An historical, philosophical and practical essay on the human hair, combining a full and copious description of its growth--analysis of its various properties--the causes of its varied colours-- elucidation of the different disorders to which it is subject, and the best means of eradicating those diseases : interspersed with numerous interesting ancedotes / by Alexander Rowland, jun.

  • Rowland, Alexander.
Date:
1816
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Credit: An historical, philosophical and practical essay on the human hair, combining a full and copious description of its growth--analysis of its various properties--the causes of its varied colours-- elucidation of the different disorders to which it is subject, and the best means of eradicating those diseases : interspersed with numerous interesting ancedotes / by Alexander Rowland, jun. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the other hand, we observe, that in various in- stances the whole person has received strength. We have an instance of this in Holy Writ, in the case of Samson: the strength of this celebrated man lay in his Hair, which was short. For when the seven locks of his head (Judges, chap. 16, verses 19, 22) were shaven off, liis Herculean strength was gone; but after the Hairs of his head began to grow again, the extraordinary powers of bodily strength were restored to him.— I knew a person whose Hair was dark and short of great muscular strength, so as with one arm to tear up a post with apparent ease. Wreathed in its dark brown rings, her Hair Half hid Matilda's forehead fair; That suited well the forehead high, The ej'^e-lash dark and downcast eye. Waller Scott's Rokebi/, Canto iv. The ancient Britons had principally Black and dark Brown Hair. The Hair of the females grew to an immense length : their skin was peculiarly fair. Indeed, even to this day, a lady with long Black Hair, and a fair skin, is termed an old English bemity, alluding to the Aboriginal British females. The Chinese ladies have Hair as black as jet fastened in a knot at the crown of the head, and decorated with a variety of artificial flowers. The natives of Macassar in the East Indies, have long Black Hair and curly; which is occasioned by