The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-05
/, > SKIN.
THE KIN.
PERSONAL BEAUTY DEPENDENT osA
HEALTHY SKIN AND SCALP
sovr or the rosrupEs INFLICTED BY
sxrs-DrsEAsEs.
IMPURE BLOOD THE CAUSE OF MUCH
SUFFERING.
now TO pREsERvE AND now TO TREAT
The SKIN.
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. POPULAR TREATISE ON THE SKIN IN
HEALTH AND DISEASE.

HEALTH AND DISEASE
A fair skin. with a wholesome conl,eH' on ano
ire;se n Is i've IF he system The perfect
!. Iho,es Of ,bs Interior The presence OF he.
rsdnry God poison or bnnos wi so.',nv sfir"
r. my I,an, nd beautifu-pot only affords me ut
ast eradication TO the posse,sor pu. 20 'ne
Worii the purity Of the blood anu 'ne VI
''s es,,61 sysism. with physie, beauty and fair
exterior Is an Inheritance never 100 nIsny rseu;
Wb.teysr tends to their restoration WDen iDJureu
m 49,, sdv from disease or want OF care Is worthy
~ ear hi consideration. The Importance OF neaiin
is sef.evident The power force ana ~ res ry W
b, auty Is too apparent Tor ridicuIc. us pie7''~
lion IL subject Of vital importance.
A lazy afflicted with cufantous erupuons or los,
hair order TO obtain ialr t.la ~ nurot,aus
tia. now mar her otherwise handsome Iace, hanus
,r head for other and less conspicuous 'rouoIes Q,
Wsnv an estinabie life has been smbtiered by Gu
tgneous affsci ions: The afflicted lady lmaghes tbst
every one sees and comments upon her iooks. sne
avoids society and public places and enoeavor 10
hide her Nursery in secusf6D The struggle TO fm-
prove her appearance Is constantly renewed. NO
remedy promising reief Is too repulslye or dan
se'O''' ARSENIC AND MERCURY,
tho most deadly Of posons. are FRI ely administered
externally and internally until the system grnans
bruealh The load OF poi,Ons IL is obliged to Gerry
slight skin BILE mishrs produce this effect When 10
the embiuertd mind is added tue acute bodily suf-
rng attending ,ne mofs ef, Us m naat
Inflammation. Itching. ana pain, iInpei The sufferer
70 prefer ue s ~ ,i rno, "a ,o, r. ~ ty
tnoner ne ,s,' s; ne. .,n,s tear and reuT ~.
| fesh seeking n vain relief
Sone Vi ihe,e aEsn , ~ S tpe ,
spr n from deer-seated blood poisons, contracted
or more often Inherited by the innocent victim from
e Srd and narf ssa ine
The hysician often fails 10 alleviate the torture. for
medical skill Is at fsu IN the cure and The grave Z
of such hdeous diseases dsgure the page and shock
| the ear. even in the milcer form of salt-rbeum-
lichen, prurigo and scald-head. These are all out
ward manifestations OF blood poison.
There are humcrs which float In the blood con-
their fatal and insicious undermining OF The gene
raj health, winch sap The very fountain of life. The
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develops in the delicate tissues Of the brain mental
and c se b96 ssy d esap h
Membranes. ana impairs The sense of smell and
taste IL destr Tvs tue lungs or fills them with tri-
bercuious secreiions. II eats away the coating OF
the stomach euarges the liver, clogs The kidneys
and preys m the whole slimentary canal The
| ,nuseles n contracts and renders nowprless will
vb,is The serr.tions ~ IN. ijnts al
normaI from It's effects cause the paiuful and dire.
| fuI gonf No family In the land Is TOO humble TO
cec,ne ira rayagcs: M blood in Amer,ci 81 blne
.d ~ ure .s IN he free fran, an ms care for II
nnu ~ puio 90 'e 'i''' 'oi ''
Win yis,r IN ,unart some tmnortapt and usefnI
~ 9b md ~
~, m ~, ,e 81 u" ~ W" ~ go , ~,
,he n,n sessed as well AZ ~ trace me source Of
suin d,essos io vt,iaied condition of The hIood the
results Of practical and thorough nye.tigstioa OF
The subject have been reduced TO popular form.
kind aud oyerrung Providence has decrted that q !
the Ills maj human nesh Is nei 10 can oe
of man.
