, 1880-03-07
DISEASES Of THE SKIN.

Although but one organ Of the body, the skin
Is so complex structure and SO entirely ae.
pendent for beauty and heulth upon tne Rnftty R
offers Il sufficient field for the Hfc~study OF
physicians, and it is pleasure to record me
fact TINT many eminent names are e1nbnlmed n
medical literature for fnith1nl Service III tnis
department of science. .
Skin diseases have been divided into two
cnssts local and const itttiodl, or discusses which
AFFECT the general structure Of the skin. inlpii-
eating all the tissues which enter into its com.
position, or diseases which infect the speciai
structure Of the skin, selecting as their seat
either the vessels, glands, nerves, Papill'c, Or
special organs that produce the hair nr nalls.
Those diseases which affect the general struct-
tre Of tho skin are the effects Of blood poison,
either acquired or inherited This applies to
the Ehou class Of diseases excepting, scabies,
parasitic animals. burns scalds; frost-bite and
chilbla1ns. 1t includes ct:Whcnld in Its various
forms, a,,druf, eysilds. rash 4cttle rash SUM
7ner rash, tooth rash, lptldrc rash, p'1,i0o tstter
psoriasis, scale, shingles, ring.oor.n POI, sty car-
Under this head comes leprd. 1upts, scro|uld4 tu-
bcrcles, ulcers, 1epr'sU, suphioIsrmdtd, Ineas'es
scarlet -{eueF, srndlt-poE, Mrto!a, r1ruuotd, ana
c}a;chc,.-lor. Tho above ure constitutional dis
eases aud Are deep-scatcd in the blood, but arc
the e..cn:cs of beauty.
The local diseases Of the skin are seated in tho
vessels, the nerves, the tubes, and the various
glands, and are Us numerous, il not SO well
known, dreaded, and fatal as the above In
cuded in this list are .ea,ts eau9sitfs c9r,s 70
n,ors, t,crces, badness, scdldhedd dnd de}orn'cd
mats. The -
TREATMENT :...'.'
of skin diseases from the nature Of the trouble.
has been constitutional and local. and has varied
with the times, and the knowledge, experience,
and Judgment OF the physician or charlatan who
hns had the case in charge. ..-.-
The treatment Is by no means UNIFORM, even
by physicians of the same school. Some apply
remedies externally, some internally. In one
respect there is remarkable unnn1nity among
all practitioners Of medicine,-viz.. that tho only
cure in their Pharmacopfrja IS the use OF the
most deadly drugs and mineral poisons
4 distinguished authority, who has made q
speciality of cutaneOus diseases. states thnt in
their treatment three remedies with specific
cdy possessing cnthartic, tonic, nnd Alternative
properties, which will enable 1t to expel through
the natural purifiers Of the body.--yiz., the
lungs. liver, kidneys, bowels. und skin, the con-
stitutional poison which floats in the blood and
circulating fluids Of the body. Second. an cx-
ternal, unchangeable application ct jelly con
sstence that may arrest Inflammation or trr1tsl-
ton and destroy fungus or parasitic groWths'
and, thirdly an emoliicnt and healing ss:ap, free
from cuustic ulknlies and irritating properties,
for cleansing diseased surfnces, and pnrtnking.
in 1nilder form, the medicinal properties Of
the external application.
After eight years Of scientific investigation,
careful experiments, and patient study, these
three remedies have been discovered. and have
met with cordial reception from suffering h11-
manity, from physicians, and hospitals wherever
introduced.
Mcssrs Weeks & Potter, Chemists and Drug
Eists, Of Boston, q house long established and
fayorably known wherever American commerce
has reached, are the parties to whom Is cue the
credit Of Introducing to the world discovery
which has already accomplished SO much and
which promises SO much.