Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-04-24
BEAUTY But SKIN DEEP.
How to B~autify. How 10 Preserve, and
How 10 Treat. when Diseascd,
the skin and Scalp.


ftSPHrs-s
those To whom "a delicate aud pearly complex
ion j. the dearest wish of their lives IL pari-
mount 20 all others. No lady afflicted with
cutancous eiuptions. or loss OF HAIR VIII deny
that. to obtain fair skin and lunuriaut
tr,.sses. she would gladly exchange the distg-
urations that now mar her otherwise hand
some face. bands or hair for other diseases
oi greater scYcrlty-cVen dnngcr-conld their
existence bc concealed from the public eye.
Many an estiInabe iady's life has been errbit-
tered 10y csi;aneous affections. she imaeines
that every one sees and comments upon her
looks she avoids sOciefy and public places,
and endenyors To hide her misery in seclusion.
Herr the struggle to improve her appearance
~ renewed. No remedy Is too rcpuisivc or
dangerous 10 bc used. Arsenic Is dcyoured in
large quantities.. mercury is taken internally
ana applied externally. until the teeth rattle
in their loOsenCd sockets, and the system
gr ans beneath the load OF potsons IL is
Obliged Co carry
II such be the feelings of one afflicted with
slight skin bleinshcs. what must he the con
dtion O., those suffering from salt Thet.m. tet-
Ter. ringworm, pempbigus, psoriasis, leprosy,
hcbcn, prurigo and scaid hcadf No pen can
fuiiy describe the tOriures they endure.
Dea.h ia many eases might be considered a
blessing The burning heat, Inflammation
and itching nearly imp"l the sufferer to do
violence Ia himself ia order to end his suffer
i:igs. | have seen patients tear their flesh
with their nails until the blood flowed m
streams. Others have told me that they could
.sI: :he flesh ;rum their limbs, 50 great was
the agony they endured.
With view 10 irnpart some useful inforna-
ton ON the construction and preservation of
the skin. scalp. and hair. aud the proper treat
mcnt uf them when diseased, / have here con-
dcnse'i To popular form such information as
l. most desired
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SKIN.
The skin l. composed Of two layers, which
may be sepa, ntei from each other 10y the ac-
ton of Il blister. The thin portion which is
raised up hy the blister is called the scarf skin,
the ,iiticie OF the epid.rmis: that which
mains IN connection with the body is the sensi-
tive skin. the cuts, the dcrma, or the true
skin. Each has separate duties 10 perform.
The scarf skin IS horny and nsensible, and
serves rs n sheath 10 protect the more sensi-
tive skin under II. Were the scarf skin taken
OF, we could not bear to have any thing touch
US The drrma or true skin, and its glands,
oil tubes, etc, are the seat Of all cutaneous
diseases.
THE OIL AND SWEAT GLANDS.
That the skin may be pliable and healthy it
l. necessary 10 have il oiled every day: AMI for
this the Creator has wisely provided 10y placing
in the true skin small glands and tubes, whose
office II is 10 prepare and pour out upon the
surface the proper amount OF oil. On some
parts ui the body they do not exist, but are
abundant an the face, Sc, ears, head. eye
lids. etc. They produce the wax of the ears.
ana On the head they open INFO the sheath OF
the HAIR. and furnish il with natures own hair
oil or pomadc- When the skin l. healthy. these
littE- vessels are always at work. and CONSTANT
Ia responding 10 the demands made upon
them. Consequently no person should be
afraid TO wash thoroughly every day with soap
aud winter, lest, as the Boston Medical Jour
nal once taught. the skin Toe injured by hay-
ing the oil removed from it.
FREQUENT wASHINGG WITH PURE SOAP
tfrec from causiic alkaicsl and lukewarm
water. followed 10y brisk rubbing with Il coarse
towel. Will do moro to preserve the healthy ac-
ton of the oil glands aud tubes. upon which
depends "A clear and wholesome complexion,
than all the cosmetics ia the world. So i'm
portant Is the free and perfect action OF the
sweat and Tat or oil glands in the preservation
of the general health. as well IA the special
condition of the kin. that particular attention
Ia them will be rewarded by increased phy steal
health. They discharge upon the surface of
the body about two and one-half pounds Of
matter per day. and their Importance III the
publication of the blood and fluids Of the body
T. 81 great that were they closed by AN inlper-
vious coaiing, like rubber or oiled silk. death
would soon cnsuo.
lHH GREAT skIN AND SCALP DISEASES.
hut had as are minor forms OF skin diseases.
They sink INTO insigniiicancc when compared
with the great skin and scalp diseases with
which thousands are afflicted during their
whole lives That the reader may know more
about them. the prime pal affections are here
named, oniutlng such n are SYMPTOMS OF CON
si;iutional disc ike measles. rash. etc.
The most important are salt rhcum or eczema,
letter, rngworm, psoriasis, impetigo, leprosy,
lichen, prurico, harher's itch Jackson's itch,
bakers itch. ground itch. scald head and dam
drun.
Towering above ali others in extent, in dura-
ton, in suffering, is
ECZEMA,
commonly called salt rhenm. Wilson divides
II into twelve species and Others into many
more; bat 1; is sufficiently clear to the average
reader, and will he recognized by lis small
watcrN blister. about the size OF a plnhead.
Whenever seen. Prurigo. impetigo, and so IL
asis are hat little behind salt rheun in the suf-
fering they cause. Scald head is another OBJ
srinaIc affection, defyiug all remedies. de-
StToylng the hair. aud producing great misery
ami suffering. The scalp. like the skin. is sub
lcct la salt rheum. letter. dandrlf. ana other
.ruptiNS and ~Caly diseases. which generally
destroy the hair follicleS, and produce per-
mancnt badness.
THE TREATMENT
of diseases If thc skin OF scalp has been for
centuries based upon the mistaken theory
thtf they arr entirely due to some impuriiy Of
IN blood. No special attention has ever been
directed tothe important part the sweat and
fat glands play in the propagation and main
tcuaucc OF disease.
II is no unjust reflection upon the medical