The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-12
SD STORY
lNFR SILLY FAKE
mi No Danger Of scOurge
Lining False Hair, But
bract Other Affections.
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LIho wear false hair OF the
des and imitation hair are
ave danger OF disease.
waning In rata. pufis and curls
ing + be OF quality that is
II
Export that a Detroit young
contracted leprosy through
Rom false hair has been in
In the shopping district Tor
nefroifiOf days. Investigation dis
basis for this report. The
VNIc victim Of this rumor has
reat mental torture through
'd Interest attached TO her
woman in one OF the down
hes has, however. contracted
scalp eczema which her ply
has attributes 10 the wearing OF
cult which ha0 been treated WIKI
Practicids.
'ngtof is no possibility OF leproSy
eout case" stated the physician
1o1N The disease Is due 70 The
- s OF the blood by the acids
~ from the hail by the heat and
ktion of the head.
young woman is not employed
crk hair department of the store
she works.
BARD OF eight cases of young wo
Mo have contracted skin disease
iot theap hair While / was In Chi
70. Meccntly." says Mrs. Alice WaG-
/air dresser in the Breitmeyer
lefIhg. 1T is only the use OF hai-
lfations. which have been WRONG
trukated which are dangerous.
Mall nair that I sell so that there
danger of it's causing trouble.
I'D all careful hair dealers.
~ IL fashions in couture the pas
Msor two have caused hair fannie
Dye last fall prices OF real hair have
r. than doubled and supplies are
10 obtain At any price. Esp
= ~ is This true o. the longer quail
= such as are used for coronN
ID consequence. much cheap hair aHd
nation hair made OF seaweed arc
hg sold. The sesweed comes from
iw Pacific Island and the Far East
ii Is not always carefully preparea. !
Sere treated al all, II is usually by I
Wing in strong acids which are not I
tirely eliminated afterward.
One popularity Of the situation 5
mt much hair has TO be bleached 10 4
Id the tastes OF customers who desire I
londe Snades. The most plentiful 1
apply of human hair comes from Asia I
here the people ATe bTunettes. \ 4
ILLNESSES black queue is. however, I
feated so that il becomes a switch I
4 shiny light brown hair. II is this
fcatment that is al to be dangerous.
he real blonde shades OF hair come
rom northern Europe and the eau
asus. The peasaItry or Europe are
he principal supply for these shades
III buy hair from n French firm more
han 400 years old and the hair thai
hey supply is treated for three years
glth stem and white sand before II !
: sent out" said WIN. A. Haines. a !
Grand Riger-ave. hair dealer. Still /
AXE the precautiOn, even with that, OF
it.
II have found meny cases OF scalp I
Iouble lue TO wearing poor qualities
81 false hair among ladies who come
.ere TO have their hair dressed. IL
,uch cases have tod them TO throw
away the junk they were wearing.
There is no danger in good false
sair.''
While the pressure of high prices
Tor real human hair has brought out
1 great deal Of poor quality goods
here seems to be no danger OF leprosy
rom the use OF the poorer grades.
There Is, IL is admitted. the always
present danger OF eczema. however.
Cases OF leprosy reported from varl-
Jus cities seem TO be exaggeratiCns
BASED upon the occurrence OF cases 81
he lesser disease.
DIR. Andrew p. BiGdle, a skin special
st advises women 10 do away with
heir present styles CT couture 10 avert
hanger Of threatened skin Affections.