Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12
OF NO USE.
Pure watcrthe Best Known for Beau
tifying the Face-Washes Quite
Useless as Remedies for
Skin Troubles

"There is nothing a woman willnet do,
no tortures she will not endure, TO en-
nance the beauty of the complexion
said a druggist to a New York Mail and
EXPRESS reporter. 1.-THE women in
Brazil rub the juice of a nut on the face,
the skin of which Chat is to say, the
epidermis or superficial skin) comes off,
leaving the face in a raw state. After
applying the nut juice, the patient takes
to her bed, and in three weeks a fresh
skin has formed and she has an entirely
new complexion. 1t is rather surprising,
on the whole, that some such idea has
not been adopted in more civilized coun-
tries, although a method somewhat near.
ly approaching it has actually been
adopted in Paris by a physician who
claims its invention l understand, on
good authority that it is very successful
30 far as it's results are concerned, but it
must be extremely painful. A woman
who takes this method of renewing her
youth must undergo a fearful ordeal.
She is placed under the influence of
chloroform, and the whole superficial
layer of the cuticle is removed with the
knife; this accomplished, the face is
swathed in bandages and a new skin
forms in a few days. A physician of my
acquaintance assured me that he had
seen a person who had her complexion
renewed in this way, and that her skin
was of a delicate creamy tint, like a
child's; she always took the greatest care
of it, never going out unless thickly
yelled. A complexion obtained at such
cost was not to be readily sacrificed.
"The only good cosmetic l know of is
pure water. Any frst-rate physician will
tell you that face-wsshes are quite useless
as remedies for skin troubles. And yet
these quack remedies always will com.
mand a large ,ale, though many of them
contain elements very injurious both to
the health and complexion, and not one
of them pr.tends TO attack tho skin trou-
BILE through the blood, which is the only
way recognized as effectual in the prac-
tice OF medicine. People frequently ap-
ply to mt for a remedy for freckles, but
the philosophy of thefreckle is something
that no fellow ever could exactly find
out. There are two or three theories in
regard to freckles-one is that they are
small accommodations of the pigment which
colors the skin, and the other that they
are stains produced through the oxidation
by the air of the iron in the blood. The
first of these is doubtless the true one.
No one has ever found out how to remove
freckles. Many people are annoyed by
eruptions of the skin from the blood, and
the only remedy is to attack the trouble
though the blood. The practice of taking
arsenic for the complexion is an exceed
ingly dangerous one Arsenic, as q
remedy for skin disorders, swell known
in therapeutics, but too carelessly used,
able druggists will not sell Fowler's solu-
ton of arsenic, which is the form In
which IL is usually taken, without a doc
tors prescription. These so-called med
icated sops for the skin have no particu-
larly good effect. There is nothing bet
ter than the white CASTLE, and the only
benefit that can be derived from external
washes is cleanliness.
ga very common skin disorder is that
from which young men, particularly be-
tween the ages of 15 and % or 20, suffer.
The trouble seems to develop with the
early growth of the beard, and causes an
annoying pustular eruption. Sometimes
this affection, which is called acne. pro-
ceeds 80 far as to amount to q disease,
but it is usually trifing, and it is per-
fectly susceptible of treatment. The
remedies ordinarily applied are, however,
imperative, and the true nature of the
disorder is but little known. The ~follicle,
or sac, from which the hair grows, is
from an eighth to a quarter of an inch in
depth, and is supplied with moisture by
q little gland at the side of the %follicle,
which contains q secretion called sebum.
If through any cause the secretion of
sebum becomes too plentiful, the follicle
is likely to become clotted up, and
natures way of removing it is by infam-
nation, which forms q pustule. When
the growth Of the beard begins to develop
the secretion of the sabaceous matter is
stimulated, and tie pustules frequently
appear in great numbers. The only
effective treatment known for this simple
variety of acne is to thrust a needle into
the %follicle as far as possible and remove
the obstruction. This is a painless
operation, for the needle does not pierce
the skin. The clothing of the sebum in
the follicle can usually be seen before
any inflammation has taken place, 80 that
the latter may be avoided. With careful
treatment of this sort, and frequent
washing with water, there should be no
difficulty In curing any case where the
difficulty is not constitutional. The use
of grease or oil of any kind is bad for
the skin under such conditions. Com
plixions differs very much with the
climate. Tho English have, beyond a
doubt. the most beautiful compilations in
the world. American girls possess more
beauty of feature, perhaps, but their
complexion are not nearly 80 fine. AS
one goes farther south toward the equa-
tor, one sees darker skins and darker
hair and eyes, for all these physical char
acteristics have reference to climate iniu,
ences. Upon two things the condition Of
the skin depends-oil and o~oloring mat
ter. The skin of a very old man or wo'
man, for want of oil, becomes lIk,
wrinkled dried.up parchment; an Albint
has scarcely any coloring matter in hi
hair, eyes, or complexion.
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