The evening times., 1895-08-12

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as another reappears. Chronic or acute
eczema is eczema simply in its most aggra.
waited form. and, If mol CHECKED, results In
hideous running sores and abcesses and
excessive suffering. The causes OF eczema
are frequently very obscure 1t n often
Inherited. and when this is the case IL
" seldom possible to do more than palliate
1t or hold IL In check. 1t frequently at
tacks the face, but usually first appears
on the hands. The itching is so severe
at times as to throw the patient almost
into onvulsions. Children suffer fire.
quently from eczema of the face, and sub
jects 10 this maiady Of all ages are apt
to be attacked with IL in the eyelids or in
the ears.
| once knew q very beautiful and high
bred woman, now peacefully resting in
the tomb of her Knickerbocker ancestors,
who was obliged to dress her hair 80 that
her ears were covered, because they
were absolutely offensive from Inherited
eczema. have often thought of her
since I have learned TO know that all
forms of skin disease, IL not actually
durable, may be greatly ameliorated, and
OF the agony she suffered In the knowi-
| edge that she was, to use her own words
to me, "A living ulcer with O long line
OF intermarried dead ulcers back OF be.."
| Hideous, indeed, is the legacy OF scrof-
4 uia and inexorable the laws OF transrnis-
sion, but even Inherited skin diseases may
be greatly pailiatcd, and the external
| signs kept in subjugation.
SIMPLE REMEDIES.
Eczema sometimes appears in girls be-
tween the ages of fourteen and sixteen
and is most annoying to sensitive
| children. 1t can, even when usually inner
tied. he controlled By attention to the
| general principles OF health-cieanliness,
| exercise, proper diet, clothing and ven
tiiation. Eczema patients, old ard young,
| should never use stinulants in any form
they should take daily baths and be most
particular as 10 the regularity of all the
most important bodily functions. Occa-
sioDaily doses OF mid saline aperients,
| such US cream tartar, phosphate OF soda
| or the o.d-fashioned seanedy of lac sui
pbur and cream tartar mixed in equal
quantities, with enough moiasses to
form creamy paste, and taken three
| times day for ten days running-then
omitted until again required, viii lie
found OF wonderful benefit Let the
patient drink freely of lemonade, and
avoid salt meats, pork i'll auy form, aud
live upon diet ot fruits-red meats
and anti-scorbulic vegetables Many peo-
ple are particularly susceptible to she'll
fish, and / have seen o case OF eczema
follow the eating of ebster in several
repeated instances Straw berries i'll
produce this effect frequently. OF course,
when there is an idiosy ucrsoy OF this
kind the cause should sbs, avoided yigor-
GUS exercise will often, by Inducing ex-
cessive perspiratiOn, act us a curative
for eczema, particularly when combined
with the application ora harmless exter-
nal application. -i
Take great care in selecting the cream of
enoiiient- l have seen most disastrous
results from the Reckless usage Of that much
vaunted article. re
The following lotion is highly commended
by DR.. Cazehaye: -
Orange flower water-3o9 grammes.
Nitric acid and hydreehloric acid--2O
Crops each.
Monin recommends this lotion for eczema
OF the face, and suggests about the same
diet have advised with the aid of sulphur
or soda baths. Just as snon as it is POS
sible to bear the camei's hair brush ON the !
lace II should be used.
PoMADE FOR ECZEMA.
Salicylic ac:d-1 gramme.
Vaseiine-i0 grammcs
Oxide of zinc tpowderrdl and powdered
starch-24 scrupa.s.
Lanoline--S0 gralames.
Vaseline-10 grammes
Nix the sta rch and zinc carefully with
the vasciine-add ianoiine and salicylic
acid-,nake a smooth paste. and apply after
bathiIg-night and morning.
receive many letters asking what |
biack-heads are and how to remove them. |
that l give more fully the treatment sug-
gested for them in one of the first Beauty |
Talks. |
ACNE oE BLACK-HEADS. !
Blackheads are form OF acne, Indicated |
by little black specks on the skin, chiefly |
about the nose. forehead and chin. Each |
speck marks an obstructed outlet of the |
sebaccous glands, and ii pressure is made |
on either side. something having The appear |
ancc of a white worm may br pressed out. |
Upon careful examinatio.l this socalled |
worm proves ts be a mass OF hardened Sc |
baceous matter. or sebum, which has as
sumed this shape by being pressed through |
the small outlet of the folicle. The black |
speck. giving to this little cylinder of fat |
the appearance OF head, rs, shocking as it |
is, simply an accommodation of dirt. The |
technical term for one of these little masses |
Is comedo. When examined u2der u micro- |
scope they are frequently fo.nu to cu-tain |
a whole family of parasites-nale, female,
and their numerous progeny.
Obviously there is but cI.e way OF getting |
rid OF b,ackheads, and taat ID by forcing |
them out OF tie ccEged pore. They cannot |
be drawn buck from whence taey came,
and in pressing them out te.ore the skin is
properly softcned ard prepared for their
election, the patient ruptEres the delicate
tissue, canning either an rg:y little scar, or,
more likely, an enlargement Of the opening, |
~hics immediately fills rp again, each time
increasing IN tize ard more malignant in
appearance.
Backhcads may not only be removed
without -cavi.g any rear, but once rid Of
them tas patient need pever again be I
troubled with taeni, II be win hut carefully |
follow the advice here,siFen.
A SOFTENTNG PREPARATION
For two or three weeks suntil the skin is
thoroughly sefsened, app,y ybne Of the creams
or oantucuts accommodated at night, after |
the face wfta soap AID water.
Be sure to rinse the scap wcA out of tie
face. Dry thoroughly before Applying the |
cream or ointment. Where the b,aok-
heads appear in the baef ard a.so be-
tween the breaets t2es Eanie treatment is
required. Friction, combined with an
eassaiient. Is death TO biaekscads., Apart