Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1931, Page 11

MAN'S TRAITS SEEN IN'ALL PRIMATES Baldness and Gray Hair Found to Be Common Characteristics. Men grow bald and their hair turns y because they must follow certain ndamental tendencies in the great primate family to which the human Tace belongs. Such is the conclusion of Gerrit S. Miller, jr., curator of the division of mammals of the Smithsonian Institu- tion, after a study extending over several years. This study, of far-reaching eance in the field of anthropols far to explain various characters oiten considered exclusively human, buc| which, Mr. Miller shows, are widely distributed in the primate group. Hu- man baldness, this research shows, in 80 far as it follows these primate pat- terns, is part of the inevitable evolu- tionary process. There is nothing to be done about it, althou; ™ the case may be quite different when the baldness is the result of some definite physical or nervous pathology. Follows Definite Pattern. ‘When the male of the human species begins to lose his halr, Mr. Miller shows, the spread of baldness tends to follow certain definite patterns. There is to be a uniform raising of the hair line of the forehead. This also is a specific character in the bald chim- panzee. With some persons baldnss begins in the form of two blunt wedges on the sides of the forchead above the ears. This pattern is v similar to that of the Celebes black ape. Fre- quently a bare spot begins to form at the same time at the top of the crown. This is an occasional character of one ©f the macaques ; Man tends to retain a fringe of hair, with baldness extending over the crown. The completely developed human bald area is perfectly outlined, Mr. Miller shows, in one of the South American monkeys. Th> long, dark hair at the side and back of the head of this ani- mal occupies the area that remains haired in normal human baldness, while the light hair on the median area, cor- responding with the human bald spot, is so short and sparse that it does not eonceal the skin of the scalp. Beards Are Similar. The process of turning gray affords even more striking likenesses running through the primate family. Mr. Miller presents eight well defined color pat- terns among men. One is the white beard contrasted with the dark crown. This frequently seen pattern among men is also found in many specles of monkeys. Another is the white chin beard contrasted sharply with dark whiskers and head. Mr. Miller found the same color contrast in one of the African monk Still another pat- tern consists of a dark mark on the cheek margin of a gray beard accom- panying a gray or bald head In the Jewish push-cart market dis- trict in New York City, wiere beards still are prominent, Mr. Miller found this pattern in 47 out of 55 bearded men observed. A similar color pattern is found in many of the monkeys, notably in immature Japanese maca- 1 often are exhibited in zoos. human temple spot is the ttern whnich is well de- the gelada baboon. As they 1 size the temple spots exiend long the sides of the head r the wnole area that ed in normal baldness n is well marked in the gnifi- until _they remains The s2me p: Wes: Is Relatively Bare. f man is relatively bare of has sometimes been s cd as due to countless generations ut. says Mr. Miller, “it % pos- to recognize the fact that human barencss is only an exaggeration of a tendency that is founG in other primates. The general distribution of Jonger and shorter hair on the body of the gorilla rather closely coincides with the human scheme, By continu- ing the process along the lines marked out in this great ape a stage would eventually be reached In which the body would become bare while the arms and legs ned traces of their origi- nal coats “The sexual hair pattern on the hu- man face is another subject of age- Jong speculation. No one has ever been able to show that its presence has aided man’s career as a species. But it seems clear that in this respect man has de- veloped in the same general way as the white-cheeked gibbon of Siam, the rangs of Borneo and Sumatra, the lack howler monkey of South Amer- ica and the macaco lemur of Madagas- car, all of which have sexes that differ from each other in appearance. Man and these other primates have followed a tendency that may crop out anywhere in the group of animals to which they all belong.” Finds Nothing New. “Often, although not invariably,” Mr. Miller continues, “the process of turn- ing gray culminates in a stage of com- plete whiteness. But even when a hu- man being has turned gray over the entire body or even has lost all hair color he has done nothing that is es- sentially new or peculiar for a primate Light gray or nearly white species of primates have arisen in both Asia and South America < albinistic no; way individually sbnormal, G ying and whiten- ing in man seems likely to be nothing more than another example of human submission to a rule that some other primates have followed. Therefore the strong tendency present in the white Tace of man for the hair to loose its color at an early age may be part of & racial process of depigmentation that has already almost whitened the skin Opportunity To buy an $1,850 Stieff Grand Piano purchased from us a short time ago. This instrument must be sold at once regard- less of price as party wants s leave city immediately and cash must be Taised at once. We will finance this deal so it can be arranged to purchase same on easy terms. This instrument can be seen by calling in person only. goes | sa and that may be destined in the future to bring about permanent whitening of the hair as well.” The evidence, Mr. Miller concludes, points to the probability that man has these characteristics because, as a primate, he cannot avoid them. They are the common property of the great group of mammals to which he per- tains. % Relationship Unimportant. 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