HAIR

grows from a paps at the bottom of a pit in the skin known as the hair follicle. When the hair has reached a certain length it is cast off and ro by a new one formed from the same papilla. Should the — atrophy, no more hairs can i in that follicle. With rages 4 years or — y as the result of inflammation atrophy does occur in a largo number of follicles and baldne results [See Baldne ). Each hair is oiled | two | oil glands which pour their secretion into the follicle; pomatum and the like sh betas for and the complcte removal of all grease shampoo powders, ccttnialig. caustic alkalis, is also unnatural, and does harm if cogently.: repeated, as it renders the hair brittle. Sponging daily with water only and then rubbing it Gums dry | is probably the best plan, and in the case of short hair does = not take an inconvenient time. The on ee of | the hair is removed in advanced life by cella which make their way in from the skin, and the hair also = contains some bubbles of air at thiatime. The two causes: together produce the whiten c of the hair. This change. of colour may occur as tho result of emotion within a fow, hours. Natural curling of tho bair is duo to the follicle [s. 371]