The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-16

badness in ancestors dandruff has
played an important part. SIN in
great many other diseases heredfly is
recognized as a predisposing factor, AM
1t cannot be lightly set aside In the etioi-
ogy OF aiopecia- / believe that In some
families the hair falls at an early age
without any discoverabie cause in the
scalp Itself. The, to me. most interest
Ing fact brought out by my former sta
tfstics and the ones now before you IL
that the hereditary tendency TO loss Of
hair runs In sex. So far as ! know l am
the first TO draw the attention of the
profession to this You will find that
when the father and fathers family only
show tendency to loss of hair there
are IS men and q women while when
the mother and mothers family only
are concerned. there are IS men and %
women. When 1t was the father only
who was bald, there are q men and
women, while when 1t was the mother
only who was bald, there are men and
10 women.
1t seems to me II is n fair inference
to draw from the above that heredity ii
a factor OF marked influence. n strong
predisposing cause OF loss of hair at least
If not in many instances the actual cause
OF badness.
a glance over the list OF complicating
diseases noted I'm I'D cases shows that they
are All utSorueFS mat duett the general
nutrition OF the body. II Is recognized
that the hair sympathixes with the gem
eral nutrition OF tho bodybuilding out at
ter fevers and the ike.
As exciting causes OF loss OF hair we
find In 20 per cent. OF all the cases some
disease OF the scalp or hair itself. In 2ls
cases, or ~ % per cent, there was dam
drun. / use this term to include both
pityriasis and seborrdoea sieca, both forms
OF seborrhoeai acmntitis, so called. In
DIR. Elliots statistics the proportion OF
dandruf cases was even greater, S. 2-5 rer
cent. There is. therefore, no doubt thar
dandruff is found in connection with loss
of hair In the majority OF csses II Is a
matter OF common experience that dan
drum may be present In large amount for
years and the hair escape all damage. II
does. however, antedate the loss Of hair 50
often that II must be regarded the
most active exciting cause OF alopecia.
would state my belief In regard to tho
ettoiogy OF alopecia MS follows. In n small
minority OF cases Il Is due TO heredity
alone. that heredty or any facilitating
disease predisposes 90 loss OF hair: that
dandruff In some form ~ the exciting
cause IN the great majority OF cases; that
atrophic processes In the scalp. hyperi-
drosis and kcratosis and few other dis
eases may cause loss Of hair In excep-
tional instances. or. 10 state II differently.
believe that while Il - POSSIBLE for one
without a family tendency To loss OF hair
10 have dandruff for years without losing
his hair. the same disease Affecting on.
coming Of family the members of which
lose their halr early Is very sure to cause
alopecia unless The dandruf Il held IN
check BIZ treatment. The important part
played hy dandrur IN the production OF
alopeca Is shown by the fact that II we
can cure the dandruff the loss of hair n
checked. unless tho scalp has been too
-
to which Il gives rise. II the dandrun re-
lapses the fall Of hair will begin again.
on looking over my notes ! find that
was able TO follow only about a third ~
my cases long enough 90 draw corc'u-
sions IN regard TO the effects OF treatment.
II there is absolute badness. and the
scalp IL atrophied and bound down, there
Is little Use ia trying to treat the case
have had positive results IN checking
the fan u hair, and Increasing 10. amount
by using pracipitated sulphur. 10 per cent
IN good cold cream, with or without
salicyiic acid, to s per cent, or extract
Of Jaborandi drachm TO tho ounce
These are my favorite remedies. Tho
ointment proposed by Dr. Bronson, COM
posed ot ammoniated mercury. or. Xxx:
calofuel. gr. I'D. in an ounce Of vaseline
has also done good service ia some cases
In few cases res1rcin in solution and
IA increasing strength has proved help
fui. on the other hand. papthoi and can
tharidss have proved perfect failures. ~,
sorcln has failed a. often an II has nelpea
ana my favUritc sulphur preparations have
failed about ore-thlrd as often as .hev
have been successful.
Nedicsted olntmeats and Lotions are
nseful Tor overcoming tho dandran
believe that there Il no permanent cure
tps mat disease. because q Is parasitic.
ana the scalp. once having bsan tnfaese8
q al the more liable 20 reinsectien. Tte.m.
Tore am IN The hahls ~ telling my ua-
TENTS that they must expect relarees ara
have their remedies constantly al hard -
as 70 apEiy them az coon a. tho aanar,s,r
reaap0AFs
For FfimulaJine the growth ~ ~. hntr =
believe that ;hcsa Is oriy onn rsne,,,
worthy ~ fhs name, and fliis - massage
For this skiilFa professional "a boef br,f
a FFfSt eeal can be done Ag aha Fats.rt
rzssiDx AZ he scalp between he "a.
* 40 EXTENDED fingers q both haaa. fo-
n.y. minutes nisht ard morning Mas
Is checked
TO state e clearly. my treatment for ,ha
ordinary eaNs Of loss ~ hair with dam
drum = ~ follows I frat atsend "a rs
general condition ~ ina patient. The pa-
tleRf - given one y the sulphur prepare.
IONS Ana = directed % uee g once DAY
Tor three days. and fhnn 90 wash ia bay-
ard scalp Immediately after me haIf "a
ar3ed fon ointment is again Applied ara
Tepeate8 every other day for Ten says
lae fcAi7 Is again washed and the ofnf.
rpent continued t~iea or three sisnes
week untll thu aAndruT IL controlled IA
washing being repeated srprn time ID
time. When the scalp Is in rso4 condI.
ton massage - ordered IL the patient
viii not uSt an olgfmSn; order a lotion
~ resorcin, az hrst g. and afterwards s
and 10 per cent. straight. 20 ba used MORN
ing and night. II the sulphur ~ used in
the form 81 what ny druggist calls .sill-