The evening times., 1895-08-12

glands are opened, their stagnating contents
dissolved, broken up and carried of.
Acne appears under various forms and
names. In continent acns the pimples ap-
pear in groups, ssppurating and running
together. Friction and constant bathing are
advised, and as coon a. possible the camei's
hair brush.
In acne indurata the pimpIes appear to
be under the skin; same treatment.
Acne molluscum is peculiar form of this
skin disease. 1t usually appears ON the
forehead and about the nose. The pimples
look like small white seeds; they are en-
bedded In the skin, and are really obstructed
sebaceous glands, and differ only from black
heads In the face In that the surface Ia too
hard to collect dust and make the points
blackheads; same general treatment.
Enlarged pores are the result of long
combat with blackheads. 1t takes long
time to cure them, and the treatment for
them Is the same as recommended for black
heads, with the substitution Of the follow
ing lotion for the one advised for acne:
Powdered sulphur-one- half drachm.
Sulphuric ether-one quarter drachm.
Rectified spirits-three ounces
Sometimes arsenic is beneficial taken in
ternally for acne in any form. Fowler's
solution is the best, apd any good apothe.
cary will tell you the proper dose.
l must caution all my readers about US.
ing arsenic, except as prescribed by physi-
clan. The abuse OF arsenic is most terrible
one in its results. Fowler's solution is
the authorized one.
Rashes and fiery spots are great nui-
sance, and commonly arise from some tri-
fling cause-indigestion, tight lacing or sud-
den change OF temperature will producethese
blemishes on some otherwise flawless face.
The victim should carefully abstain from
all heating and constipating food, and drink
freely of lemonade or cream of tartar
water
Sulphur baths are efficacious for most skin
diseases. II possible. II is well to take.
them In an established bath house, but they
may BE- prepared at home as follows:
SULPHUR BATH
To each tengallons of water, add one ounce
OF sulphuret OF potassium. or to each fifteen
gallons OF water one ounce of sulphuret Of
calcium. Where there is itching and the
eruption seems virulent. the sulphur bath is
excellcnt as preliminary treatment.
The small soft discoloratioB and ex-
erescences OF the skin, commonly called
moies and warts, are sometimes merely
pigmentary, and sometimes both pigmen-
tary and hairy- They may be removed by
electricity or by touching them every sec
ond or third day with strong acetlc or
nitric acid or with lunar caustic. Be very
careful about keeping these remedies away
from the reach of children.
In treating hairy warts the hairs should
first be extracted bytweezers.
For moth and liver spots and obstinate
discolorations OF the skin, the best rene
dy know of is one here give. 1t should
be used only until the blemish has disap
peared- You will observe that IT contains
bichlorids of mercury, which Is the tech
nical term for corrosive sublimate
hesitate somewhat about giving this
formula to my readers II Is in substance
one OF the face beaches. II viii certainly
prove efficacious for the disfiguring patches
of brown known as moth but IL will re-
suit. as all bleaches do il used for a great
length of time, In n permanent injury to
the texture of the skin. 1 do not know Of
any other specific for moth patches
Take Of
Jordan almonds fblanchedl-1 ounce
Btterainlonds (blanchcdt g to 3drachms
Distilled water -one-half pint
BruIse the aimonds in Il mortar to a
smooth paste-be careful not to let them
oil. Form Into an emulsion. To the
strained emulsion, with agitation, gradually
add Of
hchloride OF mercury lin coarse DOW
deri-l5 grains, previously dissolved I'm
distilled water one-half pint; after which
further add enough distilled water" f2
TO ma Ike the VIII ole mea sure
exactly one pint
ABUSING THE SKIN.
word as TO practice now somewhat |
in vogue of pceiins or blistering the face |
until the skin comes off 1t seems pre- |
posterous that IN the present enlightened |
time OF the world there can be women so |
as TO attempt to despoil ma
ture IN This way, bat / know OF q recent |
rnse where lady submitted to the ex-
luisite torture OF having her face skinned |
by mustard plasters in the firm belief that |
she would have a beautiful giriish new
skin 10 replace the old, and that she would |
ook twenty years younger after this So
'ailed treatment. saw this lady the
,ther day, ard she told me that the new
skin on her face is so tender that she cannot
bear a breath OF wind upon IL, cannot
ouch II with the sortest linen without
torture, and to use her O wn words "a tear
irop on her face viii almost cut the tender
,uticle." This is getting a Few skin
with vengeance. The result of my
'riend's painful experience is a mass OF
my wrinkles forming all over the new
md prematurcly uncovered cuticIe. and
he expense, $500 Nature will furnish
uticle just SO rapidly; she VIII not be
,uilicd or brutaiized A woman with a
kinned face does not differ from a woman
who has been badly burned by accident.
do entreat my readers to leave face-blis-
erins, bleaching, and steaming alone.
What is a "ScOnu?- For ausver