The Red Cloud chief., 1880-05-13
BEAUTY But SKIN DEEP.
How To B~autiry, How 20 Preserve, and
How to Treat, when Diseased,
the skin md Scalp.
by n. z. JossELYS. NJ. D.. or NEW YORK

Annrf from tho ElIfnrfpO laIsnd lv sktp
diseases, their influence ON the happiness OF
those Ia whom "A delicate and nearly compi.,-
ion i TN. dearest wish of 1hrir Iiycs is nars-
mount To all others. No Lady afflicted with
Cutancous erupfiuns, or loss Of hair. will deny
that, TO obtain n fair skin and lururinnt
trrsses. She would gladly exchange the dsrg.
urations tina, now maj her Otherwise hand
sntpe face hands ar hair for Other 1ise.so.
of greater scyerity-eyeu dsng.r-could Their
existence he concealed from the puhIic eve
Many an estimate lady's life has hem em6I,-
tered nv cu,anenus arecitons She irnagin..
that every one sees and cnnments upon her
looks. She avoids society and pubIic ,,Isces
and endeayors To hide her misery i'm ,eciu,ion
Here the struggle to imnrn,e her ,nn.ararcc
Is N-newed. No remedy ia TOO rcn,iIsjye or
dangerous to be used. Arsenic a. d,yonret IN
large quantities. mercury is taken internally
and applied externally. until the teeth rattle
in their loosenei sock,ts. and the system
vry ans beneath the load of poIsons il ia
obliged Ia carry.
II such be the feelings Of one afflicted with
slight skin bicmishes. what must lie the con
dition of those suffering from salt rheum. tri-
ter, pempbigIs. psoriasis. lepnnsy.
lich.n, prnrigu and scald head? No pen can
fully dcscrihe The tortrres they endure
pcs;h in MANY eases might be considered a
blessing. The burning heat. Inflammation
and itching nearly inpeI the sufferer In do
Violence tn himself i'm oider IN enJ hi suoer-
invs. 1 have seen patients tear their ,,esh
with their nails until the blnod flowed i'm
streams. Othe;s have told me that they co,,id
cut the flesh from their limbs, so great was
the agony they endured.
with u view To irnpart some useful informa-
tion on the construction and preservation of
the skin. scalp, and hair. and the proper treat
ment Of them when diseased. I have here con-
densed TO a popular form such forma,i "a
is most desired
TIRE CONSTRUCTION or THE SKIN.
The skin Is composed Of two LAYERS. which
may be sepa ated from each other by the nc.
tion Of a blister. The thin portion which ia
raised I'D 10y the blister Is called the scarf skin.
the cuticle, or the epidermis; that which re-
mains in connection with the body Is the sensi-
tive skin. the CUTS, the derma, or the true
skin. Each has separate duties TO perform.
The scarf skin is horny and insensibIe. and
serves a. n sheath To protect the more sensi-
tive skin under it. Were the scarf skin taken
us. The derma or true sxin. and its glands.
oil tubes, etc, are the seat of ali cutaueous
diseases.
THE OIL AND SWEAT GLANDs
That the skin NAV he pIiabIe and healthy IL
is necessary to have it oiled every day; and for
this the Creator has wisely provided by placing
i'm the true skin small glands and tubes, whose
Office il is To prepare and pour out upon the
the proper amount of oil. on some
parts of the body they do not exist, but are
on the face. nose, ears, head, eye
lids, etc. They produce the wax Of the ears.
and on the head they open into the sheath OF
the hair. and furnish il with natures own hair
oil or pomade. When the skin is healthy, these
little vessels are always at work, and constant
ly responding To the demands made upon
them: Cons quently no person should be
afraid TO wash thoroughly every day With soap
and water, lest, as thu Boston Medical Jour
nal once taught, the skin be injured by hav-