The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-05
BEAU7I'Y Y AMID p(DRI1 I Y
Ancient and Modern Ideas on the Subject
Time and Disease the Effacing Agents
Of Beauty. What Elas Science Done
to Restore the Lily and the Rose2

Socrates called beauty short-livcd
tyranny, Plato 4 privilege of nature,
Thcocritus Il delightful prcjudicc,
Thcophrastus II silent cheat, Carncadcs
n solitary Kingdom, Homer Il glorious
gift OF nature, Ovid favor Of the
gods. Aristotle affirmed tl!at beauty
was better than all the letters of recon-
mcndution in the world, and vet none
OF these distinguished authorities has
left us even Il hint of how beauty ia to
be perpctuatcd, or the rava%rs Of age
and disease Gchcd. Time soon blcndS
the lily and the rose into the rallor OF
age, disease dots the fair face with
cutancous designations Snd crimSonS
the Roman nose with unSightly bushes,
moth If not rust, Corrupts III" glory
Of eyes, teeth ard lips yet beautiful by
dcfaclng the complexion, and Nils the
sensitive soul with agony unSpcakable.
If such be the unhappy condition of
one afflicted with slight skin b,cmi>hcs,
what must be the feelings OF those in
whom torturing hnmors have for
years run riot, covering the skin with
scales and sores and charging the
blood with poisonous elements to
become II part of the system until
dcath2 1t is vain 20 attempt to por-
cases might he considered Il blcSSn
The blood and fluids seem to be i'm
prrgnntcd with Il fiery element which,
when discharged through the pores
upon the surface OF the body, iniinmcs
and burns until, in his efforts for relief,
tho patient tears the skin with his
nails. and not until the blood flows
does sufficient relief conc to cause him
to dcsist-
Thus do compile Xional defects merge
into torturinS disease, and i'iuucd van
ity give place to real suffering. y
little wart on the nose or check grows
to the all-dcrourinS lupus, patch Of
letter on the palm of the hand or on
the limbs suddenly cnvelopS the body
in iIs fiery embrace, 0bruiSr on the leg
expands i1,o Il gnawing ulcer, which
reaches ont its fanGh 70 the sufferers
heart In every puroxysm Of pain, Il
small kennel in the neck multiplles into
dozen, which eat away the vitality,
great prurl-likr scales grow from little
ra>h-liic tnllam nations In such abun-
dance as TO pass crruulttv; and SO on
may we depict the suticrin"S to which
poor !tumnn nature IS subject, all Of
which involve great mental distress
because Of personal diSiigurations.
If there were not another external
disease known, eczema alone would he
a sufficient inllicii&n on mankind. 1t
pcrvadcS all claSScs, and tieSCcnuS i'm
partially through generations. while
SoIEc are constantly cnvclopcd in It,
others have il Confneu to smnl
patches In the vars, on the scalp OF
ths breast, on tht palms Hf the hands
OF the limbs. rt,;., but everywhere II.
'distiuctivn feature Is Il s,nall watcrN
bE>ter, which disc hargrs al ucri(
fuiu. causing heat, Inflammation, an,
intense Itching. Ring-wurni, letter
SCALED head, dSndrutf. belong 10 thi
a,aly and itchjng order OF diseases
Psoriasis, our modcrn lcproSy. wit
It's mother of-pcarl scale, situated q
q reddrned base, which blcrhS upO
Ahe rcInova, OF the scale. j. to /
dreaded and avoided, ~ of old. In
T,ctigo, BARRIERS iich, crySipclaS, and
score of minor disorders make up
pnrt the CataluGu" OF external disras.
OF the skin. Thus far we have mad
n3 alluSiOu to those atllictionS wLIc
are manifcStiy impu rites Of til" blDoG
viz. swelling OF the glands Of tn
throat. ulcers Oh I he neck and limbs
tnmorS, abScc*sc and nrfcurln
pojsons, with loss of hair. hccauS,
the whole list can be comprrhcnucd in
the one word scro fula.
II is in the trr atmcnt OF tortllrin.r
dstiGuring humois and affections Of
the skin, scalp. and blood, vita loss OF
q hair, that the Cuticura remedies have
achieved their greatest success. Orig.
inal in composition. scientifically com.
pounded, absolutely pure, Interchangeable
in any climate, always ready and agree.
able to the most delicate and sensitive,
they prrscntlo young and old the mos
sucQcsSi Vl curative 0: modern times
This Will br cOnSidc ed strong language
by those acquainted with the characle,
and oOStinacy Of blood and skin humors
but 1t Is justified by innullcrablc sue
cesScs where nll the remedies and meth
ods in vogue have failed to cure, and
In many cases. 10 relieve. even.
The Cutlcura treatment Is ut one,
agreeable, speedy, economical. and
comprehensive. Battle the affected
parts freely with hot water and Cuti.
curn soap, to cleanse the sur ace OF
cruSts and scales, and soft en- the
thiclencd cutlcle. Dry. without hard
rubbing, and apply Cuticura DIN tmcnt