A familiar, pleasing, and interesting essay, on the curious structure, the varied colours, and preservation of the human hair. An historical, philosophical and practical essay on the human hair / [Alexander Rowland].

  • Rowland, Alexander.
Date:
1818
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Credit: A familiar, pleasing, and interesting essay, on the curious structure, the varied colours, and preservation of the human hair. An historical, philosophical and practical essay on the human hair / [Alexander Rowland]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A FAMILIAR, PLEASING, AND INTERESTING 'On the curious Structure, the varied Colours, and Preservation OP THE HUMAN HAIR ; liMBEACINtt A FULL AND COPIOUS DESCHIPTION OF ITS GROWTH ; SHEWING IN AN EASY MANNER, HOW TO IMPROVE IT J—ANALYSIS OF ITS VARIOUS PROPER¬ TIES-THE CAUSES OK ITS VARIED COLOURS-THE WONDERFUL AND RAPID CHANGES IN THOSE COLOURS— AND THE EASIEST WAY TO REMEDY illEM WHEN UNPLEASINO ;-ELUCIDATION OF THE DIFFERENT DIS¬ ORDERS TO WHICH THE ITAIR IS SUBJECT, AND THE BEST AND EASIEST means to ERADICATE THOSE DISEASES, AND PRODUCE A BEAUTIFUL HEAD OF HAIR : SHEWING HOW A FULL GROWTH OF HAIR OUGHT TO BE APPRECIATED AS CONDUCIVE to HEALTH and ADDITION to BEAUTY. ALSO COMBINING All unexampled series of historical Anecdotes j—Observations, Moral, Philo¬ sophical, and Scientific j with Extracts from the most celebrated Authors, THE THIRD EDITION. BY ALEXANDER ROWLAND, Jun. Late Student to Joshtta Brooks^ Esq, Lecturer on Anatomy^ Physiology, S^c. Blenheim-street, Great Marlborough^street. Faith, his Hair is of a good colour, an excellent colour!” As you. like it, Act. 3rd,. “ Fair Tresses man’s imperial race ensnare, ‘‘ And beauty,draws us with a single Hair.” Pope. Lonfion: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR ; And sold by him, at No. 1, corner of Kirby Street, Hatton Garden. SOLD ALSO BY SHERWOOD, NEELY, & JONES, PATERNOSTER ROW ; J. EVANS & SOKS, LPNG LANE, SMITHFIELD ; WILSON, COIINHILL ; GRAY, PIGCADILLY ; AND BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. 1818.
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