The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-18

Socrates called beauty Q short-lived
tyranny, Plato q privilege Of patare,
Theocritus o delightful prejudice,
T~heophrastus q silent cheat, Carneades
q solitary kingdom, Homer . glorious
gift Of nature, Ovid q favor OF the
gods. Aristotle affirmed that beauty
was better than all the letters Of recon.
meudation in the world, and yet none
Of these distinguished authorities has
left Us even o hint Of how beauty 10 to
be p~erpetuatcd, or the ravages OF age
and disease defed. Time soon blends
the lily and tho rose into the pallor Of
age, disease dots the fair face with
cutaneous designations and crimsons
the Roman nose with unsightly Pushes,
moth, II not rust, corrupts the glory
Of eyes, teeth, and lips yet beautiful By
6efacing the complexion, and flls the
sensitive soul with agony u~nspeakable.
II such be the unhappy condition OF
one afflicted with slight skin blemishcs,
what must be the feelings OF those In
whom torturing humors have for
years run riot, covering the skin with
scales and sores and charging the
blood with poisonous elements to
become Q part Of the system until
death? It Is vain to attempt TO por-
tray such suffering. Death In many
cases might be considered Q blessing.
The blood and fluids seem 70 be Inn
pregnated with O fiery element which,
when discharged through the pores
upon the surface OF the body, infiames
and burns until, in his efforts for relief,
the patient tears the skin with his
nails, and not until the blood flows
does sufficient relief come to cause him
to desist.
Thus do complexional defects merge
into torturing disease, and piqued an
tty give place to real suffering. A
little wart on the nose or cheek grows
TO the all-devouring lupus, o patch OF
letter on the palm Of the hand or on
the limbs suddenly envelops the body
in les fiery embrace, abruise on the leg
expands into q gnawing ulcer, which
reaches out its fansS 20 the sufferers
heart In every paroxysm OF pain, o
small kernel In the neck multiplies Into
q dozen, which eat away the vitality,
great pearl-like scales grow from little
rssh-like infam nations In such abun-
dance as to pass credulity; and so on
NAV we depict the suferings to which
poor human nature Is subject, sll Of
which involve great mental distress
because Of personal designations.
II there were not another external
disease known, eczema alone would DO
q sufficient infiiction on mankind. 1t
pervades all classes, and descends I'M
partially through generations. While
come are constantly developed IN 1t,
others have It confined to small
patches In the ears, or the scalp, on
the breast, ON the palms OF the hands,
on the limbs. ETC., but everywhere III
distinctive feature Is o email watery
blister, which discharges an acrid
iuid, causing heat, Inflammation, and
intense itching. Ring-worm, letter,
SCALED head, dandruff. belong TO this
scaly and itching order Of diseases.
Psoriasis, U modern leprosy, with
its mother-of-pear scale, situated on
O redeemed base, which blecds upon
the removal Of the scale, Is TO be
dreaded and avoided, as Of old. I'm
petigo, BARRIERS Itch, erysipeias, o
score OF minor disorders make up In
part the catalogue Of external diseases
Of the skin. Thus far we have made
no allusion to those Affections which
are manifestly impu rifles Of the blood.
viz. swelling Of the glands OF the
throat, ulcers on the neck and limbs,
abscessey, and mercurlal
%poisons, with loss Of hair. because
the whole list can be comprehended In
the one word scrofu II
It Is in the tire atment Of torturing,
disfpur:uc humors and affections OF
the skin, scalp. and blood. with loss or
hair, that the Cuticura remedies have
achieved their greatest success. Orig
insl In composition. scientifically COM
pounded. absolutely pure, Interchangeable
in any climate, Away S ready, and agree.
able TO the most delicate and sensitive,
they present to young and old the most
curative Of modern times.
This will be- cOnside ell strong language
BY those acquainted with the character
and obstinacy of blood and skin humors
but Il Is justified by innumerabie &C.
ccsscs where all the remedies and meth
DDS In vogue have failed 10 cure, and,
In many cases. to relieve. even.
The Cuticura treatment Is at once I
agreeable, speedy. economical. and
Comprehensive. Battle the affected
parts freely with hot water and Cuti-
,ura soap, to cleanse the sur ace Of
trusts and scales, and soft en- the
cuticie. Dry. without hard
and apply Cuticura DIN tment