The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-18
THE CoLoR oF THE HAIR

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 THE COLOR OF THE HAIR
 Human hair color is one or a1- other shade of brown. That is, the pigment which determines hair col- or, like the pigment which deter mines skin color and eye color, is brown, period.
 It is the amount of this pigment in the hair that determines wheth- CT the hair appears light or dark in hue. So-called black" hair, like .black" skin or ''black" eyes con- tains the most pigment, but still the pigment is brown. Blond hair contains the least pigment. Per- sons having the least pigment in the iris (color ring around central black pupil) are "blue eyed" but one with no pigment at all in the iris is pink-eyed (albino), because the pink or reddish hue of the blood in the vessels in the interior of the eyeShows through. Incident ally all babies (except albinos) have blue eyes at birth; permanent coloraation of the eyes does not take place until the baby is i've or six weeks old
 Red hair is brown that happens to contain less air globules in the cortex or outer layer of the shaft to darken the appearance of the pigment -an individual fred" hair examined under the miscroScope is just brown like all human hair.
 The hair of albinoS (persons born with congenital lack of pig ment) have pure white hair.
 Many persons begin to turn gray before thirty, and few reach fifty without some graying of the hair. Craving is more noticeable in per- sons with dark hair color. That graying is not due to loss or remov- al of pigment from the hair seems evident from the observation that graying takes place first close to the scalp and only after the hair has grown to it's full length does it become entirely gray. The graying is due to failure of nutrition, fail- ure of the blood to supply what it takes to make the pigment. We'll consider presently whether there is anything one can do about it.
 Hair that has turned white" is gray hair in which there are less air globules-l1o difference In color under the microscope but more air globules in the darker hair.
 Purely fanciful and hearsay are tales of hair turning gray or white over night from some great shock or sorrow-such yarns belong in the category of the hero or heroine of the romantic novel of the early Victorian era who developed brain fever when the going became too torrid. and the whisper passed about by the woman with scandal to conceal. that a negro child was born to white people because there happened to be a drap of negro blood contributed by some errant forebear. These things never hap pen, but they make such interest ing conversation.
 Casual observers sometimes nos tice how gray or white the hair of an old acquaintance has turned since last they met-and perhaps draw inferences if the acquaintance has suffered some tragic loss. dis regarding the time that has passed ir the interim.
 QUESTION and ANSWERS
 Healthy Children
 Our two girls. raised on "Prepar-t ing for Maternity and The Brady Baby Book" are grand specimens of healthy active children. Our family doctor says he has yet to find or Doc Brady wrong and what's more, he says, 'Oi Doc Brady is a couple of jumps ahead Of the march most of the time"
 (Mrs..A. NJ. R.
 Answer--Young couples contem- plating going into the baby busi- ness had better begin right-Eend two dimes (without glue. sticked tape, string, wire, staples. rivets, Scotch tape, gum) and stamped pre-addressed envelope mad ask for booklets Preparing for Maternity" and Brady Baby Book" Young husbands: Greetings. Preparation for the coming of the baby Is just aS much your personal concern as it your wife. If you are a man youn stay right with her in all study and ir all prenatal treatment. When the baby ccmes you'll bs right with her. not outside playing the role of stooge.
 Arthritis
 For six years have been very stiff and sore in neck, back ana hips. Diasnosed as arthritis O. spine. Have daily routine of heat, mas sage and exercises. but am miser- able all the time Have heard much of vitaYnin D treatment bIt the doctors I have asked are not inl- pressed. (R. G. W)
 Answer --- Nobody knows enough about it to be much impressed However, it could do no harm to try. Of course only under your phy- sician's care. I believe I'd want at least the calcium and yitaJnin D treatment if I had any kind o4 chronic arthritis. If were partly or totally disabled I'd want a go at the high potency vitahlin D treatment. Send stamped envelope bearing your address, ask for "Cal- cium and RheunatiZ."
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