Why men become gray-headed

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Why men become gray-headed.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Ordering of human life. · Arrangement of man's bodily attributes. · view the constellation · filed as A1315.1

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general Dh I 314. Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 6 No. 18.

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Filed under Origin of hair and beard.

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Origin of bald heads Origin of beard Origin of hair around mouth and eyes. Original dispute between Hair and Stomach. Stomach compelled to stay on inside of man. Hair stands on guard at mouth and eyes to see that Stomach does not escape Origin of pubic hairs Origin of eyelashes

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