ANATOMY OF THE SKIN.
tut sh' ,,n ,ais nnrsnn Tbe ontsr ,,vcr g. ho
eoverihx .nc 30 ~ "a, s'L =, 'hs
tis rerG these iaveps differ i'm Their strnc,npe
1870 "
anr c elm ca,oo slso c,,,co or .r,do,ni q
~. mem hrsme n,stiai,v ,ransnsrrnt ike thin
shaving Of horn. Having no blood. vessels or nerves
pie covering 10 protect the true skin from injury by
external agents. IL Is thlckest on those parts most
exposed 10 friction.
The scarf skin Is the production Of the true skin,
an xudation from ~ In the form of a fluid which Is
spread out thin layer. and dries hatened
sc les II cutirie IL composed chiefly OF these
scales. and Is Sonsaniy heinz rubbed OIL as scurf,
while new lsyflt are forming underneath.
The lower, s0fitr. aud newly-formed layers OF the
scsrf-sk are The seat OF color. In THIS part the
c,l's contain pigment, incorporate with The ele-
mentary granues which gives 70 me various races
their several shades OF color The depth OF The hue
Is deDendent on the an ount on ,nis cooIhg matter.
The true skin, which Is caIled the cutS vera, or
corium, Is kind OF weD woven INTO small nDres
coileciea luto suan's IN Tue upper Dorllon ne weo
is fine aud firm. but grow coarser below. Con-
necied Win It's uhu"r SURFACE Is nDrous wto, in
whien me Iai - drpos.eui opo us UPPER surface
Ihe sensi I'VE, vi ,cpa dnb,ea ,nio ~
ITO, I;,,, oIomce' sailed ,,oni 'oop''
ti1 1S ii''ie pio'''"e'' ' p"P''"@'
lhe
ARTERIES, Veins, AND NERVES
,re snread over tb, true skin I'm great numbers-so
profnseIy that it Is impossible TO 1nd place an-
guarded with the noint of a needle
The lvmnb tics are yery numerous in the 81
bos,da. WHICH there arc oil. glands and iubes and
' IL and ,uhes ,rte oil glan1e are t,nind
ded i'm Inc skin. and communicai 10 with the surface
by small tube. They are tue most abundant on the
lace nose, ana eaIs. lne swear appafa.us cOns,s's
VI si,an ;, ", nayhS a. r. ho,,n,, ,h mi =,
nnu 'Sa ;,s.,f ,,,n Lind ~ hDndi c.,,ad 81,
COWS upo. n I Tna n W nn ~ eaeu a,,e
.ses of ihs akin. '' anu mans arc "ppen'-
dsesoi INV s"i"' mn SvIN
~" SN
Is an organ OF sensation absorption, and reon.
II supplies US with knowledge, affords us eratdca-
ton, warns us or dangerous sgents, performs the
Office of respiration. provides for its own plisncy,
regulates the Temperature. both external and inter-
mai, aud acts as purifying organ of The blood As
a respiratory organ It's importance cannot be- over
estimated In us influence upon the general health.
II Is Intimately connected with The interior sur
faces OF The System, aud the relation and sympathy
Dg.Wgen hy he fct hat eis in Is as
lion affects the other.
Beauty aud heallh are rependent upon healthy
conoitlon ~ me shih. Inc seat OF culaneous dis
eases, the great enemy OF both, Is located In the
del ma, or rue sEin, oeiDg seated In the glands,
'u T,,.e se sisnr,s OF nrler ,,,
.i,a .cnnony CO.. ,ha aa part III me
suima sconoin!, lvI 'ncy secfete anu produce the
aty SUBSTANCE WHICH RENDERS 'ne SKIN and hair SO
sof' aud plant From these glands the naiurul oil
necessary for healih aud comfort IS conducted 10 the
surface through minute tubes. When Tho skin Il
healthy these Ittis vessels are always at work and
st rpsponuIng 20 me demands made upon
thtm. Iney are especially abundant on the face
ana IN ne hair, supplying natures ointment.
fr,e use OF wafer and suitable soip; which will
peenng these oreans in ,onn nS in orde ~