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Scarification is the mechanical removal of surface thatch from a lawn. Surface thatch naturally forms on a lawn. However, when it gets too thick it prevents important nutrients such as water, fertiliser and oxygen from getting to the grass roots.
The result is a mossy and spongy lawn. Scarification removes most of the surface thatch and is an essential practice of good annual Lawn Care included in our Standard and Ultimate Treatment Programmes. Our process involves taking core samples from your lawn and assessing the depth or thatch below and above the soil line; excess thatch above the soil line indicates a need for Scarification. Do you find your lawn suffers with moss in the autumn and winter time?
Is the lawn spongy under foot? These are often signs that the lawn needs to be scarified. We also take core samples from the lawn and look at the depth of thatch below and above the soil line. Excess thatch above the soil line indicates a need for Scarification. Read more information about thatch by clicking here. Definitely not. Lawn raking, whether using a spring-tine rake or a raking machine, is the removal of moss on the lawn. Scarification using heavy duty flails like knives removes the cause of the moss, surface thatch.
Rather, she chose to have the design etched into her skin. The entire process — from sketching the design on her leg to the actual cutting — took about an hour. He says scarification often hurts less than a tattoo; in fact, all forms of scarification occur on the same level of the skin as tattoos: on the dermis, far above fatty tissues and muscle matter. The practice is illegal in some countries such as Britain and several U.
Most recently, the practice was banned in Arkansas, though that bill was overturned after public outcry against the decision. Winnipeg declared the practice illegal in A spokesman for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care says there can be severe health risks that result from having these procedures. In Toronto, the public-health board monitors tattoo and piercing parlours through regular inspections, though officials say they have yet to come across the practice of scarification, which is considered a "personal service.
We would follow the same Infectious Prevention and Control principles as any other invasive service," said agency spokesman Kris Scheuer. They are scarring themselves by cutting or branding their skin—a process known as scarification. In the U. But by the early s, members of a neotribal, or "modern primitive," movement began using scarification. For some, this type of body modification sends the message that they don't want to fit into society in the ordinary sense.
Over the last seven or eight years, Pitts said, scarification has become remarkably widespread in the U. Scarification is done either by cutting repeatedly with a scalpel, using a cauterizing tool, or by "strike branding," which is much like cattle branding. After cleaning the area and stenciling on the design, the artist begins cutting or burning the skin until reaching the right depth and width. People around the globe have long used their bodies as canvases for the expression of cultural identity, community status, connection to ancestors or gods—and to mark rites of passage or to "wear" a permanent amulet.
The Maori and other western Pacific peoples have a long history of tattooing. The word "tattoo" is believed to have originated in Polynesia from tatau, which means "to mark. Some tattooing and scarification rituals are extremely painful.
Joseph Campbell noted in his book Primitive Mythology: The Masks of God that throughout the world, the rituals of transformation from infancy to manhood are often excruciating ordeals.
Many are deeply sacred rites. In Papua New Guinea's Sepik region, scarification is an initiation rite for young men. There, it is believed that crocodiles created humans.
The initiate's chest, back, and buttocks are sliced with a bamboo sliver to test their strength and self-discipline. The resulting scars represent teeth marks of the crocodile that "swallowed" the young man during the ceremony. In Australia, scarring was practiced widely among Aboriginal peoples but is now restricted almost entirely to parts of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
At the age of 16 or 17, cuts are made on the chests, shoulders, and bellies of both men and women. Without these scars, "clean skin" tribe members were traditionally not permitted to trade, sing ceremonial songs, or participate in other tribal activities. In Ethiopia's Karo tribe, men scar their chests to represent killing enemies from other tribes.
Women with scarred torsos and chests are considered particularly sensual and attractive. Scarification has been most used among dark-skinned equatorial peoples. There are several reasons for the growing popularity of scarification.
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