The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-05-13

head they open into the sheath o. the h. r. and fur
Fsh win hsahy Ssse ars s
work, and constantly responding To- the demands
made upon the n. Consequently 70 person should Be
wats-, lest as the Boston Me edcal journal !" once
taughs the skin be injured by having ths o removed
ss' so'n - y sas-ssts 3 3 Esss - as7 - !. !
FREQUENT wAsHINGs WITH PURE SOAP
free from c.u.tic alkales and lukewarm water fol-
more preserve the healthy acHon Of TIE oil glands
and tubes upon which depends a clear and wholesome
coprexnn, than all the cosmetics In the world 30
important Is the free and perfect action Of the sweat
and ft oil glands in the sof the gene
rsl health, well the special condition OF the
skin that particular attention to them n viii Re re-
upon the surface OF the body about two and o1e-ha
pounds Of mattr PER cay, and their importance in the
purifcaton Of the blood and fluids of the body
great that were they closed by an impervious coat
ing, lie Ipbba Or oiled silk death wonld Don ensue
THE GREAT SKIN AND SCALP DISEASES.
But bad as are minor forns of skin diseases, they
sink insgnifcance when compared with the great
skin and scalp diseases with which Thousands af-
cted during their W.T. ole lives That the reader may
know more about them, the PRINCIPAL affections
here nsned ouitting such as are symptoms of cons,-
important are san rhsum or lecssma, better, ring
worm, psoriasis, impetigo, Lprosy. hchen, Frurigo,
BARRIERS itch Jacksons itch, bakers itch, ground
itch, sca!d head and dsndruh.
Towering above all others in extent in d1raticn, in
suffering, is
ECZEMA,
commonly called salt Iheum Wilson divides it into
twelve speces and others into many more ; but Il i
sufficiently Gear to the average reader, and viii be
recognized by its small watery blister about the
psoriass but little behind salt rheum in tie suffer-
log they scald head Is another obstinate aec
9p
the tkn, Is eubject 70 ait fheu, te}tef 6andr If,
and othereiupiye ana scay diseases. VIII ch generally
destroythe ha'r fallicles, and produce permanent
bscness. T4 -
&s THE TREATMENT RI
Of diseases Of the skin or scalp been for centuries
based upon the mistaken theory that they entirely
due to some impurty of the looi. No SPECIAL at
tentton has been directed to ths important part
the sweat and fat glands play in the pro- ioa and
maintenance Of disease.
1t is no unjust reflection upon the me ical prof s.
sion to say that its efforts In the Of skin dis
eases have been ftlue. What with mistaken theo-
ries, poisonous remedies, and hind adherence to
methods and practices originating in ignoran- and
superstition. salt rheum, scald head, and psorass
flourish and increase upon systems shattered by the
pious use, toh internal and external, of mercury
For centuries it has been the popular notion that
diseases Of thu skin and scalp must be cured, II
cured at all, by purifying the blood.
Admitting that this is partly true, what has been
the mathod or what the remedies BY which it
sought 10 be accomplished?
MERCURY AND ARSENIC.
Putting aside the senssless "sarsaparill,," dock
and "dandeion "blood puri6ers," and con idering
only those remedies that have received the sanction
Of physicians, hospitals and colleges we find ths.
Of to-day as they were hundreds Of years ago which
are regarded by the regular" as having specific
and hence the only remedies adapted to the treatment
Of skin and scalp diseases ft3 atss..t = Fl
THE rRtETHEoRx. a.zssY9.
But little nsht is being thrown upon the DARKNESS
that has surrounded the intellect Of the past. To
few German and French physicians and specialists
present time In the cure Of obstinate affections of the
ssi1 and scalp. They teach and prove (D that dis
eases Of the skin and scslp are caused BY derangs
Of the true skin; and () that snch dresses or AZ
70 tons aggravated ami maintaned by poi.o GUS
contagious disease, which are discharged from the
blood and rc1'ati1g fluids upon the ek'n through
the sweat ard fat glands From these facts they sue
solely by internal Ieu e1tes, nor rolely by external
remedies, but BY judicous use Of both. These sf-
fections rot wholly caused by impurities OF tho
blood and circulating fluids aie they due entirey
to q diseased condition Of the sweat and fat glands,
tube, vessels, and cell; Of the true :kin, but to
you treat the ore to the neglect Of the Other, nc
progress is made hut with attention to both at tina
here recommend, Q is possible in nearly every
ease.
awHAT WE WANT" -
said distinguished authority on the skin, 81 what
most nes.ly desire in order to Gre obstinate
skin and alp affections, are three great remedies,
with as many specific properties, namely -
Il. An Internal remedy possessing cathartic,
tonic and Alternative properties which will enable it
viz, the lungs. liver, kidneys. bowels ani skin, tho
constitutional poison which foats IN the blood and
circulating fluids Of the body. .~
Jelly consistence that may arrest Inflammation or fr-
iitadon and DESTROY fungus or parasitic gIowths
and,
"3. An emolient and healing soap, free from
csustc alkaies and irritating properties for cleans
ing diseased surfaces, and parfaking, in mfder
FORM the medicinal properties OF the external appl
cation. #E
"With three such remedies ~ / conceive It pos
sble to prepare, but which do not now know to
exist, will venture to assert that ninety per centum
OF the skin diseases in existence may be permanently
cured" az
THE USUAL REMEDIES FAILURES.
If have appeared severe upon the medical profess
sion. have not been unjusty towards physicians
who adhere to practices at variance with reason aud
common-sense, and witha', glameD table failufes.
compound, for external application Alternative,
blood purifier" for inter nal use, to be found in the
msteria medica of the schools and colleges Of medi
cine.-and there are thousands OF them,-wili Ger
tanly cure case Of chronic salt rheum, psoriasis,
leproay. have tried them with all the care and
with unsatisfactory results as to specific curative
properties.
HOPE FOR THE AFFLICTED.
Hence, when Messrs. WElKs d POTTER, Chemists
and Druggists Of Boston, Mass, informed me that
Tor eight years they had been experimenting with
medicinal agents. and had obtaned-mostly from sub
Stances never before used In medicine, and by pro-
original with themseves-three great remedies,
which they believed to be infallble for every
hind OF skn fcalp, and blood dsesse from salt rheuin
to dandruff, whether caused by o scrofuous dis
ease- tainted blood, by O morbid condition Of the
glands, tubes vessels and cells OF the true skin
both, was grathed beyond measure. As my life
has been and s deyoted to the treatment OF skin and
scalp diseases, TO which haye given much study and
attention Eeskcrly chrf eed tho opportunity afforded
me by Messra- WEEKs a. PoTrEs, 10 make a thorough
test OF these remedies IN practce determined II
successful to give them such publcity % their merits
entitled them to. This now do afler two yesrs Of
extraordinary with them with the object OF
thereby lessening, far as IN my power, the great
suffering caused by the diseases under consideration.
THE FIRST.
The name given 10 the nrst Of these great remedies
IA Cuticura from cuffs, the skin, and cura cure
skin cure. In practice, found It possessed won
derul curative properties as they exist In other
remedies Of the day. II 10 entirely unlike anything
for external application that have before
IL Is Of Jelly consisfnce, ree from grease, OILS Of
fats and does not contain particle OF deleterious