The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-26
THESKIN AND SCALP
How to Preserve them and
how to Treat them when
Diseased
BEAUTY, THAT MOST COVETED
PRIZE IS ONLY SKIN DEEP!
Some Of the Tortures inflicted by Skin
and Scalp Diseases.


Dome CT Inc 4oCLuTeS ADulcLeQ py 4hL0
and Scalp Diseases.
a Valuable Treatise on Cutaneous Dis
eases by DR.. George Beard.
Apart from the sufferings caused by
the skin diseases, their influence on the
happiness of those.to whom delicate and
pearly complexion is the dearest wish of
their lives is paramount.to all others. No
lady afflicted with cutaDeous eruptions, or
loss of hair, will deny that, to obtain
fair skin and luxuriant tresses, she would
gladly exchange the designations that
now mars her otherwise handsome face,
hands or hair, for other diseases of greater
severity-even danger-could their exist
enco be concealed from the public eye.
There is something repulsive about face
covered with humor; and all the grace of
manner and brilliant powers of converse
ton can scarcely remove the impression
! produced Oh one who witnesses it. 1t is
remembered when more important and
worthy subjects are forgotten. Many an
estimable lady's life has been embittered
by cutaneous affections. She inagines
that every one sees and comments upon
her looks. She avoids society and pub
lie places. and endeavors to hide her mis-
cry in seclusion. Here the struggle to
improve her appearance is renewed. No
remedy is too repulsive or dangerous to
be used Arsenic is devoured by the
pound, mercury is taken internally and
applied externally, until the teeth rattle in
their loosened sockets, and the system
grouns beneath the load of poisons it is
obliged to carry.
If such be the feelings of one afflicted
with slight skin blemishes, what must be
the condition Of those suffering from salt
rheum, letter, ringworm, pemphigus, pso-
riasis, leprosy, ichen, prurigo, and scald
head? No pen can fully describe the tor
lures they endure. Death in many cases
might be considered q blessing. The
burning heat, inflammation. and itching
nearly impel the sufferer to do violence to
himself in order TO end his sufferings |
have seen patients tear their flesh with
their nails until the blood flowed in
streams. Others have told me that they
could cut the flesh from their limbs. SO
great was the agony they endured.
With view to impart scme useful in
m hn Nd
walton of the skin, scalp and hair, and the
proper treatment of them when diseased,
| have here condensed to opular form
my previous articles on this subject.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SKIN.
The skin is composed of two layers
which may be separated from each other
by the action of a blister, The thin part
is called the scarf skin the CuticLe or the
epidernliS; that which remains in connec
ton with the body is the SenSitiUe skin
the cuts, the derD1G. or the true ScdrJ
skin. Each has separate duties to per-
form, The scarf skin is horny and insen
slble, aud serves as sheath to protect
the more sensitive skin under it, Were
the scarf skin taken off, we could moi
: bear to have anything touch US. The der
ma or true skjH and its gland, oil tubes
etc, are the seat of all cutaneous diseases
! These may be separated into four grea
divisions, viz, diseases of the true skin
diseases of the sweat glands and tubes, di
seases OF the oil glands and tubes. and di
s2ases of the hair and hair glands
THE OIL GLANDS AND TUBES.
That the skin may be Timber and healthy
it is necessary to have it oiled every day
and for this the Creator has wisely pro
, vided by placing in the true skin small
glands and tubes, whose Office it is to pre-
pare and pour out upon the surface tn,
proper amount of oil. On some parts O
, the body they do not exist, but are abun
dant on the face, nose, ears, head, eye
lids, etc. They produce the wax of thu
, ears, and on the head they open into tn
sheath of the hair and furnish it with ma
lures own hair oil or pomade. When TIL
, skin is healthy, these little vessels ar,
, always at work, and constantly responding
to the demands made upon them. Con
sequently no person should be afraid t
wash thoroughly every day with soap ant
water, lest as the Boston Medical Journ
, al once taught, the skin be injured b,
! having the oil removed from it. Ere
quent washings with pure soap-and
have something to say further on abou
soap that will be Of interest to all who de
r sire to preserve the skin and scalp il
health or to properly treat them when dis
, eased-and lukewarm water, followed b,
q brisk rubbing with coarse towel, will d.
! more to preserve the healthy action of OF
. glands and tubes, upon which depends
a clear and wholesome complexion, than al
q the cosmetics in the world. But unfortu
nately, the skin is not we'll taken care OF
!, Its actions, are sluggish and imperfect
= and the contents OF the oil cells and tubes
instead of flowing easily, become hard an
q impacked, and the vessels are not emptiec
Hence the formation of
> GRUBs AND WORMS.
10 or, technically cOmedones. When til
If matter produces inflammation of the tube
g there is then black spot in the middle c
r a red pimple, and the disease is Gale
+ spotted acne. Sometimes the action {
3, the glands is too great, and oil is poure
out 30 profusely that the surface shine