The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-05-14
BEAUTY But SKIN Deep.
How to Beauty, How to Preserve, and
How TO Treat when Diseased,
the Skin and Scalp.
by NJ. Il. JOssELYN, NJ. d., of New York.

the Skin and Scalp.
ByM. Il. JOssELYN, NJ. d., of New York.
Apart from the suffering caused by skin diseases,
their influence on the happiness Of those to whom
delicate and peary complexion In the dearest wish Of
their lives IL paramount to all others. No lady
afhicted with cltaneous eruptions, loss Of hair
will deny that to obtain fair skin and luxuriant
esses, she would gladly exchange the designations
that now mar her otherwise handsome face, hands
hair for other diseases Of greater severity,-even
danger-could their existence be concealed from the
public eye. Many estimabe lady's life has been
embittered by cutaneOus affections. She imagines
that every one secs and comments upon her looks
She avoids society and public places, and endeaSors
10 hdc her misery In seclusiOn. Here the struggle
~ improve her appearance il renewed. No remedy
IL too repuisve or dangerous TO be used. Arsenic Is
deyourcd in large quantities, mercury taken inter-
nally and applied externally until the teeth rattle in
their oosencd Sockets and the system groans beneath
the load OF poisons it il obliged 10 carry.
II such be the feelings Of the afflicted with slight
skin bemishcs, what must bic the condition Of those
suffering from salt rheum, letter, ring worm, penn
phigus psoriasis, ieprosy, chen prlrigo and scald
head? No pen can fully describe the fortunes they
endure. Death In many cases might lie considered q
blessing. The burning heat, inflammation and itch
ing nearly mpei the sufferer - do violence to himself
~ order to end his suierings. have seen patients
tear their flesh with their nails until the blood flowed
In streams. Others have tod that they could cut
the flesh from their limbs 30 great was the agony
they endured.
the construction and preservation Of the fkn scalp
anu nnif' anu inc proper treatment Oh thcih wheh
, nav mere coi!n9nted 10 popular form
'"'" III "'''i'" ~ II ni0'' uosireu'
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SKIN.
The skin il composed Of two layers, which may be
separated from each other by the action Of blister
The thin portion which is raised up by the blister il
called the scarf skim the cuticle or the cpidertnis
that which remains in connection with The body is the
sensitive skin, the cuts the dcrna or the true skin
Zach had separate duties to poriOrm The scarf
skin IL horny and insensibe and serves as a sheath To
protect the more sensitive skin under n Wcra thc
scarf skin taken oil we could not bear 70 have any
thing touch us The dcrma or trnr lin cn5 10
discasrs WV "'' 'i' 'e'' VI "'i e"''''co"s
THE OIL AND SWEAT GLANDS
-
Ihat te skin may be pliabe and healthy it is neccs
sary 10 nave oiled every day; and for this the Cre-
tor mas wisely provided by placing in the true skin
small glands and tubes, whose office ii il TO prepare
ana pour out upon the surface the proper amount Of
OH. On some parts OF the body they do not exist but
are abundant on the face nose, ears, head, ey ids
etc Ihey produce the wax of the ears, and on the
mead they open into the sheath Of the hair and fur
ilsh u with natures own hair-oil or pomade When
the skin il healthy there little vessels are always AT
afraid to wash thoroughly every day with foap and
water, lest, as the Boston Medical JOurHat once
taught the skin be injured by having The oil removed
from 1t.
pppnr,>,,, -, ,.,,, . -
o'ENi "AniiiNuS WITH PURE SOAP
free from coustic alb .I;os, an, h,,,o,,,, . =.
lowed by brisk rubbing with cnars" ,n ~, ~
more tn nres.rye tbe nooIth,, .c,;n' % ,h VII
and tuhs upon which J,ncnds a cJaor III "a s hI
some co,nicyinn th," IN a., .t.at anu Mhoic-
world SO important il the free and nerfcct ,ct nt
tLe sweat and f,t ar oil oianI T.; ~ ao non "a
the e stet ,, te ~ wei as the special condition Of
warded with increased physical health. They di.-
charge upon the surface Of the body about two and
oe-hai pounds OF matter per day, and their impor-
lance IN Inc puiihcation Of the blood and fluids Of
lc pody II 70 great that were they clOsed by I'M
pcryi0us coating, Ike rubber or oiled siIk, death
would soon enSue.
