The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-05
MEDICAL
(9ticura
HUMOR OF The FACE
ana Head cured-A terrible Case.

MEssRs. WEEKS & POTTER: GentIemen,-To say
thatI am grateful, is only poor expression of my
feelings, but it is the best word can use, for
feel 1t In every sense of the word. l have been
great sufferer with skin diseases for the last twelve
(12) years. My head and face being covered with
sores, could not rest with the burning heat and
itching or the parts affected, and was confined to
my house for weeks at q time. My disease has
been called Eczema, OF a most aggravated type, by
many physicians, but doubt if ever fully under
stood by any of them. 1t was more like combi-
nation OF several skin humors. l have spent
much money seeking a cure, and in 1867 went TO
Europe, and consulted some OF the best physicians
in London. received temporary relief only, for
in the spring it would break out as bad as ever
When came back to Boston, was told by many
friends that DIR. -, (whOse reputation for the
cure of those diseases Of the hi hest order)
could cure me. waited on the DOCTOR he pre-
scribed for me, | followed his advice for eix
months, and can safely without any improve
ment tried other physicians, and among them
DR.. -, OF East Boston, and DR.. -, Of city
proper, but all to no purpose. They did me no
good their remedies were so Intellectual that at
time did feel that a cure would result from them
have swallowed five hundred arsenic pills, $50
edies, besides all the external ap plicatOns have
used, but the effect was he same. became salts
fed tina | could not be cured, but might be kept
from getting worse.
Now, about three months ago, Mr.. Meehan, a
gentleman well known to Boston people, called
wonderful results II would only make a trial.
lie told me OF his own experience with 1t, and so
persevered on me that went with him to drug
StOIO huu OOuSut TWO large DuAcs Ol COIICbhAN
and some Soap, and commenced to it accord
ing to the directions. There was so much humor
lodged within the skin, that as soon as | COM
menced the use of CUTICURA ii came to the sur
face and festered, until vast quantities had come
out and greatly intensified my suferings for about
TWO weeks. But / did not mind this, az l felt that
was going tOget rid OF the humor when saw it
coming to the surface in such large quantities.
After the first two or three weeks use of this rem
edy, was greatly encouraged by a gradual les
SEEMING of the Inflammation of number of painful
sores l carefully, faithfully, and cheerfnlly fol-
lowed the directions to The letter, feeling each
week nearer a cure, until at the present moment,
after three months use of CUuCURA, and tw, I've
years of as constant suffering endured,
can say that am curel, and pronounce my case
the most remarkable on record. | have been 20
elated with my success & at have stopped men on
the street who afflicted, and told them to get
| the CUTICURA and it would them. This is
why am so grateful to you for believe 1t to be
the best and greatest discovery OF the age, and that
1t VIII cure ali who suffering with these dis
eases. may add that took no internal medicine
| but the CUTIcURA REsOLVENT.
| WILLIAM TAYLOR.
| RGsTON, Aug. %, 1878.