12 Account of Henry Moss, &?c. 



The greater part of the hair upon his head is crisp, or 

 woolly, as in the blacks in general. It is, in general, 

 black, interaiixed, however, with some white or gr6y 

 hairs, which do not appear to be connected with the 

 change of colour of his body. He says, he has had grey 

 liairs on his head, as long as he can remember, and that 

 all his family became grey very eaily in life. Upon the 

 crown of his head, there is a particular spot, where the 

 greater number of the hairs have lost their crispness. I 

 think the \\ ool of his head is softer than that of blacks 

 in common. He says, his beard is straighter than it 

 used to be. Upon his breast, there is but very little 

 hair, and the greater part of it is crisp, or woolly. Some 

 of the hairs ai-e nearly as straight as those of whites. This 

 straight hair was much more crisp before he began to 

 change. Both the straight and woolly hairs of his breast 

 come out very fast ; he thinks, more of the woolly come 

 out than of the straight. This, indeed, he says, is the 

 case all over his bod}^, as well as upon his breast. 



Upon his thighs and legs, there is a good deal of 

 straight liair. 



The hairs, which are continually coming out from 

 different parts of his body, come out from both the dark 

 and from the sanguine-white parts. He says, the great- 

 est quantity comes out from the latter, or altered parts. 



Among all the changes ^vhich have taken place, his 

 eyes have continued unaltered, both as to colour and 

 strength. I am inclined to think that tliis will not always 

 be the case, should Moss live some years longer. I 



