The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-04
p. N. u. G, '03.

socra,ea cs,,od be,utv n sbort-,,ved
tvronnv p,ato nriviisge NJ natnre.
Tbeoc y,tua de,iobtfnl nreiudice'
Tbeon, .sa,,s n alien, cheat. Carneades
n solitary kIngdom. Homer a glorious
gift of nature. Ovid A favor Of the
9ods. ArIstotle affIrmed that beautv
was hotter than aII the letters of recon-
mendat,on I'm The world ana vet mona
nj these disijncui shed Authorities has
Icft ua even n hint of how beontv ia 10
be nernetnated mr. tbe ravaoes ~ ACE
and dissase deeed Time soon blends
the ,Ilv and the rose into the nslIor Of
sge disease dots The fair face with
cSt.neons dissourot,ons and crimsons
tbe Roman noss. with unsigbtIv ensbes.
NJ ewes teeth and lins vet beautiful nv
defacing the comnlrxjon. and Ais the
sensitIye soul with agony unspeakable.
IN sucb he the unbappv condition of
ono af,IIcted with slight akin blemisbes.
what mnst mo the feelings Of those I'm
whom tortnr,ng bnmoTs have for
veors rnn riot covering the skin with
scales and sores and charging the
biood with nolsonous elements to
became n mart of the system until
deatbp II IN win In attempt to nor
trav such suffering. Death In many
cases might he considered a blessing.
The blood and f,nIds seem 10 he i'm
nreonsted with a eerv element which.
when d,scbaroed Through the nores
nnon the snrcace NJ the bodv infames
and bnrns nntil. in his efforts for RELIEF.
tbs natient tears the akin with his
nails md not until the blood f,oys
docs snfIlcient relief come 10 cause him
IN deaia,
Tbns do comnlexional defects merge
int tortnrIno dise.se and nfoned van
;,v Give nIace IN real suffering A
Iitt,e wart on the nose or cheek grows
20 the ali. .dsvourinp lnnus. a match Of
tetter on the palm Of the hand or ON
The limbs suddenly envelops the body
in its ferv embrace. abruise on the leg
eYnands into a pnawinp nicer. which
reaches ont its f1npk To the sufferer's
heart In everv naToxvsrn of main. a
ANAL kernel IN the neck multiplies into
a dozen. which eat avay the vitality.
great nea arl-like scales GROW from little
rssb- like innam mations in sucb abun-
dance aa IN mass crednl,tv. and 40 on
NAV we donict the sufferinya to which
moor human nature IL subject. ALL oil
which Involve great mental distress
because OF pers onal designations.
n there were not another external
disease known. eczema alone would be
q sufIlcient infiction on mankind. II
nervades nil classes. and descends i'm
nartisllv through generations. While
some are constantly enyeloped in It.
others have It confined TO small
patches in the ears. on the scalp. on
the breast. ON the palms of the hands,
on the limbs. etc. but everywhere It's
distinctive feature is a small watery
blister. which discharges an acrid
huid. causing heat. Inflammation, and
intense itching. RIng-worm, letter,
scaled head. dandruff. belong to this
scalv and Itching order of diseases.
Psoy,ssIs' onr modern leprosy. with
its mother-of.pearl scale. situated on
a Redeemed base. which blceds upon
the removal of the scale. IL To be
dreaded and avoided, az of old. I'M
netiyo. barber's itch erysipelas. and a
score Of minor disorders make mn in
mart the catalogue of external diseases
of the akin Thus far we have made
no allusIon to those aflilctions which
are manifestly impu rites of the blood.
viz. swelling of the glands of the