The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-26
MEDICAL.
(9ticura
HUM0R OF THE FACE
and Head cured-A terrible Case.

MEssRs. WEEKS & POTTER: GeHtEenaen,-To say
matt am grateful, Is only poor expression of my
feel 1t in every sense of the word. l have been a
great sufferer with skin diseases for the last twelve
Cl2) years. My head and face being covered with
sores, could not rest with the burning heat and
itching or the parts affected and was confined to
my house for weeks at a time. My disease has
been called Eczema, OF 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 Ii would break ont bad as ever
When came back to Boston, Twas told by many
friends that DR.. -, (whose reputation for the
cure of those diseases was of the highest order
could cure me. waited on the doctor; he pre-
scribed for me, | followed his advice for six
months, and can safely say,without any improve
ment. tried other physicians, 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 Io
time did feel that a cure would resultfrom them
have swallowed five hundred arsenic pills 5-2O
gran and taken bottle after bottle of internal rem
edies, besides all the external applications have
used, but the effect he same. / became salts
ned ina could not be cured, but might be kept
from getting worse.
Now, about three months ago, Mr.. Meehan, a
gentleman well known to Boston people, called
my attention to your CUTIcURA, and promised
wonderful results II would only make a trial.
He told me OF his own experience with 1t, and so
persevered on me that went with him to drug
ana some Soap, and commenced to use it accord
ing to the directions. There was so much humor
lodged within the skin, that as soon as 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 sufferings 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 gradual les
sening OF the Inflammation OF number Of painful
sores l carefully, faithfully, and cheerfully fol-
lowed the directions to the letter, feeling each
week nearer a cure, until at the present moment
after three months use Of CUTCURA, and twelve
years of as constant suffering ever endur
| can say that am cured, and pronounce my case
the most remarkable on record. have been &C
elated with my success that have stopped men or
the street who were afflicted, and told them to gel
| the CUTICURA and it would cure them This il
why am grateful to you, for believe 1t to bC
the best and greatest discovery OF the age and thai
it Will cure all who suffering with these dis
| eases. may add that took no internal medicine
| but the CUTICURA REsOLyENT.
! WILLIAM TAYLOR.
| BosToS Aug. -, 1878.