Healthy skin : a popular treatise on the skin and hair, their preservation and management / by Erasmus Wilson.

  • William James Erasmus Wilson
Date:
1866
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Healthy skin : a popular treatise on the skin and hair, their preservation and management / by Erasmus Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. Chapter I.—The scarf-skin : its nature and phe- nomena ; cause of colour of the skin; and discolorations. The nails: their nature and management ... ... ... ... Page 1—21 Chapter II.—The sensitive skin: its structure and properties. Varieties of sensation. Insensi- bility produced by ether and chloroform. ... 22—39 Chapter III.—The perspiratory system : its ar- rangement, extent, and uses. Phenomena of animal temperature ... ... ... ... 40—53 Chapter IV.—The oil-glands of the skin: their nature and purposes. Pai'asitic animals in- habiting the oily substance. Nature of the so-called grubs of the skin 54—63 Chapter V.—The Hair: its structure, mode of growth, and phenomena. Changes of colour of the hair; fabulous stories 61—109 Chapter VI.—Diet: its influence on the health of the skin 110—125 Chapter VII.—Clothing: its influence on the health of the skin 126—] 15 Chapter VIII.—Exercise: its influence on the health of the skin. Mischievous effects of stays 116—162