The Rich and poor people with hair

Human hair is part of people,according to writer  Morris's argument in "naked ape",hair is decoration and no essentially effect. 

The decoration is mainly rich man's game, the poor can not afford that, so the poor’s hair become the rich’s ornament.

Dating back to thousands of years ago Ancient Egypt,wigs and human hair very popular. In"Cleopatra" the romantic woman named Cleopatra, it was said that the hair is not the way played by Elizabeth Taylor. Egyptians shaved their hair , and to do a variety of wigs worn on the head. The best wigs are made of real human hair. Real hair, who's real hair? Of course, everyone should really hair shaved ,the hair may solve part problem of raw materials, but also imports real hair from foreign .

In Ancient Rome perior, Europe people affected by rich Egyptian wigs and hair extension, also keen to use wigs and hair extension.Ancient Rome launched numerous wars, After conquering opponents after the first task is to immediately cut off the enemy and conquered people's hair, as a trophy,tribute to the palace.

Slaves also an important source of wig material, noble family slave's head, become a steady stream of parents to produce hair. There is also another source of human hair, after marriage women will cover up there head, people can not see the hair, so hair will not have much use, so women are willing to cut off the hair and sell to make money.Obviously only the poor need to make money selling the hair, the rich are not necessary.

In European history, poor farmers keep the hair by braids, after long enough they cut down and sell in the market, hair growth on head like a piece of land, the hair is the fruit of the land, which belongs to crops. This thing may extend quite long. The poverty and backwardness of rural girls in the Balkans often cut off her hair to sell for money, also rural girls in southern France cultivate and sell hair.

In the American Civil War, a woman named Delia write to the media, urging all women belonging to the Confederate supporters, over the age of 12 sell their hair in Europe, to paid off the southern federal debt. She calculated that if a pair of braids sell $ 20, Southern Federal debt can be solved. However, no one respond to this appeal, if not the life force starves, what a woman is willing to sell his own hair! Preaching patriotism seems there is no appeal.

    

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