Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02
Dr.. Brady's Health Talks
Why We All Grow Bald.

| some pathogenic. disease produce
| ing. microbes are SO ubiquitous that
nearly everybody keeps culture on
| hand at all times. There is the pneu-
mococcus. or cold germ. which is
mouth: and the colon bacillus, which
normally inhabits tho alimentnry canal
| and frequently starts something" in
the way of appendicitis or Eallstones or
| gastric ulcer. And most lamentable of
all. we have the micro bacillus Of Sc
borrhoea (dandrun). which is planted
and tranSplantcd from head to head by
our friend the barber with as little
Icompunction as the FESTIVE winds Of
summer feel about spreading the seeds
of that indigenous shrub, the dande-
| lion
Sabouraud proved that his micro
bacillus causes dandruf; he produced
typical dandruff in guinea pigs by rub
hing in material from the head Of a
human victim OF the disease-an ex-
/ pertinent which has not as yet been
seriously protested by the ants. Pro-
| feSsor Sabouraud teaches that the little
germs work their way down the hair
| shaft and attack the follicle. thus
eventually denuding tho unfortunate
dome OF it's wealth of hirsute adorn-
ment.
| Combs. brushes fingers, towels. head
rests, perhaps even hats in the lid en-
porium. would readily convey the In
lection from dome to dome, and the
busy little microbes may safely be
trusted TO do the rest, protected as
they are from the germicidal rays Of
the sun by our top pieces, and favored
by frequent watering of the scalp
moisture being one of the indispensable
conditions for germ culture.
| Rpt rbot ohout ,,-op,o,o W.T.,
don't they grow bald? They sometimes
have dandruff, too.
Women don't wet their hair so fire.
quently as men. They brush the scalp
more thoroughly. They wear head
dress which is better ventilated and
amt still, they do not wear torniquet
tightly gripping the head and inter
fcring with circulation in the scalp,
as men do. -
His Hot Springs Experience-some
time ago. writes c. T., you answered an
| inquiry about the Wassernann blood
test from correspondent who stated
| he had been unedr treatment two years.
| Is ii really necessary to be treated
| that long for syphilis? Last fall had
| two months treatment AT Hot Springs.
| and the doctor there pronounced me
cured had no Wassermann test. Now
after four months, / find l am not
| cured
| Reply--Makes no difference where,
| or by whom, or by what you are treat
| ed. Wasscrmann test, or no test. il is
| Impossible 10 pronounce case of
! syphilis cured inside of two years. The
! pronunciamento. on your case, speaks
| for itself Better give the family doc
| tor CHARGE. This disease is so very
! common that every competent ply
stefan has all the known methods at
! his command. Geography scarcely en-.
ters into the question of efficient treat
F.! ment.
! Gastritis With Hypcra cidity-Eindly
f. explain. asks .. w, what hyperaciGity
| gastritis is, Its cause, effect, and wheth-
! CT il is durable. Is atropine sulpha;e
| 1900 grain tablet before each meal
! good for the heart2, What heart trou-
| bic requires such treatment?
| Rcply--Gastritis means Inflammation
/ Of the stomach. and does not refer to
| gas" Hyperacidity means an excess
! Of the hydrochloric acid naturally
! present in gastric juice, determined
/ by chemical examination after a test
meal. it may be functional, or 1t may
; indicate ulcer, or gallstones, or APP
pendicitis of chronic character. Afro
/ pine IS usen for certain disturbances
! Of heart RHYTHM.