The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-02
X-RAY FOR THE HAIR
Scientists Say That Badness and
Loss Of Color II Taken Before the
Disease Has Run It's Course May
be Overcome.

| Much interest has been aroused
badness and the restoration of nat
urai color to gray hair BY use OF
the X-ray.
The scientists who have been work
Ing on the problem do not say that
! women whose hair Is gray and every
! maa whose head is bald can event
| ualiy possess fine head of hair.
but they do say that In many cases
| thi2 result can be effected and that
In all cases, when taken in the be-
ginning, the trouble may be pre-
vented. When the hair has tanned
entirely gray or the scalp is entirely
4 bald nothing can be done These
/ conditions mean the death OF the
, cosoring matter of the hair. and In
| the case OF badness the extinction Of
the hair roots. The cause OF the
! hair turning gray has always been
! uncertain nor has the treatment By
the X-ray thrown much Hight upon
these causes. One hypothesis is that
blood and that grayness comes from
a microbe which destroys the color
matter faster than the blood can
| make it. Ii this microbe is destroy
ed by the X-ray, then the blt cd can
resume its natural function. This
is the most plausible explanation, yet
put forth why grayness is so often
unaccompanied by badness and bald
ness Is BY no means synonymous with
grayness. Badness is rather more
an affection of the scalp and can be
prevented by the X-ray, but can
scarcely be cured. Grayness, on the
contrary, the scientists say, may be
cured. The restoration OF color.
moreover, is attended with increased
vigor of the hair. This is. however.
extremely likely to be preceded by
temporary falling out of the hair,
but in short time 1t takes on
new growth.
1t has been known ever since the
X-ray was first used that 1t had an
effect upon the hair, and Is 1t was
used in the beginning without taking
special precaution against letting II
fall upon the hair, the result was It
was supposed to damage the hair.
The contrary by degrees was found
out, but the real discovery of the
method OF restoring color is the
work of DR.. Imbert, head of the
electrical department Of the uniyer-
sity OF Montpelier In France, and
his first assistant, DR.. Marques. Dr.
Imbert, who Is constantly expert
menting with the X-ray. found out
that his own hair and beard, which
were quite gray, where Becoming
dark again. He began experiment.
Ing with the assistance OF DIR. Mar
guess. and proved that certain
mild action OF the rays had the pow.
Ell In most cases to restore the color.
The French X-ray specialists became
Interested In these experiments and
In a very little while worked out a
practical formula and treatment.
In ordinary cases daily treatments
should be made six In the week for
about three weeks.
The treatment has been given in
Paris for about two years and with
increasing success. The x-ray men
have found out. they say. that cases
car be cured and that wherever there
Is any OF the original color left II
can be restored. In these advanced
cases 1t is not possible to restore the
color entirely TO all OF the hair.
There are liable to be light colored
places where the grayness has been
most marked. Dyed hair. however.
Is very difficult to restore. The orig
inaI color OF the hair seems TO be
badly affected by the use OF dyes and
as q rule the x-ray specialists does
not attempt to restore the dyed hair
until the dye has worn of. This is
a matter OF months.
The process has been in use In
Parts for about two years and Is
daily growing more popular. Three
weeks is the usual period OF treat
ment for a typical case. But II Is
quite two months before the full
effect is accomplished. As soon as
the hair begins to fall out the treat
ments are stopped for a time and is
not resumed until the falling out
ceases. Generally, however. It is
possible to get eighteen treatments
without any falling out OF the hair.
There is nothing in the least al
arrhing or even trying in the treat
ment. and the only sensation notice
able is sometimes slight sensation
of warmth on the spot treated. The
patient seats himself in chair be-
fore the X-ray apparatus. the hair
hangs loose to the shoulders and the
ray fs turned on 1t for six minutes
The use OF the X-ray is not cheap
anywhere. but In Paris it Is far less
expensive than In America. 20 francs
go being the usual charge for q
treatment.