THE HAIRS. 345 



The hairs differ much in their size and appearance in the se- 

 veral parts of the body. Those on the head (capilli, caesaries,) 

 grow to the greatest length of any, and are most numerous in 

 proportion to the space they occupy. Those which surround 

 the month, and are on the cheeks, (julus, mystax, barba,) ex- 

 ceed the others in size, and when allowed to grow, are next in 

 length, and more disposed to curl. Those around the eyes 

 (cilia and the supercilia,) are not disposed to exceed an inch in 

 length, and have a long slender spindle shape. Those at the 

 orifices of the nostrils and ears are of the same habits as the 

 latter. Those of the arm pit, (glandebalae,) and about the or- 

 gans of generation, (pubes,) are limited to the growth of a few 

 inches. 



In the male subject there are hairs of considerable length, 

 also, on the sternum, and about the nipples, an arrangement 

 which seldom occurs in females. In most individuals, hairs 

 are found over the whole remaining surface of the body; but 

 in females, and in many males, they are too fine to be readily 

 visible. In some subjects, brought into our dissecting-rooms, 

 the pilous system has been so developed as to form a shaggy 

 coat over the whole body, and almost to conceal the skin. 



We are informed, on the authority of Jameson's Tour, of 

 a man, at Ava, covered from head to foot with hair. That 

 on the face and ears is shaggy, and about eight inches long; 

 on the breast and shoulders it is from four to five. He is a 

 native of the Shan country, and married a Burmese woman, 

 by whom he has two daughters: the youngest is covered 

 with hair like her father, but the eldest resembles her mo- 

 ther.* 



In the female the hairs of the head are more abundant, and 

 reach a greater length than they do in the male. As a general 

 rule, the colour of the hairs corresponds with that of the eyes 

 and of the skin, and the darker they are, the coarser. Accord- 

 ing to WithofF, a quarter of an inch square of skin has upon it 

 147 black hairs, while the same extent has 162 hazel, or 182 

 white ones, in other individuals. 



Each hair consists in a bulb and in a stalk. The bulb is the 

 adherent extremity, and is whiter, softer, and generally larger 



* Littell's Museum, No. 69; p. 412. 



