The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-26
THE SKIN AND SCALP.
vxex TO Preserve Them and Ho" :.
Treat Them when Diseased

xxew 20 Preserve Them and no" "
Treat Them when Diseased.
4 FAIR SKIN AND LuxURIAkT THESES
Tns SECRET or EEAUTY-sohE Or IN.
FORTUNES INFLICTED By SKIN AsD
scaIp.D,sEAsEs-Av VALUABLE 1hhA.
r1sE. BY MARY f. JossELfNE, d. De- of
NEW YORK.
Aaart from the suffering caused w sh. =,
,s,.eaSrs their influence on the happiness Va
shose to whom delicate and peariy eo'u-
,,inyion is the dearest wish OF tnelr i1 Ives, 70
p,aran,o,,nt 70 all others. No LADY aM'cte &c,
1r;,h c,,taneous eruptions or loss OF nalr "it
,,env thot To obtain fair skin ana iuAut'-
snt ;resses she would gladly exchange Tue
S;s,,rnrat;ons that now mar her other"ise
handsome face hands, or hail ioi o go
eases Of greater seyerity-evGn 1sns Tho
ronIa their existence be conGfaeu io,I ~
nub,c eye. There Is solne.n, ., .' pna oil
ahont face covered with nuHoI anu az
.,.e nrace OF manner and brilliant pow
III. =, conversation can scarcely remove
a. ;n,nrnssion produced on one who VIII
asxas 4 ltis remembered when more I'M
.,ertont and worthy subjects ere forgotten.
P Nanr an esiimable lady's life has been en-
6,,tnrad by cutaneorgs affections. She INA
Zines that every oac sees and comments
mon her looks. She avoids society ana pup
lie places, and endeavors to hide her misery
in seciusion. Here the struggle 10 Improve
her appcarance is renewed. NO reineus i
foo rcpul.iye OF dangerous to De used. ar
senlc is devoured in large quanIities, l,e
curv ia taken internally and applied eAter
ally until the teeth rattle in their loosencd
sockets. and the system groans beneath tue
load Of pofsons it is obliged 10 carry.
II such he the feelings OF one ahic'ea
with slight skin lemishes, what must oe
the condition OF those suffering from salt
rheum, letter. ringworn, pemphleus;
y,soriasis. leprosy, lichen. prurigo, ana scaia
heade No pen can fully describe Inc tor-
tnres they endure. Death in many cases
might be considered blessing. Inc D'in-
ins heat, inflammation, and itchin2 nearly y
impcI the sufferer to do violence 10 b!mseil
in order to end his suflernss. nave seeh
Datienls tear their flesh with their nails I'M
tiI the blood flowed in streams. Others
bavn told me that they cut the flesh from
tbeir limbs so great was the agony they ell
s1ured.
With view to impart some useful intor'
NATION on the construction and preSerfa-
finn OF the skin, scalp, and hair, ana the
nroner treatment of them when diseased
have here condensed to popular 3orm
such information rs is most desircu.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE. SKIN.
The skin is composed Of two layers
which nav be separated from each other by
The action of a blister. The thin portion
which is raised up by the blister IS called
the scarf skin, the cutiCle. or the ep1de'nS ;
that which remains in connection with the
body is the sensitive skin, the cIttS, Inc
dernaa. or the true Skin. Each bas separate
duties to perform. The scarf skin is norny
and inscnsIble, and serves rs sheatn 10
protect The more sensitive skin under II.
Were the scarf skin taken OF we coUid not
bear to have anything touch US. Tne oe's"@
or true skin and its glands, oll-tuDcs, e1c.'
are the seat of oil cutaneous diseases: lhese
NAV he separated into four great alVlslons-
viz, diseases Of the true skin, diseases OF
the sweat glands and tubes, diseases OF the
oil-glandS and tubes, and diseases OF Tue
hair and hair-glands.
THE OIL AND swEAT-GLASDs.
That the skin may he pIiable and healthy
1t is necessary to have it oiled every day,
and for this the Creator has wisely provided
by placing in the true skin small glands anu
tubes, whose Office it is to prepare ana pour
out upon the surface the proper amount OF
oil. On some parts of the body they do not
exist. but are abundant on the face, nose,
ears, head, eyelids. etc. They produce the
.- wax OF The ears, and on the head they open
into the sheath Of the hair, and furnish II
with natures own hair-oil or pomade.
When the skin is healthy these little vessels
are always at work, and constantly respond
ing to the demands made upon them Con-
sequently no person should be afraid to
wash thoroughly every day with soap ana
water, lest, as the Boston Medical journal
once taught, the skin be injured by having
the oil removed from it.
FREQUENT WASHING WITH PURE SOAP
free from caustic aikalies)-and | have
something to say further on about soap that
will be OF interest to all who desire to pre-
serve the skin and scalp in health or to pro-
perly treat them when diseased-and luke
warm water, followed by brisk rubbing
with coaI Sc towel, will do more to preserve
the healthy action Of The oil-glands and
tubes, upon which depends clear and
wholesome complexion, than all the cosmet-
les in the world. SO important is the free
and perfect action OF the sweat and fat or
oj-glands in the preservation Of the gene
raj health. as well as the special condition
OF the skin. that particular attention to them
will be rewarded by increased physical
health.
They discharge upon the surface OF the
body about two ana one half pounds OF
matter per day, and their Importance in the
publication OF the blood and fluids of the
body is so great that were they closed by an
impervious coating, like rubber OF oiled
silk, death would soon ensue.
The daily occupation OF many, want OF
cleanliness in others, and the inheritance OF
a sluggish skin, pave the way for numerous
diseases OF these vessels and tubes. Their
contents, instead of flowing freely, become
hard and impacted, and the vessels are not
emptied. Hence the origin OF many diseases.
Sometimes the action Of the gland is too
great, and oil Is poured out SO pro1use'y
that the surface shines with it. At other
times there is SO little that The skin is dry
and hard. In the hardened oily matter that
constitutes con,edones are found small ami
mails, which Erasmus Wilson, the great au-
thoritv. calls ~ he animal Of the oily pro-
duct Of the skin"
THE GREAT SKIN AND SCALP-DISEASES.
But, bad as are minor forms OF skin dis
eases, they sink il ,to insignifcance when
compared with The ,reat skin and scalp-dis-
eases with which [. thousands are afflicted
during their whole Ii YES. That the reader
may know more about: them, the principal
affections are here nan red, omusing Such US
are symptoms OF con stitutiooai diseases,
like measles, rash, etc. The most important
are salt-rheum OF ecZem; tetter, rlngworm,
psoriasis, impetigo, lepro ", tiehen, prurleo,
BARRIERS itch, Jackson's l zen. baker's Itch,