Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-31

either the vessels, glands, nerves. paeillse or
special organs that produce the hair or nails.
| Those diseases which affect the general Struc-
| ture OF the skin are The effects OF blood poison,
| either acquired or inherited. This applies to tho
whole class OF diseases. excepting scahies. para
Site animals, burns, ScaldS frost bite and chill
! bains. 1tincludeS e1fhe-n1 in its various forms,
| sdnd'nF e7pS'letdS. rash, rettIe rash. summer
| rash. tooth rash, 1ridf'e rash p',,ui0o letter.
psoriasis, scale. shingles. ,-in1,roy.n,, boil stu
| Cdrbuncle, sc3u'rp,-all traceable to blood poi
sons. Under this head comes tpra, lupus,
mafd, measles scarlet fpre,. SraI toT. rdrfrEn,
| r0rt0tOtd. and chicken, Dor. The above are con-
stitut1onal diseases and are deep-seated In the
| blood, but are the enemies OF beauty.
The local diseases OF the skin are seated in
| the vessels. the nerves, the tubes and the va
| riouS glands and are as numerous, If not so
Included in this list are ,rdrts cdRoSues, cornS,
| pariCoSe reinS. noieS. hibino skin. pi9b1d skin
| tu,nOrs. t"bprcIeS bdC n'SS, Scdld-head and lie
fOr'nled mats.
| The
| TREATMENT
Of skin diseases, from the nature OF the trouble,
| has been constitutional and local. and has va
| ried with the times, and the knowledge. expert
| ence and judgment Of the physician or Charla-
| tan who has 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 unanimity among
| cure In their PharmacopRia is the use of the
| most deadly drugs and mineral poiSonS.
distinguished authority, who has made a
speciality OF cutaneous diseases, states that in
| their treatment three remedies with specific
| properties are needed: FirSt, an internal rem
| edy possessing cathartic. tonic and Alternative
properties, which will enable 1t to eXpel through
the natural purifiers OF the body, VIZ, the lungs,
| liver, kidneys, bowels and skin. the constitu-
Iional poison which floats in the blood and cir
| clIlatllg fluids OF the body. Second, an ex-
ternal Interchangeable application OF jelly con-
sistence that may arrest Inflammation or irrita-
ton ana destroy fungus or parasitic growthS
1i.nt ar1 ln.aa1 lyN,r
free from caustic alkaies and irritating proper.
| ties, for cleansing diseased surfaces, and par
taking, In milder form, the medicinal proper
| ties 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 hui
| introduced.
| Messrs. Weeks & Potter, chemists and drug
! gistS OF Boston, house long established and
! favorably known wherever American commerce
| has reached, are the parties to whom is due the
| credit of introducing to the world discovery
which has already accomplished so much and
which promises so much.
| THESE GREAT REMEDIES
are mostly composed of substances never before
used in medicine, and the claim Is Just that they
| are great medical discovery. After thor
oughly successful trial OF their merit, 1t is our
| duty as well as pleasure, to give to the public
| the results, hoping thereby to lessen, as far as
| in our power, the great suffering caused by the
| diseases under consideration.
THE FIRST
| of these remedies has been appropriately named
Cuticura, from cuts, the skin, and ezra, cure,
| 1t possesses wonderful curative properties and
| may be applied to raw and intlamed surfaces
| without irritation or pain. 1t Will soothe and
| heal the most violent Inflammation, allay itch
| ing. the torture of lifetime, and destroy fun
| gus or unnatural growths on the skin and scalp
| 1t will heal the ulcer and help the discharging
| wound to close up: it will cleanse and purify
| the pores OF the skin and restore to healthy and
regular action the glands, tubes, and vessels. 1t
| Is a freSh fragrant, soothing and healing Jelly
| which to be appreciated must be compared
| with the nauSeouS compounds which 1t sup
| plants.
| THE SECoSD
| the Cuticura Medicinal Toilet soap, receives its
| characteristic name from the remedy to which
| 1t owes its valuable healing and useful proper
ties. 1t is free from caustic alkalies and is of
| delicate, natural green color. Its emollient.
soothing, and healing action is the same as Gu
| ticura, In a modified form. Aside from its med-
| cinal properties. it is more valued as a toilet.
| BATH and nursery Sanative than any other soap.
| II cleanseS, soothes, whttens and beauties the
| skin, and is natural preventive of injury to
| the complexion and hands from the heats of
| summer and the ch1llS Of winter.
