Diseases of the human hair / from the French of M. Cazenave ; with a description of an apparatus for fumigating the scalp by T.H. Burgess.

  • Cazenave, P.-L. Alphée (Pierre-Louis Alphée), 1795-1877.
Date:
1851
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Diseases of the human hair / from the French of M. Cazenave ; with a description of an apparatus for fumigating the scalp by T.H. Burgess. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Description of an Apparatus for Fumigating the Scalp in certain chronic diseases of that region involving the loss of hair ..... Page 1 CHAPTER II. Remarks on the Anatomy and Physiology of the Hair- Organs which secrete the Hair—The Follicle and Bulb —Formation of the Hair in the Follicle—Opinions of various Physiologists on this point—Chemical analysis of the Hair—Its great elasticity—The Flair a living structure—Causes of the Hair turning suddenly white— Why lame persons have fine and copious hair—Period at which the hair first begins to form—Reason why the female Hair is longer than that of men—Effect of tem- perature and climate upon the Hair—Causes of the various colours—Colour of the Hair an indication of Insanity . , . . . .10