Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-13
BEAUTY and PURITY
Ancient and Modern Ideas on the Subject.
Time and Disease the Effacing Agents
of Beauty. What Has Science Done
to Restore the Lily and the Rose2

Socrates called beauty . short.iIvcd
tyranny, Plato = privilege Of nature.
Theocritus . delightful prejudice.
Theophrastus silent cheat, Csrneades
. solitary kingdom, Homer q glorious
gift OF nature. Ovid . favor Of tho
gods. Aristotle affirmed that beauty
was better than all the letters of recon-
mcndation In the world, and yet none
OF these dlstiugul shed authorities has
left US even hint OF how beauty II to
be prrpctuatcd, or the ravascs OF n:c
and disease dcfled. Time soon blends
the lily and the rose into the pailor Of
age. disease dots the fair face with
cutancous designations and crimsons
the Roman nose with unsightly nushrs.
moth. if not rust, corrupts the glory
Of eyes, teeth. aud lips yet beautiful by
dcfacins the complexion. nn,i nils tho
sensitive soul with agony unspca akablc.
II such be tho unhappy condition OF
one afflicted with slight skin b!cmishcs.
what must be tho feelings OF those In
whom tortnrinE humors have for
years run riot. covering the skin with
scales and sores and charging the
blood with poisonous elements to
ticnthp II u vain to attempt to por-
e"y 'bN" DNSs" >" H'S"y
eases might be considered blessing.
The blood aud fluids seem To be I'm
prrgnatcd with fiery element which.
when discharged through the pores
upon the surface Of the body. innamcs
and burns until. In his Efforts for relief,
the patient tears the skln with his
nails, and not until the blood flows
docs sufficient relief come 10 cause him
to dcsist.
Thus do complcxional defects merge
into torturing disease, aud pigucd van
ity give place to real suffering. A
little wart on the nose or check grows
TO the nli-dcvourlng lupus. q patch of
tcttcr on the palm Of the hand or on
the limbs suddenly cnvclops the body
In Its fiery embrace. abruisc on the leg
expands Into . gnawing ulcer. which
reaches out Its fan;> 20 the sufferers
heart In every paroxysm OF pain. .
small kernel In the neck multiplics Into
q dozen, which cat away the vitality,
great pcarl.likc scales grow from little
rash-iikc infiam nations In such abun-
dance as to pass crcdul,ty; and so on
may we depict the suncrincs to which
poor human nature Is subject, all Of
which involve great mental distress
because of pcrs ounl designations.
- khctc ~Ctu uot 1upNh's
disease known. eczema alone would bc
n sufficient inniction on mankind. It
pcrvadcs NIL classes, and dcsccnds I'm
partially through generations. While
some are constantly cnvclopcd In It.
others have II confined To small
patches In the cars, on the scalp. on
the breast, ON the palms OF the hands,
on the limbs. etc, but everywhere Its
distinctive feature Is small wutcry
blister, which discharges an acrid
nuid, causing heat, Inflammation, and
intense itching. Ring-worm, letter,
SCALED head, dandruff. belong to this
scaly antSe itching order of diseases.
Psoriasis. our modern lcprosy, with
It's mothcr-of.pcarl scale, situated on
. redeemed base, which blceds upon
the removal OF the scale, Il TO be
dreaded aud avoided, rs of old. I'm
petiyo, BARRIERS Itch, erysipelns, and n
score Of minor disor dcrs make up In
part the catalogue Of external diseases
Of tho skin. Thus fnr we have made
NO allusion to those Affections which
are manifcstly impu rifles of the blood,
viz. : swelling of the glands of the
throat, ulcers on the neck and limbs.
tumors, assesses, and mercurinl
poisous, with loss of hair. because
the whole list can be comprehendcd In
the one word scro fuln.
It Is In the ire atment OF torturing,
dlshguring humors and affections of
the skin, scalp. and blood. with loss OF
hair, that the Cuticura remedies have
achieved their greatest success. Orig
inal In composition. scientifically com
pounded, absolutely pure, unchanIc
In any climate, AWAY ready, and agree
able to the most delicate and sensitive,
they present to young aud old the most
successful curative of modern times.
This will be conside cd strong language
by those acquainted with the character
and obstinacy of blood and skin humors
but It Is justified by innumerable sue
ccsscs where all the remedies and meth
DDS In vogue have failed to cure, and,
In many cases. to relieve, even.
The Cuticura treatment Is mt once
agreeable, speedy, economical, and
comprehensive. Battle the affected
parts freely with hot water and Cuti-
cura soap, to cleanse the sur ace of
crusts and scales, and soft en- the
thickcned cuticle. Dry. withou I hard
rubbinr and apply Cuticura DIN tment