The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-03
MEDICAL
(Gticura,
HUM0R OF The FACE
and Head oured-A terrible Case.

MEssRs WEEKS & POTTER: GeRtleDaen,-To say
thatI am grateful, is only poor expression of my
feelings, but it is the best word can use, for I
great sufferer with skin diseases for the last twelve
Q2) years. My head and face being overed with
sores, could not rest with the burning heat and
itching or the parts affected, and was confined to
my house for weeks a 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 cure, and in 1867 | went 10
Europe, and consulted some of the best physicians
In London received temporary relief only, for
in the spring 1t would break out as bad as ever
When came back to Boston, Twas told by many
friends that Or. -, (whose reputation for the
cure of those diseases was OF the hest order1
could cure me. waited on the doctor; he pre-.
scribed for me, I followed his advice for six
months, and can safely say,without any improve
ment tried other ph ysicians, and among them
DR.. -, of East Boston, and DR.. If city
proper, but all to no purpose. They did me no
good their remedies were Intellectual that at O
time did feel that a cure would resuItfrom them
have swallowed FIVE hundred arsenic pills $40
gram and taken bottle after bottle OF Internal rem
eoles besides all the external ap pcations | have
used, but the effect was The same became salts
ned tina 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 If would only make trial.
He told me OF his own experience with it, and so
persevered on me that went with him to drug
store and bought two large boxes of CUTICURA,
and some Soap, and commenced to use it accord
ing to the directions. There was so much humor
lodged within the skin, that as soon l COM
menced the use Of CUTICURA 1t came to the sur
face and festered, until vast quantities had come
out and greatly intensified my sutferings 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
sening OF the Inflammation of number OF painful
sores. carefully, faithfully, and cheeriulfy fol-
lowed the directions to the letter, feeling each
week nesrer a cure, until at the present moment
after three months use of CUTCURA, and tw I've
years of as constant suffering endured,
can say that am cured, and pronounce my case
the most remarkable on record. l have been so
elated with my success tat have stopped men on
the street who afflicted, and told them to get
the CUTTCuRA and it would cure them This Is
why am so grateful to you, for believe 1t to be
the best and greatest discovery OF the age and that
ii VIII cure all who suffering with these dis
eases. may add that took no internal medicine
but the CUTICURA REsOLvENT.
WILLIAM TAYLOR.
BosToN Aug. %, 1878