Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-05-19
BEATTY BUT SKIN DEEP.
y N. r. JossRLyx, N. D., II New York.

diseases o. greater se~ver1ty-even danger-could their
an eet1mAbIe lady's life has been embittered by ctits-
neous Affections. She imagines that every one eees
md somments up N her looks. She avoids socisty
md public places anc endeavors 70 hide her miscry
tn s~ccauston. Here Thu. struggls. 70 improve hsr ak
pcafance y renewed. No remedy /. 20 repuirive Or
sss I N m. = arsd ]. t asssn inl e asiG1s snd n .pS a5ss
externally, until the teeth rattle in their loosened sock
g, and the system creams bensath thsload Of poisons
II such s. ths feelings Of one aaaicssd With suehs
skin bsemishes, what must be the condition Of these
suffering from salt rheum, tetter, ring worm, penn
kssds 10 pen con- fully asscriSs lie so u .1 they ss e..
dure. Death In many casea might be considered a
blessing. Tho burning heat Inflammation and itch-
self in order to end his snfTerings. I have seen pa
tients tear their flesh with their nails until the blood
flowed In streams. Others have told me that they
could cut the nesh from their hmbs, 20 great was the
agony they endured.
with = view to impart some useful information on
and hsir, and thc proper treatment y them Sen when
discased, I have here condensed TO q popular form
such ~ is most desired.
II CONSTRUCTION OF THE SKIN.
The stin IL composed Of two layers, which may be
eepaxated from each other by the action Of q blister.
The thin portion which IL raised up by the blister is
ssas W.. sSs 's ssn. .a,.' i, me so snsis.s, or n, s,s s sRs s1a1 !;
the sensitive skin, the cults, the dexma, or the true
skin. Each has separate duties to perform. The
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sheath to protect the more sensitive skin under it.
Were the scarf skin taken Oh We could not bear 10
have anything touch us. The derma or true skin,
and Its glands, oil tubes, etc., are the scat Of al cuta-
ne0us diseases.
THE OIL n SWEAT GLANDS.
sary to have II oiled every day and for this the Crea-
tor has wisely provided by placing in the true skin
small glands and tubes, whose Office It ia TO prepare
oil. On some parts Of the body they do not exist, but
are abundant on the face, nose, ears, head, eyeids,
etc. They produce TIE wax Of the ears, and on the
head they open into the sheath Of tie hair, and fur
nish Il With natures own hair oil or ponlade. When
the skin is healthy these little vessels arc always at
m m0fs, n ar% i sSem. 1on rsspona1rs no . p The @e sSooIs
and water, lest, 40 the I" Boston Medical Journal
once taught, the skin be injured by having the oil
removed from II.
FREQUENT wAsHINas WITH PURE SOAP
lowed by brisk rubbing with q coarse towel, win do
more to preserve the healthy action Of the oil glands
and tubes, upon which depends . clear and whole
some complexion, than al the cosmetics in the world.
80 important Is the free and perfect action Of the
sweat and fat or oil glands In the preservation Of the
general health, ~ well % the special condition Of the
skin. that particular attention to them viii be re-
warded by increased physical health. They dir
charge upon the surface Of the body about two and
ssn ! IN t Rsu panis e %sss q p re a s;ses and an sses su i%po IF
the body is so great that were they closed by an I'M
pervious coating, Ike rubber or oiled sill, death
would soon cnsue.
THE GREAT SKIN AND SCALP DISEASES.
But bad as are minor forms Of skin diseases, they
sink into inGgnincancc when compared with tho
great skin and scalp diseases with which thousands
are ahficted during their whole lives. That the
reader may know more about them, the principal
symptoms Of constitutional diseases. Ike measles,
rash, etc. Tho most important are salt rheum or &c
.ema, letter, ring worm, psoriasis, impetigo, leprosy,
I III p~,,~lr hayt,~u fk-h - sA~A l-l.-y
itch, ground itch, scald head and dandruff.
Towering above oil others in extent, in duration,
In suffering. Is
ECZEMA,
commonly called salt rheum. Wilson divides It into
twelve species, and Others into many more: but Il +
recognized by lite small watsry blister, about the size
Of a pinhead, wherever seen. Pruriso, impetigo and
psoriasis are but lite behind salt rheum In tho suf-
fering they cause. Scald head Is another obstinate
affection. defying all remedies. destroying the hair,
and producing. great misery and suffering. The
scalp, like the skin, Is eubicct to salt rheum, letter,
dnndruf, and other eruptye and scaly diseases,
which generally destroy the hair ~follicles. and pro-
duce permanent badness.
H TREATMENT
Of diseases Of the skin or scalp has been for centuries
based upon the mistaken theory thas they are entirefy
ton has ever been directed TO the important part the
sweat and fat glands play In the propagation and
It is no unjust reelection upon the medical profess
sion % FAY thnt it, efforts in the cure Of skin diseases
have been q failure. What with mistaken theories,
poisonous remedies, and blind adherence to methods
and practices originating in ignorance and supersti-
ton, salt rhsum. scaid head, and Psoriasis flourish
and increase upon the sya.ems shattered by the
copfous use, both internal and external, Of mercury,
arsenic, zinc and lead.
For centuries + has been the popular notion tina.
a y 81 :. o. 1a tns ssin a., and n sSs,P must b cured. II cured
Admitting that this is partly true, what has been
the m, thod or what the remedies by which it was
sought to be accomplished
MERCURY AND ARSENIC.
Putting aside the aepseless .. sarsapariIls ~ g dock"
and " dandelion " "baood puri6err," and consider-
ing only those remedies Inst have received the sane
ton Of physicians, hospitals, and colleges, We ind
agents Of to-day, as they were hundreds Of year. ago,
which nle regarded by the regular ~ having spe-
s sno m .ss ;Sl.prsc p e for he Purihsatio9 q he
treatment Of skin and scalp diseases.
THE TRUE THEORY.
But . little HIGHT is being thrown upon the darkness
that has surrounded the Intellect Of the past. To q
few German and French ply icians and specialists
present dime in the tSs cure q osstinsss . lection Of the
skin and scalp. They teach and prove, a. that dis
eaas. q The ffin and sc.ip are caused BY : derange-
q ths true skin; and t0 thss mc6 diseases or ades-
lions are aeersvatsd and maintainsd BY poisonous
o oaass sSss'. DIS e ~ ss ns1' -. Gs sSsesn,s; %l ason .S Ss
blood and circulating duids upon the skin through
ths swea4 and 1t slsndn. From thase facts they sue
cesnfuI1y maintain thak skin diseases cannot be cured
soeay BY Internal rsmed3ss, nor eoasly By external
rsmed1es, but by . ~jndicious use Of both. hee af-
fections no moi wholly caused BY impurities Of the
blood and circulating fluids, nor are they due entire
y 70 : dissssed sondiaoa q The sweat and 1T gland,
tuhsn vessels. and calls Of the true skin, but to :
you nsas he % = the neglect Of the other, no
progress " made hat with stenton 70 both at the
eame ttmA, and TIE use OF such remedies = / can
here reoommend, . cure y possible In nearly every
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