Theoretical and practical exposition of the diseases of the hair / by F. Deville.

  • Deville, F. (Francis)
Date:
1849
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    OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. From the Western Continent. Theoretical and Practical Exposition of the Diseases of the Hair. By F. Deville, Carroll Building, S. E. corner of Baltimore and Calvert sts. This is an octavo pamphlet of seventy pages, printed in a style of great neatness by Mr. Jos. Robinson of this city. Mr Deville is so well known to our own citizens as an artiste in his line, and has acquired such deserved reputntion among us for his successful treatment of the various diseases of the capillary system, that no good word of ours is needed to commend this little work in this quarter. To per- sons residing out of Baltimore, the simple knowledge of this fact will be a more effective recommendation of this useful brochure than any thing that we could S!iy in its favor. Mr. Deville candidly acknowledges that purely disinterested phi- lanthropy was not his motive in bringing before the public his pamphlet, but that he was governed by a desire to promote his personal interests while he was prov- ing serviceable to his fellow beings Counting ourselves in the number of those who have little faith in professions of unmixed philanthrojiy, and heartily believing that most of the good that has been accomplished for humanity has owed its origin to this combination of public with private interest, we were so far from being re- pelled by this frank confession, that we were at once disposed to place confidence in a guide who made no scruple to declare that the laborer was worthy of his hire, and that he expected to be properly remunerated for his services. We all know that this is not the quack's manner of proceeding. That benevolent being over- whelms us with professions of the most elevated and self sacrificing philanthropy, while he is filling his pockets by ruining our constitutions. The public will not think the worse of Mr. Deville for his candor. The expositions of the diseases of the hair are followed by descriptions of the prOper treatment in each case; and the nature and efficacy of the writer's own preparations are-briefly exhibited. Mr. Deville has devoted fifteen years of patient study to these subjects; and bis investigations have been crowned with eminent success. Having ourselves received great benefit from the use of the remedies here set forth, we take pleasure in recommending Mr. Deville's little work to all who are troubled with any of the various ills that the chief ornament of man is heir to. From the American. A small but very useful treatise on the Diseases of the Hair has been pub- lished by Mr. F. Deville, of this city, whose skill in remedying defects in this im- portant and necessary appendage to the human frame, is properly estimated by great numbers of persons in this city and elsewhere. This theoretical and prac- tical exposition is the result of many years of close and attentive study and ob- servation, and commends itself strongly to those who are likely, through sickness or other causes, to lose the covering which nature designed for their heads. Mr. D. candidly confesses his motives for the publication of his essay to be the promo- tion of his personal interest and a desire to be useful to his fellow beings. It hap- pened that we were fortunate enough, by seasonable apphcation, to derive benefit from Mr. Deville's remedial advice; and we can, therefore, recommend those who stand in need of his assistance to apply to him without fear of being flat- tered by promises never intended to be fulfilled. From the Patriot. DISEASES OF THE HAIR.—Mr. F. Deville has published a very lucid theoretical and practical exposition of the diseases of the hair, in which the struc- ture of the hair and the various diseases incident thereto, are fully and undersland- ingly explained, as well as the remedies to be used for the prevention and cure of these diseases. We recommend the work to those interested in the subject, as one that will give them the information they wish.