The Red Cloud chief., 1879-10-23
ARSENlC.EiTING.
y Chemist Publicly Reveals s.n~ startling
Facts An ah"minsbtr and Dangerous
Female Practice.
In a. Getelani o. IT,

ri-- tomorrow. - surely will iha; woEn-
mn de prcmaiur.ly in n few wears boy n
slow but certain s.lf-de-truciiun."
The scene was on superior Street,
and the lady IN question Wa standing
on the sidewalk waiting for on. ui the
ears. IN. afternoon -un ,hnnr full
upon her. her drr-, and tout ensemble
marked her a. wealthy and refined. and
her fIc" Wa beautiful. bat als,ut the
large. gray eyes ihrr- wIs 4 weary,
troubled expression. and the marblr
face was almost deaih-like in it. pallor.
The skin Wa translucent, showing the
delicate blue veins beneath. /; Wa
perfectly pure and clear. but il Ma un-
natural. Accepting an Invitation 10
step into the chemists laboratory. The
reporter wa- ~opn seated in a spacious,
room, surrounded 10y thousand, #
b"ttle> "f all shapes and sizes, and
the conversation turned again upon the
Woman seen up in the street.
That lady" said the chemist, -cri-
uu~ly. d" j. IN drScHtr-edtsr. Few have
any idea how the deadly, damnablc
habit J. >prcading. Even in thi- city il
numbers it, dryotcc> hy hundreds. |
had almost said 10y thousands. and the
husband who pride himself on hi, wife'-
beautiful complexion, the father who
presses the pale forehead Of his daugh-
ter, and the lover who i proud 81.
while h. l. anxious about, the trau>par-
cnt and clear complexion of hi- sweet
heart, never dream for a moment that
il j. an unnatural effect produced by the
Use of a poison which will sooner or la
ter destroy life. | am not telling this
for sensation il l. "A terrible truth, and
| could sit down and write off now a
list 81 800 name of ladies who are in the
habit of using thi, drug regularly. | could
,tartlc this city 10y telling il that the
women of many Of IL best families are
committing a slow suicide. \ pTic-
ticcd chemist can tell at Il glance a per
son addicted Ia this vice, and IL has been
my custom for some years past to note
down II person | meet who has the
mark Of the arsenic habit upon them.
II | were Ia show you that list YOU would
be a<tOni>hcd.'
GLOW i the drug usually taken
Sometimes pure, IN minute doses.
but generally in the form If Fowlcr'> Su-
luton. For the first few months, maybe
in some cases for Il year. little or no cf-
fccts cn~uc, but after that time the beau
tiful pallor which You have seen j. pro-
duccd. After a few years the wr,tchcd
woman begins To feel her health giving
way. and decides la discontinue it, u>c.
Alas. il j. too late, The face changes
Ia a liyid red, every one notices it. and
in despair she returns Ia the same
| course. and receives the congratulations
of her friends on her restored health.
After some wears, however, the face
| gradually changes from the clear color
of alabaster To a dull, gha-tly complex
ion like chalk; the whole system. >ltu-
rated with this mineral. gives way. and
usually death mcrcifully ends a life Of
paralysis Such has been the history of
many of our wives and daughters, and,
unless the >tron" arm of the law steps
in and puts stringent rules on the sale
of this poison, it will be- the history of
thousands Of the present and rising gen
Grafton
Are there any other drugs used for
the complexion which have the same
effects aS a~rScnic?"
None which have such awful con>c-
qucnceS in their train. because there are
no other poiSons which are habitually
taken internally To bcautify the com
pleXion, hut great damage i being done
by the Use of cosmetics. Why. sir. |
have analyzcd over sixty of the leading
cosmetic preparations. aud | did not find
II which did not contain either sugar
of lead, oxide Of zine. or some other
preparations of lead. The amount va
ricS from two 10 ten grains per ounce.
but in all it i the leading ingredient. -
what would be the effect of the CON
tinued use of coSmetic>?"
"Brieily this: Sooner or later. in pro-
portion Ia the quantity used and the
frequency of it, application, the pores
of the face become packed with the in
soluble material Of the base, causing
lcad-poiSnning of the minute nerves and
hlood-vcSSelS, and paralysis of the skin.
extending ever in some instances To the
neck and arms. The paralysis of the
skin i not dangerous of itself. but il i
liable To bring on diseases of the throat.
and respiratory organs. and il always
has the effect IF making the skin yellow
and lcather-likc. But if the con>c-
qurnccS which follow the Use Of co>met-
ic> are not 81 deadly a. those which fol-
low the internal Use Of arsenic. they are
far more widely spread. | assure You
IL Il solemn fact that. to the best of my
belief. and | have given the subject cN-
tended and close attention. 80 per cent.
of the women between the ages OF -
and 80 Use cosmetics in a greater
or less degree. and probably 10 per
cent. between II and -. People fail To
realize the immensely of the evil. ! have
seen dozens of eases. and heard If hun
dredS more on good authority, of moth
erS applying these poisonous prcpara-
tion> To their young children, and even
to infants Il few weeks old. running the
complexion for life. II l. 4 secret un-
derhand trade in one way. for the wom-
an seldom tells her dearest friends that
she hahitually uses Il certain balm ar
r%enovator. The manufacturers and
dealers who pander Ia this wrctched
taste make no secret of their prepaTa-
ton. but advertise it far and wide. and
it will give some idea of the widespread
demand which exists for these pniSonS
when I tell You that during the year 1873
Niitt' WIZ IiltiItAitNl Nltt diid >'i' ll
this country alone over |. 100000 gallons
IF a certain well known patent wash for
the face and neck. While on this sub
ject | must not omit 10 mention a prep
aration, which | will not name, for the
removal Of freckleS. As il certainly does
remove freckleS. its sale has enormously
increased in the last two years. \ few
months ago analyzed a specimen. and
was Mortified To find that it contained %
per cent. of corrosive sublimate. At
present it has a large sale. and ii is re-
tailed at n high price"
Are there any cosmetics which I'M
prove the skin and are harmless
"None. except fresh air and pure
water. Carbonate of magne>ia Is quite
extensively used. and is not, perhaps.
positively injurious: but it makes the
skin look tough and old, and in time
stops the circulation of the blood in
small vessels of the face. Whiting has
the same effect. The better and more
expensive rouge> made from pure cochi-
neal, or cochineal carmine. are no in
furious when used in moderation and
washed off every night, but the cheap