Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-11


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 Blackheads may not only be removed without leaving any scar, but once rid of them the patient need never again be troubled with them, if he will but care fully follow the advice here given.
 Softening Preparation.
 For two or three weeks, until the skin is thoroughly softened, apply one of the creams or ointments recommended at night, after scrubbng the face with soap and water. Be sure to rinse the soap well out of the face. Dry thoroughly be- fore applying the cream or ointment. Where the blackheads appear in the back and also between the breasts the same treatment is required. Friction, com bined with an emollient, is death to blackheads. Apart also from the mere cleanliness to be derived from the fric- tion of the brush, it has the most im- portant effect of so stimulating the cir culation that the obstructed glands are opened, their stagnating contents dis solved, broken up and carried off.
 Acne appears under various forms and names. In continent acne the pimples ap- pear in groups, suppurating and running together Friction and frequent bathing are advised, and as soon as possible the camels hair brush.
 In acne indurata the pimples appear to be under the skin; same treatment.
 Acne molluscum is a peculiar form Of this skin disease. It usually appears on the forehead and about the nose. The pimples look like small white seed; they are embedded in the skin and are really obstructed sebaceous glands, and differ only from blackheads in the fact that the surface is too hard to collect dust and make the points blackheads same genef- al treatment.
 Enlarged pores are the result of long combat with blackheads. It takes long time to cure them and the treatment Tor them is the same as recommended for blackheads. with the substitution of the following lotion for the one advised Tor acne: a.
 Powdered sulphur-One-half drachm.
 Sulphuric cether-One-quarter drachn1.
 Rectified spirits-Three ounces.
 Sometimes arsenic is beneficial taken internally for acne in any form. Fow- ler's solution is the best, and any good apothecary will tell you the proper dose.
 I must caution all my readers about using arsenic. except as prescribed by physician The abuse of arsenic is most terrible one in it's results. Fowler's solution is the authorized one.
 Rashes :nd fiery spots are great nui- sance, and commonly arise from some trifiing cause-indigestion tight lacing or sudden change of temperature will pro- duce these blemisheS on some otherwise fiawless 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. If possible, it is well to take them in an established bath house. but they may be prepared at home as follows:
 Sulphur Bath.
 To each ten gallons 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 excellent as prelim- mary treatment.
 The small soft discolora ton and ex- cresences of the skin, commonly called moles and warts, are sometimes mersly pigmentary, and sometimes both pigmen- tary and hairy. They nay be removed by electricity or by touching them every second or third day with strong acetic or nitric acid or with lunar caustic. Be very careful about keeping these reme- dies away from the reach of children.
 In treating hairy warts, the hairs should first be extracted by tweezers.
 For moth and liver spots and obstinate d!scolorations of the skin, the best reine- dy l know of is one here give. It should be used only until the blemish has disap- peared. You will observe that it contains bichlorde of mercury, which is the tech nical term for corrosive sublimate.
 I hesitate somewhat about giving this formula to my readers. It is, in sub stance, one of the face bleaches. It will certanly prove efficacious for the disffg- uring patches of brown known as moth. but it will result as all bleaches do if used for a great length of time in a psr- manent injury to the texture of the skin. I do not know of any other specific fer moth patches.
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 Patches.
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 Jordan almonds (blanched) one ounce. Bitter almonds (blanched)-Two to three drachms.
 Distilled water-One-ha pint.
 Bruise the almonds in a mortar to smooth paste-be careful not to let them oil. Form into an emulsion. To the strained emulsion, with agitation, grad ually add of
 Bichloride of mercury Gin coarse row der)-Fifteen grains previously dissolval in distilled water-one-half pint, after which further add enough distilled Wal ter Gwo to three teaspoonfuls) to make the whole measure exactly one pint.
 Abusing the Skin.
 A word as to practice now somewhat in vogue of peeling or blistering the face until the skin comes off. It seems pre- posterous that in the present enlightened time of the world there can be women SD short-sighted as to attempt to despoil na- ture in this way, but know of recent case where lady submitted to the ex- quisite torture of having her face skinned by mustard plasters in the firm belief that she would have beautiful girlish new skin to replace the old and that she would look twenty years younger after this so-called treatment. I saw this lady the other day, and she told me that the new skin on her face is so tender she can not bear breath of wind upon it, can not touch 1t with the softest linen with c'-' t"~t"rN and f" nsa her own words "a