The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-28
MEDICAL.
(4ticura
HUM0R OF the FACE
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Case.

MEssRs. WEEKS & POTTER: GentlemeR,-To say
thatI am grateful, is only poor expression Of my
feelings, but it is the best word can use, for 1
feel 1t In every sense of the word. l have been
great sufferer with skin diseases for the last twelve
(l2) years My head and face being covered with
sores, l Could not rest with the burning heat and
itching or the parts affected, and confined to
my house for weeks at q time. My disease has
been called Eczema, OF 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 cure, and in 1867 went 10
Europe, and consulted some OF The best physicians
in London. 1 received temporary relief only, for
in the spring 1t would break out as bad as ever
When l came back TO Boston, Twas told by many
friends that DR.. -, (whose reputation for the
cure Of those diseases was of the hie hest order)
could me. waited on the doctor; he pre-
scribed for me, | followed his advice for six
months, and can safely say, without any improve
ment. tried other physicians, and among them
DR.. -, OF East Boston, and DR.. -, If city
proper, but ell to no purpose: They did me no
good their remedies were Intellectual that at no
time did feel that q cure would result from them
l have swallowed five hundred arsenic Mills k.o0
grain and taken bottle after bottle of internal rem
edies, besides all the external ap pcations have
used, but the effect was the same. became salts
ned ina could not be cured, but might be kept
from getting worse.
Now, about three months ago, Mr. Meehan,
gentleman well known to Boston people, called
my attention to your CUTIcURA, and promised
wonderful results II 1 would only make trial.
He told me OF his own experience with 1t, and so
persevered on me that went with him to a drug
!
and some Soap, and commenced to use 1t accord
ing to the directions. There was so much humor
lodged within the skin, that as soon as l COM
menced the use of CUTICURA il came to the sur
face and festered. until vast quantities had
out and greatly intensified my suferiugS for about
two weeks. But did not mind this, as felt that
| | was going to get rid of the humor when saw it
coming 10 the surface in such large quantities.
After the first two three weeks use of this rem
edy, was greatly encouraged by a gradual les
SEEMING of the Inflammation Of a number of painful
sores. carefully, faithfully, and Cheerfally fol-
| lowed the directions TO the letter, feeling each
! week nearer a cure, until at the present moment,
after three months use Of CUTCURA, and tw, I've
years of as constant suffering ever endured,
| / can say that am curci, and pronounce my case
| the most remarkable on record. l have been so
elated with my success T. at have stopped men on
the street who afflicted, and told them to get
the CUTICURA and it would cure them. This is
why am grateful to you, for believe 1t to be
the best and greatest discovery of the age and that
1t Will cure ali who suffering with these dis
eases. may add thatI took no internal medicine
but the CCTJCURA REsoLvENT.
WILLIAM TAYLOR.
BosToN, Aug. -, 1878.