An ounce of prevention is nowhere rewarded
| with more pounds OF cure than in the care OF
| the skin, and no remedy or method is more ap-
| propr1ate than the Cuticura Soap. 1t diSSolveS
| away undue emulation of greasy matter from
| the Oil glands, which causes the Skin to shine.
| prevents cloggng OF the pores and tubes. and
| stimulates the circulation of the blood through
the small blood vessels giving color. freshness,
and beauty to the comniexlon, amply repaying
! every moment Of care.
This soap IS also specially prepared for shay
Ing, and is called Cutcura Medicinal Shaving
Soap, and will be found OF great value by gen
| tlenen suffering from tender, infiamed, or dis
| eaSed skin.
| great remedy is called the Cuticura Re5olVent
| because or its intimate relation TO Cuticura in
| the cure OF skin and scalp diseases OF all the
| remedies for the publication of the blood and
circulating fluids none approach in specific me-
dical action the wonderful properties OF the Re
| dose it may be detected. by chemical analysis
| in the saliva. sweat. fat. and blood, showing
that IT has entered the blood and circulating
| fluids, and made the entire circuit of the human
| labyrinth many times. Chemical tests show
| II to be present in the water with which the pa
tient has bathed on rising in the morning, which
come part of the circulating fluids, enabling
it TO traverse every diseased cell, tube, and yes
sci OF the skin, and leave its wholesome con-
| StituentS upon the surface of the body.
But 1t does more than this. 1t is powerful
purifying agent, acting through the great puri-
lters of The body the lungs liver kidneys
| bowels, and skin. 1t neutraliZeS and resolves
| away blood poisons, caused by the virus OF scrof-
| ula, cancer. canker malarial or contagious dis
eases. II destroys microscopic insects or para
| sites which intest the water and air of malarial
regions and breed many forms Of skin diseases.
| IL regulates the stomach and bowels. and per-
fects digestion SO as to admit of rapid increase
of wholesome tissue and strength. Hence its
power to eliminate from the system all the de-
StructiVe elements that foster and maintain dis
! eases of the blood skin and scalp
| A noted physician says: ut Is now nearly a
year since first publicly Endorsed the CuticIra
remedies as the purest, safest, and most reliable
remedies for the treatment OF all forms of skin.
| scalp, and blood diseases with which was &C
quafnted. l have at this moment nothing to re-
tract, and were 1t necessary to use stronger Ian
| guage, even at the risk OF exceeding the bounds
| OF professional etiquette, / should feel it my
| duty to do So That these statements may not
go forth uncorroborated we append the follow
| ing remarkable cures.
! LEPRA.
have been afflicted for twenty years with an
| obstinate skin disease, called by some NJ. ID. S
| psoriasis, and others, leprosy commencing on
| my scalp. and in spite OF all | could do, with the
| help OF the most Skilful doctors, 1t slowly but
| surely extended. until year ago this winter 1t
| covered the entire person in form OF dry scales.
| For the last three years have been unable to
| do any labor and suffering Intensely all the
| time. Every morning there could be nearly a
| duSt-pan full OF scales taken from the sheet on
| my bed, some OF them half as large as the en-
| Velope containing this letter. In the latter part
| OF winter my skin commenced cracking open.
| l tried everything, almost, that could be
thought OF, without any relief. The 18th OF June
| started West, in hopes l could reach the
| Hot Springs reached Detroit and was so low
| | thought / should have to go to the hospital
| but finally got as far as Lansing, Mich. where
| l had sister living. one DR.. - treated me
| about TWO weeks, but did me no good. All
| thought had but short time to live. l earn
| eStly prayed to die. Cracked through the skin