New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-20

found himself unable actually % prove tho o..
II was true that he could demonstrate Ina, ~,
particular micrObe was present IN every cay4 :,
badness. but that was no proof a. every ~
girian knows tn" invariablc con Dnlitant he >.
means implies casual relation the microbe :.
well az the badness might b. the effect u sons
rcm0ter cause t. constitute proof h. nus, >.
verse his work. and. beginning with the nlcrol.
produce at will badness hy introducing il hi,
a head Of hair. Now this seems simple ,nowyb
I'm theory but in practice i IL not ~ easy A
human subject will not readily lend himself "a
tho experiment, and can hardly Doc blamed n,
excusing himself. and with animals. the usual
subjects Of investigation, an unexpected dis.
cuItv presents itself The examination ~ u.
hairy skin OF an animal such as. FOR instance
a rabbit or a guinea pig, shows that the bacteria
indigenous 10 IL are altogether different in spA
cies 10 those indigenous 10 the skin - a huran
being and that those which thrive on the ons
will not however carefully transplanted ,hriys
on the other. Hence II was not possible 70 carr
the micrObe susJ ected As the cause u baldness
from a man u An animal and produce the chap
acteristic bald patches therefrom.
Quite lately. however. since the first publca
lion Of his researches. H. has been able 10
practically prove his point. though the ab0,
difficulty necessarily remains insurmoun.abl.
He isolated the microbes. and cultivated then 10
a suitable nutritiye liquid. after they had vel
DEVELOPED ne filtered the liquid through pore.
lain. and believing that II his theories xe-.
true the filtered liquid would contain the sub
stance they produced poisonous T. hair he iOak
a ra bbit and inOeulated il deeply under the sk.
with the fluid AS he hoped and anticipated The
rabbit speedily began 70 lose It's fur and In Be-
tween FIVE and six weeks II "as completely L.
nudcl-in fact, II had become entirely bald
The same experiment has also been peri0rme!
on a sheep and "A guinea pig. in each case en.
tirely successfully. the patches ~ badness
promptly appearing. The experiment - further
interesting as showing something beyond he
mere casual relation between this mlCr0be and
- bair dc he
poison is so acute anG individual that eyen
when inocuiated into the general system o' ar
animal il flies al once 70 thc hairs, and acts
solely upon them.
no REMEDY SUGGESTED
But though the secret Of badness has bee,
thus laid bare and its cause actually brougM
out isolated and examined IN the searching
light Of day. yet VI. Sebouraud does not ho'd o.t
golden hopes Of its prevention ana cure u 'he
future. And thus the discovery "II hrlng scar.
comfort 10 those who are painfully CONSCIOUS o.
the rapid approach of their enemy II Is dfh'
cult indeed. to find much JOY In IN" afeufae
scientific knowledge Of the caCSr - an e'h
affecting US when that knowledge brings no al
deviation To our distress. Even Tor th' proven
ton Of a threatened attack VI. Seoourald can
suggest nothing better than III" old phdrma'
ceutical remedies already employed by me med
zeal profession. and later on. when IN" tronbe
has become permanent he IL stil, more 81
Jobs comforter for then he holds out not ue
slightest homo Of Improvement. Ana i)r ms
reason: During the time II the gradual sup
preston OF the hair the skin round the loHCies
becomes hardened, the adjacent folilclcs eNtenc
and meet and the margins o. their OFFICES luse
into a sort Of VeStibule or funnei TINS mas th'
effect Of adding To their hcight-or. raihe' since
it is the uyface which Is raised on fnah'ns III
seem more deeply sunk in the SKIN. NJ ~.
Crobial cocoons, still resting in their 30 iuar
ters-the dlatiOn at the junction o' the srpa
ceous gland and the follicle-necessaril! appea
To be also more deeply embedded. By degrees
the upper surface becomes so greatly lncfuste
and hardened that L is not possible Tor any *
ternal treatment To force a Way through An.
reach the microbe colonies. Hence. he believes
all idea II further medical treatment hu.t o
at an end Even \ scraping OF the surface
which, in the stage ~ incplent badness a.
WAYS reveals abundant evidence o. their pres
ence. now brings t. light nothing. Indeed "hts
once the skin has begun 20 harden ~ rrisns
harshness in the scraping is needed % obta'
them. even though they may be present u
myriads.
Therefore. if the mischief-making microbes ar
so far beyond reach that submission % 'hr'
evil Influence - the only cour-" To- take. m
man with the maturely bald head may Well ies
LITTLE interest In the new revelation. hut 'f
those in the early stage ~ the mhl"ts he''r
II has become ingrained. hope r3-si surrey
spring up in their hearts The recognize Of.
cause is certainly a step on tn NdF I. ~
knowledge Of the prevention - that '3LS' am
the discovery OF the cause of one ~ 20" nt@'
worries Of life. As badness undoubtedly J.. NUS
be a help t. It's cure. And II :; has ''. Io,sr
BILE for NJ. Sehouraud l. learn Is" un'Nicc'el3
tho reason Of badness. may not n"A invesW
cation reveal an antitONn-an ica4 hdN ~
storer for the million? Anywa,. "" SUI MAJ
hope.