The state herald., 1903-02-13

Socrates called beauty o short-lived
tyranny, Plato a privilege of nature,
Theocritus delightful prejudice,
Theophrastus n silent cheat, Carneades
q solitary kingdom, Homer a glorious
gift Of nature, Ovid favor of the
gods. Aristotle affirmed that beauty
was better than all the letters Of recon-
mendation In the world, and yet none
of these distinguished authorities has
left US even hint of how beauty Is to
be perpetuated, or the ravagcs of age
and disease dehed. Time soon blends
the lily and the rose into the pallor Of
nge, disease dots the fair face with
cutaneous designations and crimsons
the Roman nose with unsighlly fiushcs,
moth, II not rust, corrupts the glory
of eyes. teeth. and lips yet beautiful by
defacing the complexion, and fills the
sensitive soul with agony unspeakable.
II such be the unhappy condition Of
one afflicted with slight skin blcmishcs,
what must be the feelings of those In
whom tortnrlng humors have for
years run riot, covering the skin with
scales and sores and charging the
blood with poisonous elements to
become part Of the system until
dcathp 1t Is vain to attempt to por-
tray such suffering. Death In many
cases might be considered blessing.
The blood and fluids seem to be i'm
prcgnatcd with fiery element which,
when discharged through the pores
ppon the surface of the body, inflames
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 come to cause him
To dcsist.
Thus do complexional defects merge
into torturing disease, and piqued van
ity give place TO real suffering. A
little wart on the nose or cheek grows
TO the all-dcvouring lupus. a patch of
tetter on the palm Of the hand or on
the limbs suddenly envelops the body
In Its fiery embrace. a bruisc on the leg
expands Into a gnawing ulcer, which
reaches out Its fangs 20 the sufferers
heart In every paroxysm OF pain, =
small kernel Ia the neck multiplies into
n dozen, which eat away the vitality,
great pearl-like scales grow from little
rash-likc innam nations in such abun-
dance rs to pass credulity; and so on
may we depict tho sufierings to which
poor human nature Is subject, all of
which involve great mental distress
because OF personal designations.
II there were not another external
disease known, eczema alone would be
a sufficient inhiction on mankind. II
pervades all classes, and descends I'M
partially through generations. While
some are constantly envelopcd In 1t.
others have II 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 Its
distinctive fcature Is . small watery
blister, which discharges a. acrid
huid, causing heat. Inflammation. and
Intense itching. Ring worm, tcttcr,
SCALED head, dandruf. belong to this
scaly and Itching order OF diseases.
Psoriasis. our modern leprosy, with
Its mother-of-pearl scale, situated on
. reddened base, which biceds upon
tho removal OF the scale, Ia to be
dreaded and avoided, NJ OF old. I'm
petigo, BARRIERS Itch, cryslp~las. and n
score of minor disord rders make up In
part the catalogue Of external diseases
Of the skin. Thus far we have made
no allusion to those Affections which
are manif-stiy impu rifles OF the blood.
VIZ, swelling of tho glands OF the
throat. ulcers on the neck and limbs,
tumors, Assesses, and mcrcurlal
poisons, with loss OF hair. because
the whole list can be comprchended In
the one word scro fuln.
II 10 In the TIRE atmcnt OF torturing.
'dishgurlng humors aud 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, interchangeable
In any climate, Away srcady, and agree.
able 10 the most delicate aud sensitive,
they present To young and old the mot
successful curative OF modern times.
THIS will be coDside ed strong language
by those acquainted with the character
aud obstinacy Of blood and skin hunors
but II Ii justified by innumcrable sue
cesscs where all the remedies and meth.
ods In vogue have failed to cure. aud.
IN many cases, TO relieve. even.
The Cuticura treatment " at once
agreeable, speedy. economical. and
conprrb cn-iye. Bathc the affected
parts freely with hot water and Cuti-
cnra sonp. TO cleanse The sur ace Of
crusts and scales. aud soften the
thickencd cuticic. Dry. wlthou / hard
ruhhiuy and nuply cuiicufn DIN ttugnt