The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-02-13

tyranny, Plato n privilege Of nature,
Theocrltus q delightful prejudice,
~Thcophrastus n silent cheat, Carneadcs
a solitary Kingdom, Homer a glorious
gift of nature. Ovid q favor Of the
gods. Aristotle affirmed that beauty
was better than all the letters OF recon-
mcndation In the world, and yet none
OF these distingui shed authorities has
lett us even n hint OF how beauty Is to
be perpctuatcd, " tho ravagcs OF ago
and disease dcicd. Time soon blends
the lily and the rose into the pallor OF
age, disease dots the fair face with
c%utancous designations and crimsons
the Roman nose with unsightly Pushes,
moth, n not rust. corrupts the glory
OF eyes, teeth, and lips yet beautiful by
dcfaclng the complexion, and ILLS the
sensitive soul with agony u~nspcnkablc.
II such be the unhappy condition Of
one afflicted with slight skin blcmishes,
what must be the feelings Of those In
whom torturipg humors have for
years run riot, covering the skin with
scales and sores and charging the
blood with poisonous elements 10
become a part OF the system until
dcathY II is vain TO attempt 10 por-
tray such suffering. Death In many
cases might be considered n blessing.
The blood aud fluids seem 10 be im-
pregnated with n fiery element which,
when discharged through the pores
upon the surface OF the body, inilames
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 10 cause him
TO dcslst.
Thus do complcxionai defects merge
Into torturlng disease. and plqucd an
ity give place q real suffering. A
little wart on the nose or cheek grows
10 the nj .dcyouring lupus, n patch Of
tcttcr ON the palm OF the hand or on
the limbs suddenly cnyelops the body
In It's fiery embrace, n bruiso on the leg
expands Into n gnnwlng ulcer. which
reaches out it, fangS 20 the sufferers
heart In every paroxysm OF pain, n
small kernel Ia the neck multiplics into
n dozen. which eat away the vitality,
great pcarl-likc scales grow from little
fash-llkc infinm nations In such nbun-
dance M TO pass crcdulity and so on
may we depict the suticrlngs TO which
poor human nature IL subject, all OF
which involve great mental distress
utihuN' vi ItIN ulNbkuthAt'hF
IL there wefc not another external
disease known, eczema nloD. would be
a sufficient iniilction ON mankind. IL
pervados all classes, and dcsccndr Inn
partially through generations. While
some arc constantly developed In II,
others have II confined 10 small
patches In tho ears, on the scalp, on
the breast, on tho palms OF the hands,
"a. a.. tI..I.. "a, ls.s ..Wu.b.t. "a.
distinctive feature II n smnll watery
blister. which discharges an acrid
fluid, causing heat. Inflammation, aud
Intense itching. Rlng-worm, letter,
SCALED head. dandruff. belong to this
scaly aud itching order OF diseases.
Psoriasis. our modern lcprosy, with
Its mother-of-pcarl scale, situated on
n REDEEMED base, which blccds upon
tho removal OF the scale, In TO be
dreaded and avoided, as Of old. In
pctigo, BARRIERS Itch, e%rysipelas, and n
score Of minor disorders make up In
part the catalogue or external diseases
OF tho skin. Thus far we have made
no allusion to those Affections which
are manifestly impurities OF the blood,
viz swelling OF the glands Of the
throat, ulcers OF tho neck and limbs,
tumors, Assesses. and mercurlal
poisons, with loss Of hair. because
the whole list q be comprehended In
the % word scrofula.
II 10 In The treatment Of torturing,
dlsnguring 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