(Medicine). (Koltun Polish). WOCHENSCHRIFT für die gesammte Heilkunde.

(Medicine). (Koltun Polish). WOCHENSCHRIFT für die gesammte Heilkunde.

No. 50-51. Berlin 1833. herausgeber: Dr. Casper. Mitredaction: Dr. Romberg, Dr. v. Stosch, Dr. Thär. 8, pp. 1145-1184, co-opr., opr. pperg. contemporary.
Good condition, browning of pages. Medical weekly, containing articles on , among other things,"Polish koltun", attempts at endermatological treatment, lightning strike wounds, and late childbirth at 43 months of pregnancy. Plica polonica - "Polish koltun," also known as nail, nailhead or bundle, a bundle of hair on the head glued together by sebum and exudative secretions, formed as a result of lack of hygiene or failure to use a brush or comb; the formation of a koltun was also fostered by the widespread wearing of hats among peasants. Old medical superstitions forbade cutting off the quilt for fear of negative health effects; wearing it was supposed to protect against disease and the devil. Sometimes a quilt was grown on purpose by rubbing the hair vigorously and thereby uncombed, causing it to become frizzy - in this case it is not related to hygienic negligence. An old quilt of this kind can be compared to dreadlocks; such deliberately grown quilts were worn in Pinsk and Mazovia as late as the beginning of the 19th century.