American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24
BEAUTY BUT SKIN DEF.

By II. f. JossELYS, n. D.. OF NEW YORK.

BYM. Z. JossELYN, n. D.. OF NEW YORK.
Apart from the suffering caused by skin
| diseases, their influence on tho happiness of
| those to whom a delicate and pearly complex
mon to al eshsr So asy e,ed
cutaneous eruptions, or loss of hair, win deny
tres:es. she would gladly exchange the disfis-
urations that now mar her otherwise hand
some face bands, or nsir for other diseases esss
existence be concealed from the public eye.
Many an estimable lady's life has been embit-
that every ono sees and comments upon her
looks. She avoids society and public places,
and endeayors to hide her misery in secIusion.
Here the struggle to improve her appearance
s renewed: No remedy IL too repulsive or
dangerous to be used. Arsenic is devoured in
and applied externally, until the teeth rattle
in their loosened sockets, and the system
if such be the feelings Of one anaicted with
dition OF those suffering from salt rheum, tet-
ter, rinRworm, pempbigus, psoriasis, leprosy,
fully describe the tortures they endure.
Dea,h In many cases might be considered
blessing The .o burning ling. heat Inflammation
violence to himself in order to end his suffer
ings l have seen patients tear their flesh
streams. Others have told me that they could
cut the flesh from their limbs, SO great was
Wfts q view to impsrs ssms useful informs
tien on the coastructisn and prsservatien Of
ment Of them when diseased, have here con-
densed to popular form such information -
THI CONSTRUCTION OF rHx SKIN
The skin Is composed Of two layers which
muy be separ ated from each other BY the &C.
raised up by the blister is called the scarf skim
the cuticle, or the epidermis; that which re-
tive skin, the cults, the derma, or the true
skin. Each has separate Quito, to perform.
The scarf skin 10 horny and insensibe, and
sYe skin under it. were the scarf Skin taken
on, we could not bear to have anything touch
oil tubes, etc, are the seat Of all cutaneous
THE OIL AND SWEAT GLANDS
That the skin may be plixble and healthy 1t
is necessary to have it oiled every day; andfor
this the Creator has wisely provided by placing
once 1t is to prepare and pour out upon the
surface the proper amount Of oil. On some
abundant on the face, nose, ears, head. eye
lids, etc. They produce tho wax Of the ears,
the hair, and furnish ii with natures own hair
oil or pomade. When the skin is healthy, these
little vessels are always ut work, and CONSTANT
ly responding to the demands made upon
afraid to wash Thoroughly every day with soap
and water, lest, as the boston Medical Jour
nsr once taught, the skin be injured by hay
Ing the oil removed FROM it.
cfres from caustio aiIaiies) and iukewarm
water. followed By brisk rubbing with coarse
the oil
depends a clear and wholesome complexion.
than all the cosmetics in the world. So inn
sweat and fat or oil glands in the preservation
of the general health, well as the special
to them will be rewarded by increased physical
health. They discharge upon the surface Of
body about 6oY s two and pounds I'd Of
publication of the blood and fluids of the body
Is 80 great that, were hey closed BY an fmper-
THE GREAT SKIN AND SCALP DISEASES.
But bad as are minor forms of skin diseases,
they sink into insignifcance when compared |
with the great skin and scalp diseases with |
Whole lives. That the reader NAV Inow m 1ns,e
about them, the principal affections are here |
named. opitting such as are sym ptoms Of CON
The most important are salt rheum eczema, |
letter, ringworm. psoriasis. impetigo, leprosy, |
bakers itch, ground itch. scald head and dam
Towering above all others in extent. In durs.
lion, in suffering, is
EczEMA,
called salt rheum. Wilson divides |
nole; but it is Sufficiently clear to the average
reader, and will be recognized by its small
wstery blister about the , size OF pinhead.
isis are but little behind salt rheum in the saf-
'ering they cause. scald head is another OBJ
|
troying the hair. and producing great misery
md suffering. The scalp, like the skin, is sub
ect to salt rheum, letter, dandruf, and other
.ruptfve and scaly diseases, which generally
lestroy the hair follicles, and produce per-
nanent badness.
THE TREATMENT
II diseases of the skin or scalp has been for
enturies based upon the mistaken theory
h mt they are entirely due to some fmpurity Of
h. blood. No special attention has ever been
ERECTED tOthe important part the sweat and
at glands play in the propagation and main
of disease.
1t is no unjust reflection upon the medical
to say that it's efforts in the cure Of
kin diseases have been failure. What with
mistaken theories, poisonous remedies, and
lind adherence to methods and practices
in ignorance snd superstition, salt
heum, ecald head. and psoriasis dourish and
Increase upon systems shattered by the CO. |
iouG use, both internal and external of mer.
ury, arsenic, zinc, and lead.
For centuries 1t has been the popular notion
hat diseases of the skin and scalp must be |
ured. IL cured at all, by purifying the blood.
Admitting that this is partly true, what has
cen the method or what the remedies by which
was sought to be accOmplished2
MERCURY AND ARSRNIC-
Putttpg aside the senssless "sarsapayfllA." !