The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-28
CAUSE OF GRAY HAIR
The coLoRING STUFF EITHER GIVES
OUT OR RETRoGRAoEs.


Relatsd by Doctor Who Ras Investi-
Eased tho Subject.
Tho grayncss Of the hair commences at
the hair bulbs, where tho cells arc pro.
duced, and rises upward to tho tip. 1t Is
caused BY deficiency and tho degenera.
tion respectively of the pigment matter.
Tho ooloring stuff either gives out or retro
grades. The chemist can perform the
same for you In an incredibly short time
by simply soaking your raven or auburn
locks removed from tho head In alcohol or
ether.
An instance Of accidental hair bleaching
In SwftseIlapd camo under my notice. A
peasant boy had undertaken to rob an
eagles nest OF Its young by hanging over
mountain precipioo, his comrades dan
Cling him on o rope. To protect himself
against possible attacks by the old birds
he carried u long sword
The boy had captured his prizo and was
about to bs pulled up whom the parents
or tho little ones, attracted by their brood s
cries, attacked him with claws and beaks
10 ward them or the young fellow struck
out with bis sword, and, perceiving Ger
tain pull In the rope, saw that he had hit
the hawser, which hung only by ono strand.
Terror seized him. He might be plunged
In the abyss every second, a prey to the
ferooious feathered fends. There seemed
no hope whatever till his friends, by a
quick and we'll calculated action, succeeded
an landing the seemingly doomed boy SAFE
~, and DRINK Of kiroh soon revived him.
But whom ne took off his cap TO throw it,
In Joyous fashion, into the air 1t was seen
thnt his abundant brown hair had turned
white from root TO tip.
Landois OF tho Grafswald clinic had a
pafient suffering from delirium tremens
who saw rats and other animals constant
IL running about him. He was extremely
nervous aud when on tho fourth night of
his arrival in the institute one of tho ply
6icians entered the ward suddenly, he be-
came so terrified that DO wrapped himself
up In his blanket while his teeth chartered
and his limbs trembled.. Next morning 1t
was seen that three-four6he Of bis hair on
bis head and beard had become gray. DR..
Virohow among other authorities investi-
gated the case and gave 1t as his opinion
that degeneration Of tho pigment matter
had nothing TO do with the change.
Medical reports set forth that patients
suffering from diseases of the nerves In
tho head become gray at the very spots
whore pains manifested themselves. This
change In tho majority OF cases took place
slowly; In some cases 1t occurred over
night
Dr. ReiDhard noticed several cases in
which parties suffering from consumption
experienced . change In the color of the
hair from light to black; he also told of n
blond who lost her hair aftor having had
typhus fever After several months new
growth of hair appeared, but 1t was jet
black.
a young man Is years old, serving In
tho German army, had boon discovered in
the act Of hazard playing by his chief He
feared disbonorable dismissal and spent 90
days in dreadful anticipation. Whom finally
his cose was passed on, his colonel decided
not to punish the young fellow on oondi-
lion that he promised never again to touch
card. After 1t was all over I cut bunch
OF hairs from tho culprit's head to subject
thom to microsropical investigation.
In this connection 1t should be stated
that the growth Of hair allows Of measure
menh day by day. At an average young
peoplo's bair grows at the rate of Is lines
(12 limos make one inch) per month, but
thele arc exceptions. My young friends
bair, according to previous Investigations,
grew only at the ratio of one-fourth OF q
line per day. Taking this for tho basis of
my examination 1t was cosy to determine
ON what particular days certain portions
OF tho hair, which 1 cut from his head
had formed. found that, beginning with
the PARTICLES formed on July and terIni-
mating With the formations Of July 81, the
hair had changed from brown to reddish
and Light blush dnts, increasing In inten-
sity until, under tho microscope, il ap-
peared almost yellowish white.
Tho young mans diary showed that
during that period no had gambled, losing
steadily. Consequently his nervous ex-
element grew apaco. On the oath it
reached Its height, and then ne found
himself vis-a-vis with Nemesis, personifled
by his superior officer. After that followed
a period OF quiet resignation, during
which the hair assumed Its natural color,
but as tho day Of Judgment grow near In
tho second week Of August the tint chang
ed again from brown to brown yellow and
blush green. The Influence Is obvious
gentleman Of my acquaintance receiv-
ed on Got. Is OF last yeor neys that his
only son was suffering from o fatal NAL
adY. On Nov. 4 tho patient was declared
to be out Of danger. Five days later cut
a bunch OF hair from my friends head,
and after conducting preliminary investi-
CATIONS simiiaR TO those In the oase OF tie
young soldier let the microscope tell the
story. The formations from the roos IN
ward, covering period Of 1--WE Days were
entineiy normal. Those formed botween
Oct 10 and Nov. 4exhibited the following
tint&
Black blue turned red, red turned vel
Iowish brown. blood orange light yellow.
Though our knowledge OF tho barometer
Qualities OF the hair Is crude and unfin-
ished. yes 10 furnishes not only direct
proofs OF the existence Of mental and phvs.
ical inffm!tiee, but also Indirectly do
notes peraon's healthy condition.
1 know many women who have liyed
through oil sorts of distress and troubles
Without q hAiY In their hnad oLnn..i,,..