Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-20
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THE SKIN.

How few persons understand the
mechanism and phj siology of the ex
ternal covering of their own bodies !;
and seldom do we find individuals who
possess the most remote idea of the
important part the skin plays in the
preservation of health when its func-
tions are properly performed. or the
alarming consequences the injury of its
Offices produces. Each square inch of
surface throughout the body contains
$500 pores, aud the plumber of square
inches of surface in a man of ordinary
stature is nearly $500, making the
almost incredible number of seven mil
lions. From three to four pounds oil
eAcremeutitious matter makes its exit
through these pores in twentv>four
hours, if they are not agglutinated with
filth. or contracted by sudden exposure
to cold, thus closing the channels
which nature designed for the eIimina>
ton of noxious materials, the retention
of which causes diseases of various
kinds, by compelling other organs to
perform an additional amount of labor,
aud by acting as poison.
These facts should furnish sufficient
evidence to every person of the neces-
sity of keeping the skin we'll cleansed,
and of the pernicious results of expos
ing the body to cold currents of air
when in state Of perspiration.
Doubtless, thousands of lives are an
nually sacrificed through ignorance of
the laws which govern the human
organism.
If this be true. all intelligent persons
must be converted to the belief that
knowledge of the human machine aud
its fuoctions are of infinitely more
value to the health and happiness than
the amount of drugs consumed in a
year. Why do not some of our physi>
clans do more with the pen and tongue
to prevent disease, and less with dele
terious drugs to remove it, when
brought on through ignorance of the
causes which brou ght on through ig-
norance of the causes which produced
it? Why affect to despise doctors who
lecture on Anatomy and physiology,
sciences which form the basis of a
sound medical education Why use
their influence to disuade persons from
attending lectures, which are essential
to the well,being of every man, woman
and child If a knowledge of these
sciences are essential TO them, they are
not so to all
Parents, let your children learn the
mechanism of the human body, regard
less of those who endeavor to rctard the
dissemination of knowledge which per.
| tains to the promotion of health, or the
prevention of disease.
Teach them the function of every
organ 10 the body, that each one may
know how TO operate his own machine
so that his digestive system will need
no pills or emetics to keep it 10 repair
SO that his liver and lungs will cali fol
no 6oxious drugs to aid them to per.
form their Office, so that man may know
more Of health and happiness. and less
of physic and physicians.
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/ TO CLEAN WHITE FEATHERS -
Draw the feathers gently through
warm soap lather several times, thel
pass them through tepid, and fnall,
through cold water to rinse them. Thel
bold them short distance from the FIRE
and curl the separate parts Of tn
feather as it dries, by holding stee
knitting~pin in the hand, and drawing
each portion of the feather briskly be
tween the pin and the thumb.