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our investigations we are inclined to agree with Yakowenko. 

 Excluding alopecia due to favus wc have found 83 individuals 

 with more or less baldness among 1,188 over 20 years of age. 

 The youngest was 26 years. Only 1 2 individuals younger than 

 40 were affected with baldness. 



Freckles [ephelidcs) was noted in all the red-haired individ- 

 uals, and those having swarthy skin are also very often affected 

 with freckles. Of 74 men and 62 women with light hair ob- 

 served, only 4 men and 2 women were freckled. 



