Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-12
course pursued by the average practitioner and
advocated by most OF the schools OF medicine.

| esN'S@oSu W AA1ooV "a onC SChOOAo VA AAOeeSAAS.
THE TRUE THEORY.
But a little light is being thrown upon tn
darkness that has surrounded the intellect o
the past. TO few German and French physi
Clans auo specialists we owe what true progress
| we are making at the present time In the cure
obstinate affections Of the skin and scalp. They
| teacn ana prone ~ that diseases OF the skin and
scalp are caused by arrangement Of the sec
relory ana excretory tubes and vessels of the
true SKIN, ana l2) that such diseases or affections
are aegIaVated and maintained by poisonous
| Huiua containing the virus OF Scrorula. malaria,
| or contagious disease, which are discharged
| from The blood and circulating fluids upon the
s SSH tnfough the sweat and fat glands FROM
tlese lactS they successfully maintain that skin
diseases cannot be cured solely by internal
IenieoleS. nor solely by external remedies, bur
by Judictous use OF both These affections are
not wholly caused by impurities of the blood
ana circulating flufds nor are they due entirely
| 10 diseased condition of the sweat and faJ
puL 10 peculiar and fnseparAble Condition or
noun For II you treat The one to the NE elect OF
otief no progress Is made, but with attention t.
| Doth at The same time, and the use OF sucn
| remedies as | can here reco.nna id, a perm l.
| IeLt Cuie Is possible In nearly every case.
"wHAT WE WANT"
said distinguished authority oa the skin.
''Aiat We most earnestly desire in order to cure
Inc Incst Obstinate skin and scalp affections are
thlee great remedies, with as many specific
pu perHes: VIZ
Il. An external application OF Jelly con-
SiSteECe that has the p)wer or arre5Iins 1n1a
nation ard destroying fungus or parasitic
gr;wthS
"s. An emollient aud healing sap, fee from
causl1c alkalies, for cleansing diseased SUR
faces.
%. An internal remedy having a chemical
aiiinlfy or the power OF unlting with and ne,I-
traliZiDg or destroying the corrupt Particles Of
matter, Or disease breeding elements Whic.,
exist as III pu,lteS in the utODd and ciEcullttnl:
| fluids and which are discharged upon the skin
by tie sweat and fat glands to feed diseases
already existing
"With three sucl remedies as conceive IL
| possible to prepare but which do not now
NOW to exist, l Will venture to assert that
ninety per centum OF the skin diseases In exist
| ence may be permanently cured
THE USUAL REMEDIES FAILURES
II have appeared severe upon the med sal
| profession, have not been unjustiy 81 toward
| physicians who adhere 10 practices at variance
| with reason and common sense, and, withal Ia
| mentabie failures. / here assert that 70 ONT
| nlent. salve cerate lotion. or compound for ex-
ternal application, nor Alternative or blood pur-
hel for internal use, to be found In the nsateria
nedica VI the schools and colleges Of medicines.
and there are thousands OF them VIII certainly
cure case OF chronic salt rheum, psoriasis, or
Ieprosy-no hot even dandruff and simple scalv
afec1onS have tried them with ali the care
and experience suggested by a liberal educa-
tlon, but with unsatisfactory results. as to spec
INC curative properties.
HOPE FOR THE AFFLICTED.
Hence, when Messrs. Weeks & Potter, Chem
lists and Druggists, OF Boston, Informed me that
for eight years they had been EXPERIMENTING
With medicinal agents, ard had obtained
mostly from substances never before used in
medicine. and by process original with tne-r-
se;VeS. three great remedies. which they be-
leved TO be an infaliible cure for every kind OF
kin ard scalp disease from salt rheum To
iandruff, whether caused by a. scrofulous or
diseased tainted blood, Or by lngrOid condition
or The glands. tubes, vessels aud cells Of the
true SKIN, or both. AS mad concluded to de-
vote my life entirely tn the treatment O.
KIN afd sea p diseases, to which /
nave Given much study and attention, ca gerly
embrace the opportunity given me by Messrs.