TUE cpr,Tc u,,, AVN o,.,n,o,.
N'ni 'hit' AMI "|ALr DioEASES.
But bad AS are minor forms of skin distances tho.
sink into insigniGconcc when compared With The
great skin and scaIp diseases win, which thnms,nJS
are afflicted during their whole Trcs That tn'
reader may know more about Them the ,riM.; ,n
affections are hon, ,,a,,,aa s.;.,;' ~ piih@ila'
tymuton,s ~ cnnet;,ntiaaa1 ii uR , su'h us afe
rash. etc The most imnnrtant "rsait I'M t I
eczema. letter ring wor, s"r.;s ia,; tn'I i VI
sy Ecben prurito harI,.r,s 81 TlS"Bo' iGtr"-
bakers itch rcald head and d,rSr,,, i'c'i'
Towering aboy. all others in c,tnt In ,,;
III suffering, is
ECZEMA,
commonly called salt rhcum w;I,o, di,,;1os 4, ;,
twelve speces and other into ,,an,' ,n.o e., =. ~
sufficiently clear TO the average reader and viii hc
recognized by it, small wlery mister aInnt tho s;.
of a pinhead wherever s,en prnr1n ;n,, ,t,: -, y
psoriasis are bui little bchni ,ait rom,, ~
fering they cause Scald head Is another nist;"ato
affection dcfying ali remedies dstro,;, ~ Ia;
and causing Great misery and an Tnr;Ny TN ie I
IKE the SKIN, Is subject to salt rheu, letter, dam
generally destry the ha;r fnI,es diseasIs, "cii
manent badness N f't
THE TREATMENT
Oh ases OF the skin or scalp has been for centuries
Dased upon the mistaken theory that they entire
~ que 10 some nnpuritS of the blood. No special at
Hntoh mas ever heen directed to the important part
inc sweat ana TAT glands play III the propagation and
maintenance OF the disease.
- no unjust rejection upon the medical profess
sion 10 Fay that us Giois IN the cure of skin die
eihes nave been FAILURE. What with mistaken theo-
mes, POISONOUS remedies, and blind adherence 10
hlethous ana practice originating in ignorance and
supersutoii, SAT- rheum, scald head and psoriasis
nourlhh ana increase upon systems shattered by the
copions use both internal and external, of mercury
arsenic, zinc and lead.
, For centuries 1t has been the popular notion that
diseases OF the skin or scalp must be cured If cured
al an, ny purifying the blood.
, Admitting that inns IL partly true, what has been
the nlethod or what The remedies by which IL was
sought TO be accomplished?
NEpcrpv AVN ,pcp>-,,
pr,,,,n ,s,ao ,,,oa....,'-s ,
and dandelion" {" blood-puriders," and consderinc
only those remedies that have received the sanctio9
moin;ry al rS; u w. co,eSes, we ma th:'
If 10 Ia, 90 En-, ~ n Gio ohis nculci agent
ara r"i 80 ~! VIZ nuu,cus Oh years ago, winch
~ y; t'c rIeBular as haNing hreciiie
nnd h"ncp H. ai ioa 'iie Puilneao OF me blood
of stn an5 soi, ,i auaP'eu " the treatment
- 'Aiti anu ''''P 'iSe"'S.
THE TRUE THEORY
ppt u,t,o u,,, 90 ,,o,,,,. H..
,ht - 80 ,ibu' 40 Icing lir0wn upon the darkness
go , H-n iUu,'ucu te hteiiect OF tue past. To
we oyo 49, "t t fuen ph!slciahS ana specialist"
"royo"t 80 , pr"Brcss We are ,iaElhS at the
lin Ia nI Al nv oie VI oIstiiiate i"%cnon OF the
go ~ Th III ineS teuch ana Prov a. That dis
IS. % . nv sN.n AI!u hc'p are cauSc ~ dSrange.