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Show . CHANGE AND LOSS OF HAIR. Cause Is Similar in Doth Man and Deast. Although wo aro told that tho leopard leo-pard can not change his spots, It Is cot tain that the markings on tho far of some nnlmals do change Especially Especi-ally Is this truo whero tho animal has a distinctive winter coat This chango has been studied by Barrett Hamilton, a British uaturnlist, who Is of tho opinion that whitening of tho fur generally gen-erally accompanies development of fatty tissue, which is a manifestation of Insufficient oxidation and henro of atrophy, which shows Itself In a whitening whit-ening of tho hnlr. In some nnlmals man, for Instance this atrophy Is manifested by baldness. That fat men aro often bald Is thus something moro than a coincidence. Success. |