attached, but the whole matter is merely a
wild fancy without practical value. Wecan
make skin CRAFTS take hold, but it Is only
where the skin is destroyed and the surface
raw and exposed, commonly rendered so by
disease. Assuming that some person though
it is difficult to believe that such a person
could be found would consent to have his
scalp peeled away in preparation
for the operation and then assum-
in; that sons ether person could be
found WHO would consent to appropriate his
own scalp to cutting out the proper bits for
the work. We. then IN, very best possible
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