The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
X-RAYS TO CURE
 GRAY HAIR
sUoCnss IN Tu1 TREATMENT REPORT
 ID U PARIS.
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Paris Special.
 Much interest has been aroused here re- gently in the reported cures of badness and tho restoration of natural color to gray har by use of the x-ray. [s The seisntists who have been working on the Droblsm do not ssy that every woman whose hair is sFay end every man whose head l. baid can sventuaIi, possess . fin. head of hair. but they do say that in many eases this result oan bs effected and that in all cases. when taken in the beginning. the trouble may be prevented. When the hair has turned grsy or the scalp is entirely bald nothing can be done. These conditions mean the death of the coloring matter of the hair. and in the case of badness the ex- tinction of the hair roots. The cause of the hair turning gray hes always been unesr- tain. nor has the trsatment by the x-ray thrown much light upon these causes. One hypothesis is that the color of the hair Is made by the blood and that srayness comes from . microbe which dsstroys the color faster than the blood can make it. IF this microbe is destroyed by the x-ray. then the blood can resume its natural functsoh. This is the most plausible explanation yet put forth why sraynsss Is so often unsc- companisd by baidness. and baidness is oy no means synonymous with srayness Bald nsss is rather more an affection Of the soalp and can be prevented by the A-ray. but can scarcely bs cured Grayness. on tne contrary, the scientists say. may Dc cufed The restoration of color. moreover 's " landed with increased vtgor Of the hsH' This is, however. extremely likely 10 DC preceded by . temporary falling out or the ha,r Rut in q short time 1t takes on new growth.
 It has been known ever since the X-ray WAS first used that 1t had an effect upon the hair, and as 1t was used in the oeein- ning without taking special rrecau''on against letting it fall upon the hair' .he re.ult vas it was supposed to damage 'ns hair The contrary by degrees was ioun. . out. but the real discovery Of the ne.oN of restoring color is the work of pr. Imoert' head of the electrical oeoA - ana | university of Montpelier in France anu | hi. first assistant. pr. Marouess Dr II" h.r, who is constantly experimenting "nn | th. x-ray. found out that his own ha~ sAo | beard. which were quite gray. were oscom l ins dark again. He began experime"t'". vith the assistance of Dr. Marausss ana l proved that a certain mild action OF ths rays had the power in most cases 10 '.s'o' | the color of the hair. The French A-'es specialists became interested In these e.p. iments and in a very little while wofkeo l -,,, cract,cal formula and treatment. ol which this is . good specimen: | In ordinary cases daily treatments shoulo ha made six In the week for about tnfee weeks. Every particular of the hair snou'o l bs trfadiatsd four times by rays NOS eha ( for six minutes. the anticathode beihG e' fifteen centimstsrs.
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 of conditiOnj you will produce the color No. l Bordier' chrononeter in thirteen minutes.
 The treatment has< been given in Par' for about two years and with increasint success The x-ray men have found out they say. that eases can be cured and tha i wherever there is any of the original colol | left 1t can be restored In these advanc- l ed cases 1t is not possible to restore th' color entirely to all of the hair. There ar' liable to be light colored places where tn 1 grayness has been most marked. Dyed hai l however. is very difficult to restore. Th' original color of the hair seems to bs badlI affected by the use of dyes. and as . rui' the x-ray specialist does not attempt ts restore the dyed hair until the dye has worr off. This is a matter of months
 The process has been in use in Paris fol about two years and is daily growing more popular Three weeks is the usual period IT quite two months before the full effect il i accomplished. AS soon the hair begins to fall out the treatments are stopped fol a time and are not resumed until tho failini out ceases, Generally. however, 1t is possible to gst eighteen treatments without any fall ing out of the hair.
 During the irradiation the greatest ear' is taken to protect that part of he hai not being treated The head is eovertt A< inNn hnl is cut one inch and half in diameter. an, on tins the rays are concentrated. The sam spot is not irradiatsd oftsner than once il six days. When the two general irradiaton have been given. the whole of the hair exposed to the X-ray. The hair upon tn front of the head. which always change first, gets more treatments than at tn
 back. The effect becomes noticeable afts the sixth or seventh treatment. but in case
 where the hair has lately turned gray Q even in particular spots where the chang has been recent. a single treatment ofte completely restores the original color.
 The effect of the treatments upon tn patients physical condition is carefully not
 ed and if any sign of fatigue or lassitud
 is shown the treatment is stopped for . da
 or two or until the patient is again visor
 ous. It should not. however. be unde-stoc
 that in the hands of a competent perso
 there is danger. There is nothing in tn
 least alarming or even trying in the treat
 rnent. and the only sensation noticeable
 sometimes a slight sensation of warmth 0
 the spot treated The patient seats hersel
 in chair before the xray apparatus, tn
 hair hangs loose to the shoulders and tn
 ray is turned it for six minutes. An ac
 curate chart is kept of the spots of tn
 scalp treated and the treatments are ar
 ranged so that where the hair is graves treatments may be applied oftenest.
 The use of the X-ray is not cheap any where but in Paris 1t is far less expensiv