The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01

Socrates called beauty q shOrt-livcd tyr
amy. Plato privilege of nature, Theocr'ti3
a delightful prejudice, Theophrastus q
si1ent cheat. Carneadcs /. solitary kingdom,
Homer glorious gift OF nature, Ovid 4 favor
of the gods. Aristotle affirmed that beauty
was better than all the letters of recommcn-
dation in the world, and yet none OF these
distinguished authorities has left us even q
! hint of how beauty is to be perpetuateu' OF
the ravages of age and disease dehcd. 1lhc
soon blends the lily and the rose into inc
pallor of age, disease dots the fair face with
cutaneous designations and crimsons thc
Roman nose with unsightly flushes, moth, II
not rust, corrupts the glory Of eyes, teeth
and Inns vet beautiful by defacing the COM
plexion, and fills the sensitive soul with
agony unspeakable.
If such be the unhappy condition of one
afflicted with slight skin blcmishcs, what
must be the feelings of those in whom tortir-
ing humors have for years run riot, covering
the skin with scales and sores and charging,
the blood with poisonous elements to become
a mart of the system until death2 1t - vain
to attempt to portray such suffering. Death
in many cases might be considered bless
pregnated with fiery element which, when
discharged through the pores upon the sur
face of the body, infames 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 deslst
Thus do complexional defects merge into
torturing disease, and ptqucd vanity give
place to real suffering. a little wart on the
nose or cheek grows to the alldevou1ng
lupus, a patch of letter on the palm OF the
hand or on the limbs suddenly envelops the
body in its fiery embrace, brEise on the
leg expands into a gnawing ulcer, which
reaches out it's fangs to the sufferers heart
In every paroxysm of pain, small kernel
in the neck multiplies into dozen, which
eat away the vitality, great pearl like scales
grow from little rash-like inhammations in
such abundance 20 to pass credulity; and so
on mf we depict the sufferings to which
poor human nature is subject, all of which
involve great mental distress because of per
sonal designations.
If there were not another external disease
known, eczema alone would be sufficient
infliction on mankind. 1t pervades all
classes, and descends impartially through
generations While some are constantly
enveloped 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 its distlnc-
| tive feature is q small watery blister, which
discharges an acrid fluid, causing heat, In
flammaton, and intense itching: King
worm, letter, scaled head, dandruff, belong
TO this scalv and itching order of diseases.
Psoriasis our modern leprosy, with Its
mother-of pearl scale, situated ON reddened
base, which bleeds upon the removal OF the
scale is to be dreaded and avoided, as of Old.
Impetigo BARRIERS itch, erysipelas, ana a
score Of minor disorders make up in part
the catalogue of external diseases or the
skin. Thus far we nave maze no aIlusloh
to those Affections which arc manifestly
impurities of the blood, viz: swelling OF the
glands of the throat, ulcers on the neck ana
Hmbs tumors, Assesses, and mercurlal pol
sons, with loss OF halr, because the Whoie
list can be comprehcnded in the one word
It is in the treatment of torturing, disfgur-
ing humOrs and affections OF the skin, scalp,
and blood, with loss of hair, that the CuhCurl
remedies have achieved their greatest sue
cess. Original in composition, scientifically
compounded, absolutely pure, Interchangeable
in any climate, always ready, and agreeable
to the most delicate and sensitive, they pre-,
sent TO young and old the most Successiu VI
curatives of modern times. This Will be
considered strong language by those &C
quainted with the character and obsunacy Oh
blood and skin humors, but it is Justified by
innumerabc successes where all the remedles
and methods in vogue have failed 70 cure
and in many cases, to relieve, even.
The Cutcura Treatment is at once agree
able, speedy, economical, and comprenen
sive. Bathe the affected parts freely with ho
water and Cuticura soap, to cleanse the sur
face of crusts and scales, and soften the
thickened cuticle. Dry, without hard rubbing