Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-09-13
REST METHOD OF CLEANSING
THE SKIN.

1 fancy I hear some ladies e1cihim'
ssWhy. we have been told that siieauy.
We have been told how to wesh OUT II,
faces with cold water ana soap!
Yes; you have been told how ., Uds"
your faces, and so keep them ciean
when they are clean, but how spouI
the skins which are disfigured py ali
sorts of eruptions and 1myarities
which, having been thrown 10 Ire sur
face, remain there for lack OF an outiet1
What about the blackheads, caused py
the natural oil, which o~lnR 70 the
dampness OF the atmosphere, cannot
escape through the pores, ana wnich
settles in them, attracting 10 itseii a
! certain amount OF dust? What about
eczema, which is the result OF neat ID
the blood, and an accumuiss'on ol
poisonous matter which Is thrown 10
the surface? What about the pimples'
acne, and all the tribe OF dlsnguflng
eruptions, which are the cause OF grIei
| to SO many ladies who write to me
plaintively: "My friends tell me
should be pretty if it were not Tor my
bad compIex1on?" Can these ron oie5
be cured by the use slmply OF cold
water and good soap2 No., 1 own
frankly that they cannot, and L Will
tell you why.
The SKIN may be compared to piece
| ofshoney comb. The comb represents
the true skin, the honey the foupda-
ton, or solid matter of the skin, ana
the cap over the honey the epldermls
that meets the eye. Few imagine the
cells OF the skin to be filled with a
| gradual accumulation OF fatty matter
which canrot escape, because the en-
trance, or perhaps L ought to Hsy e1l
is clogged. 1t must settle there, anu
gradually become dlscolored. When
this has happened, either througn an
excess Of impure matter In tho ploou'
through the iniudicious use OF grease
and clogging cosmetics, there 10 notn-
ing for it but to use such remedles as
will cleanse the outer cuticle thorough'
", leaving a clear, fresh, surface. tou
have all noticed how white and fail
the hands, and usually the face, looB
after long illness. You know also
that owing to various causes the ski 81,
usually peels during an Illness Lee
old cuticle being removed, the itesn
one which is underneath, appears free
from impurlty.
We require, therefore, something &c
remove this dead or clogged cuticle'
We do not need to do all in our power
to keep it on by constantly greaslne
and powdering il, but to get lid OF It.
When the old and disfgured outer
skin is removed, the use OF ordinary
soap and water should keep it fresh
and bright, unless there is an unusual
amount OF impurlty in tho blood II
the blood is impure no good Will be
done by taking such medicines as draw
the impure matter back into the sys
tenn. A lady wrote to me short time
ago that she was greatly troubled with
an eruption, which disappeared when
her doctor gave her medicine Tor II,
but that the disappearance always
made her so Ill that the eruption was
really a sign OF health. Now this was
a direct proof Of the correctness OF my
theory. Nature was laboring tc
throw off the impure matter. She
threw it to the surface, whore, because
the pores were clogGed, it could not
escape. There it remained for want
of an outlet. Then medicine was taken
to get rid of the Disagreement; then
the poisonous matter was all drawn
back into the system. How much
better it wo I'D have been if 1t had
been cleared from the surface and Ma
lures own hint takenl
A strong blistering lotion Is not
needed. What is wanted is a Carefully
prepared astringent lotion, which by
gradually removing the outer cuticle,
will, as 1 have said, leave the skin
fresh and smooth.
have spoken simply, for there is
no occasion here for me to enter into
| a scientific disOuisition on the nature
and structure of the skin. If / have
succeeded in impressing upon ladies
the importance of my theory, 1 shall
be quite satisfied. One thing 1 may
say, that if only one tithe of the letters
that L receive complaining of the
spoiled condition of the skin through
using all sorts of greasing and clog.
ging preparations could be published
entire, there would be no occasion fol
me to preach the gospel of hardening
the skin; the letters would be more
eloquent than any words of mine.
ANNA RuPERT.