The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-10

arc spread over tho true skin ia great uuibers,so
prOtdSoly that Il Is impossible to and place uUguard.
al with the nolnf OF needle.
Ths iymploIIrs are very numerous In tho skin, be.
sides Which there oil glands and tubes and sweat
glands and tubeL The OF giandsarc i'm 1sdded in the
skln, and communicate with the surface ny small
and ears. Tho sweat apparatus consiAb o. smau
tubes which pass through the true skin md termtn;
ale In ncsho At the bOtiou where Il coils upon ITSELF
into KIDD OF bundle, called the persprAory gland.
Tho hAir aud nails are RpPendssSeo Of the skin.
Our IIiutTAtlon al tbs head OF this article gives
secI0u Of skin FROM the palm Of the hand aud highly
Ihe ep'derml,, showing IiS lGmIniicd texture
and four spiraily twisted psnplrnlUry tubes which
trayeBO II B. The papIlAry layer d the deFmA;
three tufts q papillE are ,een 80 The eorlqm o.
close and dense in texture; and is deep at as at d.
cuniposed q strands Of hbTes Of cons dOnble slEa.
a g. Little cushions Of fat which occupy the inter-
ices u the strands Of h6reh 10 tue deep part Of the
coTiunI. i Tho network Of the capillary vessels
living at the hGSe Of thu caplln, and supplying the
latter With blood by mean. Of capillary loops, o.
which several arc pSsn In tho hSure. q. One Of
The arteries convey Ing the blood 70 the capillary net.
work; two otheri oil the same kind In the hgure. h.
Two pOrspIratory glands with their twlited tubes
Several other glands and tubes are seen IN
Tho Skin
iaun orssro Of sensation, Absorption and secretion
suDpIJeI IA with knowledge, affords US grltilcation
warns us Of dangerous agents. per Forms the ONCE Of
rFIpITatiOu, provides for it, own pancy, REGULATES the
npaTatufe, both external and internal, aud acts ~
purifying organ Of the blood. Asa respiratory or
mn IL importance clunOt DO over-esimaied 10 It's Ia
Auents upon the general health, II u ultimately
connected With the Interior surfaces oil the Aysten,
And the relation and sympathy between tho skin aud
mucous inltnbIane Il established By the fact that
| other III adIseased condition RlcctA the other.
B.auty and health are dependent upon healthy
condition q the skin. The seat Of cutAueoul diseases
he TrAat enemy Of 10TH Is located In tho derma, or
true skn being BeAd In the glands, tubes vessels or
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| animal economy, for ihey IecreiG aud produce the
fatty substance which renders the skin and hair p
SOit and plant From those glands the natural oil
nece5T ary for health aud comfort conducted to The
surface through minute iuboa When the skin \
healthy these little vessels are always at work and
cOnStantly responding 10 the demands made upOr
them, They are especially abundant on the face aud
in the hAtr supplying natures ointment free ~
Of water and suitable sbAp which will hereafter b
referred 10, arc most GflcieiouI in keeping thesI
organs 10 tone and working order and the skin Ire
Er0nI blsmlSh
Another SyStcnot
Glands and Tubes
secrelo tbs moisture Of the body and ars called ID
penprRtoTy OF sweat glands Their peculiar junction
called sweating or peEsFRtIOnI stn the punhcaiOn
the system and d the blood Is most essential " u