Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
plMpLES ON THE FACE
a REGULAR DISEASE RECURRING
PRoPEK$TEEATMENT.
The Skin and the Hnir--Exccss or
Oii-Rot Water and W{tsolcso,nc
Dict VIII Effect n Cure.

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wcil-kuown physician, ''but to say that
nothing can be done to mitigate the
trouble or oven to cure it, is absurd. l
was troubled with it thirty years ago and
remember very we'll how it made me
| suiicr; used to bo ashamed TO 20 into
the society of ladies, or to appear on the
street, owing to my disiigurcmcnt. But
any dcrmatologist ought to have been
able TO tell me how the disease could be
successfully treated"
$50 1t is regular disease, thcn," said
n Washington Star reporter.
Decidedly SO. II is simply acne
and the easiest way to explain II is by
telling you something about the structure
oil the skin. You have never seen n
piece OF human skin tanned and made
mt" leather, suppose! Well, it is rs
tnck as pigskin and as tougl,--so like
| plgskln, indeed, TINT tanner can hardly
tell the difference. dare say that YOU
hnvc always imagined your skin to DO
very thin because il peeled oil so, but
what pccls or is only the 'scnrf skin,
which serves rs an outer covering for the
thick, true skin beneath. Now the hairs.
which are termed the 'appcndngcs' To the
|
| my II sac of its own To sprout from with
u root oi lis own like any other vcgcta-
bic in the shape Of II microscopic bulb.
| The hair is II tube, 40 that the SAP that
hourlShcs ii may run through il; if the
Tube Is round the hair is straight and
without wave; if the tube is ilattcncd the
hair is curly III proportion To the flat.
ness. Furthermore, the hnir, growing
from the little sac--thc latter from ono.
sixteenth To onc-oighth of an inch in
dcpth-is kept oiled, since otherwise it
would dry up mud fall out, by smnll
on ginni opening into its sue Each
iriir hns IN oil gland for itself attached
TO It's own sac engaged in the secretion Of
OIL lor It's special use. Thus il grows
and under ordinary circumstances the
| operation is carried ON so satisfactory
That the incidental processes excite no at
tcnti0n.
In the casc Of young man who has
arrived ut IN aye when the beard is be-
ginning to develop, there il always IL
stimulated action of the oil glands, and
The flow of oil into the hnr sacs is in
creased. Then, particularly in the in.
stance OF person who is not in lirst-ratc
condition physically, nature finds dill.
Guilty in dsposng Of the extra supply Of
oil, and the latter forms little clot in
the hair snc. That such clot has
formed you may often discover from
small elevation ut point on the surface
OF the skin, with sometimes bncls point
IN The middle. The black point is merely
aparliclc Of dirt gathered upon the clot
ut Tho opening of the hnir snc; YOU could
see il was 81 If you could bring II micro.
scope to bear. When you observe such
thing take needle, insert the point
where the black dot is, or in the center
ol the small elevation, and permit the
needle to enter the sac. Thrust il
gently down 10 the bottom Of the sac
it may be IN eighth of mn inch dccp-and
move il around II little, taking care not
to wound the skin or the inside of the
sac. The performances Is painless aud
readily done with II little practice. Next
remove the needle and pinch the skin
between the thumb and forclingcr Mt the
point treated. In nine cases out of ten
the clot will be squeezed out and the
trouble i'll that spot will be done with.
II the clot is permitted to remain, inas-
much as ii is II foreign body, nature will
Try to get rid of it by exciting an infam-
mation. In this way is created what
you call pimplc, which is very apt to
appear without giving such pcrcoptiblc
warming TO advance us that have been
talking about"
"But girls who have no boards have
pimplcs sometimes, too"
"Most certainly. The whole body of
every human being, male or female, il
covered with hairs, though dowuy' and
almost invisible to the naked eye, and in
the sac from which any one Of these hairs
grows pimplc- producing oil clot may.
be formed. When pimple comes on
the edge of the cyclid it is called 'siy.'
Young women ut certain age, from
causes other than those which affect the
male, arc apt to be troubled with pimples.
In most cases the annoyance can be
readily cured by proper means. It is a
pity that this fact should not be realized
and that the necessary treatment, 80
cnsily employed, should not be applied.
The same treatment will be found not
less ciiicacious in your own case and in
those of other young men where the
ailliction is not constitutional.
"Pray, tell me, doctor, what the treat
mcnt is2"
"lt is simple enough. The first thing
is hot watcr. Apply it with sopped
cloths to the face as hot us it can be
borne three or four times a day-the
oftencr the better. This has tendency
to soften the skin and carry off the
supcriluous oil. Take, internally, "a
tablespoonful of cod liver oil three times
a day, before meals. Cod liver oil is not
only hcath-giving medicine; it has also
a specific action upon the skin of the Y
most beneficial character. Finally, be
most careful of your diet; eat boiled
chops and steaks, but no pork, and for, 4.
swear everything fried, as we'll as pastry
and puddings. In word, make your
fare as plain and digestblc as you can.
Take plenty of exercise, so that your
general health may be as good as pos
siblc, drink nothing but water, and
you will soon find your pimples going