Starting with this presumption and recalling the undenied statement of defendant's pharmacist that the shampoo was "excess sively alkaline,' we may next inquire what the evidence discloses concerning the effect of such a mixture on the scalp.
His Honour then goes on to deal with the medical evidence adduced and says:—Of the. three physicians who testified on this point Dr. Petit is the oldest, has practised the longest and is the only one who had examined plaintiff's head. His conclusions, too, are supported by the very significant circumstance that others who purchased and used defendant's shampoo about the same time as plaintiff, suffered similar experiences. Such were the cases of Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Breen, and Mrs. Walter With such practical corroboration of Dr. Petit's testimony together with the other considerations above mentioned, we feel justified in finding that the damage to plaintiff's hair was caused by excessive alkali in the shampoo sold by defendant.
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