The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-26

ieauty DIemishes, Disngurlng Huinorr'
skin fortunes and Impure BLOOD, hnd
lin Gnuan. IInM IhnN MhY he Gmrnh

skin fortunes and Impure BLOOD, hnn
tho Cause. How they May he Cured
Socrates called beauty short-lived ty-
ranny, Plato II privilege OF nature, me
ocritus delightful prejudice, Theophras'
tus a silent cheat, Carneades solitary
kingdom, Homer a glorious gift OF nature
Ovid favor OF the Gods Aristotle aiiirmed
that beauty was better than all the letters
of recommendation in the world, and yet
none of these distinguished authorities has
left us even hint of how beauty is to be
perpetuated, or the ravages OF age and dis
case defed. Time soon blends the lily ana
,he rose INTO the palor OF age, disease dots
the fair face with cutaueous DESIGNATIONS
and crimsons the Roman nose with IN
slightly flushes. Moth, if not rust, corTupts
the glory of eyes, teeth, and lips, yet beau
tiful, by defacing the complexion, ana mis-
the sensitive soul with agony nnspeakaDle,
If such be the unhappy condition OF one
afflicted with slight skin blemishes, what
must be the feeling of those in whom
torturing humors have for years run rIo' ,
covering the skin with scales and sores,
and charging the blood with poisonous elc-
ments to become part OF the system hnll
death? tits vain TO attempt TO portray
such suffering. Death in many cases
which we have witnessed, might be consld
cred a blessing, The blood and fluids
seem to be impregnated with fiery ele-
ment which, when discharged through tn.
pores upon the surface of the body, III
| flames, and burns until in his efforts tor re-
| lief, the patient tears the skin with his
nails ana not until the blood flows does
sufficient relief come TO cause him to deslst.
| Thus do complexional defects merge INTO
torturing disease. and piqued vanity gives
place TO real suffering. little wart OIL
| the nose or cheek grows to the alldevour-
| ing lupus, u patch OF letter on the palm o.
| the hand or on the limbs suddenly enyeiops
| the body in its fiery embrace, orulse on
the leg expands into gnawlne
ulcer. which reaches out its iangs 10
| the sufferers heart, in every paroXysm OF
pain, small kernel in the neck multiples
| into dozen, which eat away the vitality
great pearl-like scales grow from little
rash. like infammations i'll such abundance
as 10 pass credulity, and so on may we de-
pct the suffering to which poor human ma;
ture is subject from cutaneous diseases, all
of which involve great mental distress be-
cause of personal designations.
| Every school giri or boy knows that II
pore in the skin in his or her face becomes
| clogged, black head appears, and sur
| rounding it little pimple. If dozen
pores become clogged, there are dozen
| blackhesds and pimples. So it lis with acne
| In sa,trheum, or as it is technically called,
| eczema, the cause of the disease seems TO pc
| in the blood, from the fact that the per5plr
atory fluids which pour out through the
| tubes is charged with poisonous element
that creates the most intense itching and
violent Inflammation, and rapidly destroys
| the outer or scarf skin. This dreadful form
of skin disease attacks all ages, and may
frequently be seen fully developed in young
| utunts at birth. In such cases II
| is often called milk crust, scald-head,
ETC., but there is no doubt gifts real nature,
| and that it is an inherited hunof. If there
we're not another external disease known,
| salt rteum would be sufficient intlictioD
| on mankind. 1t pervades all classes, and
descends impartially through generations
While some are constantly enveloped in 1t,
others have it confined to small patches IN
the ears, on the scalp, on the breast, ON the
palms OF the hands, on the limbs, ETC., but
everywhe its distinctive feature is small
| watery blister, which discharges an acrld
| fluid causing heat, Inflammation ana IN
| tense itching, Ring-worm, tetter, scald-h head,
dandruhf, belong TO this scaly and itching
order of diseases. Psoriasis, our modern
leprosy, with its mother-of-pearl scale
situated on a Redeemed bas which bleeds
upon the removal of the scale, is 10 be
dreaded and avoided as of old. Lupus, the
| all deyouring ulcer, impeigo, BARRIERS itch
erysipelas, and score OF minor disorders
make up the catalogue of external diseases
of the skin. Thus far we have made no al
fusion to those Affections which are mani
testify impurities OF the blood, viz swell,
ing Of the glands of the throat ulcers on
the neck and limbs, tumors, abcesses, and
mercurial poisons because the whole list
can be comprehended in the one WORD
"scrofula."
The her editary blood poison of scrofula
develops in the delicate tissues OF the brain
mental weak nesseC and infrmties. idiocy
and insanity. 1t enlarges the glands OF the
throat, impairs the sense OF smell and taste,
or breaks into consuming ulcers on the
neck. 1t destroys the lungs, or fills them
| with tuberculous secretions. 1t eats away
the coating of the stomach, enlarges the
liver, clogs the kidneys, creates constipa
| ton and induces piles. The muscles 1t
contracts and renders powerless with rheu'
matism, while the secretions of the joints
contaminated by it cause the painful govt.
| 1t loads the perspiration with its virulent
poison, setting on fire in its passage the lit
| lie tubes or pores Of the skin, causing the
| torturing designation salt rheum, psoria
sis, and other itching and scaly diseases
which embitter life. 1t gathers at morbid
centres into tumors, assesses, and life'sap
ping ulcers. 1t slowly undermines the con-
stitution, and is the cause OF nearly all
| chronic diseases.
The treatment of disease of the skin and
| ecalp hes been for centurics based upOnC
theory which has entirely overlooked tina
important part the tubes and vessels OF
the skin clay in the propagation and main
tenance of disease by pouringo out upon the
charged with the virus of disease germs oil
scroiulous Inherited, and contagious hui
mors. We are not unjust TO the profession
when we saw that its efforts in the perma-
nent cure of skin, scalp, and blood diseases
have been a failure. What with mistaken
theories, mineral poisons, ana blind reyer-
ence for dogmas and superstitions long
since exploded. disfguring humors, hui
initiating eruptions, itching fortunes, and
scroiula, the parent Of all humors, flourish
and increase upon systems shattered by
| mercury, arsenic, zinc. and lead. Nor have
the senseless "ssrsaparila," ''dock,"
and dandelion blood purifiers % ofquacks
and patent medicine vendors been any be-
er OF much worse.
Twill awaken hope in the breast OF many q
Lifelong sufferer. Can we in broad and
generous spirit, without pre- udice, without
| 10 seryation, say to those All cted, Here is
the Cuticura remedies which may be had
of any druggist at less than the cost Of a
physicians visit, is speedy and perma.
nent clre for diseases OF the skin, scalp, auS
blood which have deied all known RENE
/ dies and the hi ghest medical skill" With a
lust sense Of the responsibilities we assumel
Tbousands Of letters in the possession OF
the oririnators repeat this story: | have
been a terrible sufferer for years with blood
and skin humOrs; have been obliged 10
shun public places by reason Of my disiig
Il urine humors; have bad the best physi-
clans: have spent hundreds Of dOllars. and
got no real relief until | used the Cuticura
remedies. which have cured me end leit
nv stin and blood a. pure az q child's,
/ CufRura Resolvent. the new blood puri-
fer. elranses the blood and Precipitation OF
| POISONOUS elements and impurities, and
ihus removes the cause. Cuticura. the
g-esf skin cure, instantly ailays itching
nd frfammafton clears the Skin and scalp