Weeks q Potter to make a thorough test of
lhes remedies In my practice, and IL success
full to give them such publicity as tseir merits
ertl'le them to. This l how do, with the OBJ
ltct or thereby lesSening as far as In my power
the eat suffering caused by the diseases under
consideration. With this object in view re-
ceived quantity OF each remedy and made a
NEST careful examination OF them.
THE FIRST.
The name given to the first of these great
remedies is C1ticura, from cuts, the skin, and
cura, cure,-a ski. ire. In practice, found
II posse ssed wonderful curative properties as
they e--,sC In no other remedies OF the day. 1t
is entirely unlike anything for external applica
zion that have ever seen before. 1t does not
contain particle Of deleterious or unwhole-
some matter, and is SO easily applied that no
irritation or pain is caused by its application to
raw and inf1amed surfaces
Cutlcura, when used as directed Is wonder
fully adapted to soothe and heal the most III
famed surface to allay itchings and irritattons,
that have been tie torture OF lifetime, to de-
stroy fungus or unnatural growths on the skin
and scalp, to cleanse and purify the pores of the
sk1n and restore to healthy and regular action
the Oil glands, tubes and cells, upon whose per-
feet action depends the preservation OF healthy
skin and restoration when disc ised 1t does
not eyapoIate until the temperature Is raised
tomoTe Than double that OF the body and hence
is not disSpated by heat, but remains on the
skin until completely absorbed It does not
contain trace VI mercury, arsenic, Ztnc or
causHc chemicals OF any kfnd. IL will not be-
come rancid or spoil on exposure In any CHI
mate: 1t will be as fresh, fragrant, soothing.
and healing fifty years hence as it Is tod "
Contrast this with the horrible saives and ONT
mentS OF the present time! Its fragrant odor
Is no more grateful than Is its agreeable taste.
for, be it known, no remedy is better adapted
TO cure affections OF the throat and lungs than
Cuticura.
THE SECOND
A pure skin soap, appropriately nama1 after
the great remedy from which 1t draws its cura-
live properties is OF a delicate natural green
color, showing It's wholesome origin. It's
emollient, soothing, and healing action is the
same as Cuticura, only In modified form
While 1t cannot take the place IF the latter in the
treatment Of obstinate skin and scalp agectios it
may abty assist 1t at erery stage, and is postrey
spect pleasing contrast to the filthy products
prepared from the refuse OF sinks, vats, hotels.
hospitals, and rendering houses, reeking with
putrescence and animal parasites and the
germs Of contagious diseases, and innocently
labelled ''skfn SOAP" In recommending the
Cuticura soap as an assistant to Cuticura, as
we'll do III CiC pICoCIF dGlOu vi SIKH OF In
fants. OF gentlemen who shave, and those who
desire fresh and wholesome ska and scalp.
but I'LL to the brim the measure OF my duty to
the public.
Permit me to pause moment to impress upon
all the necessity OF frequent washing OF the
SKID ana scalp with sOap-uSing plenty OF soap
(1ree from cauStlc alkalies). Whether the skin
or scalp Is diseased or healthy do not be afraid
or soap 1t will assist all other remedies IL dis
eased, and preserve aud freshen the healthy
skin Too much ignorance prevails as to It's
yaiue In the preservation OF tie skin aud scalp
Cuticura Soap Is most fragrant and refre 5h. ny
application to the skin and will preserve tnt.
complexion better than all the COSMETICS In ex
istence. For the toilet bath, and nursery It Il
The purest healing aud cleansing soap before
The public, and should be eagerly demanded L,
all who value health, clear skim aad whole
some complexion.
THE THIRD
great remedy submitted to me is called the
Cultcura keSolvent because OF It's intimate relt
ton to Cuticura In the cure OF skin and seal
diseases. or all the remedies for The purct
zion Of The blood and circulating finds that
have ever examined, none apprna IN Ia speciti
medical action the wonderful properties OF the
ResOivent. In forty minutes after taking the
first dose 1t may be detected by chemical ;inaly
sis in the saliva, sweat, fat, and blood. shown
that 1t has entered the blood and circulatins
fluids, and made the entire circuit OF the Iilna