The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-02-13
BEAUTY and PURITY
Ancient and Modern Ideas on the Subject.
Time and Disease the Effacing Agents
of Beauty. What Has Science Done
to Restore the Lily and the Rose2

Socrates called beauty a short-llved
tyranny, Plato privilege OF nature,
Thoocrltus delightful prejudice,
Thoophrastus a silent cheat, Carneadea
a solitary Kingdom, Homer glorious
gift OF nature, Ovid q favor Of the
gods. Aristotle affirmed That beauty
was better than all the letters of recon-
mendation In the world, and yet mono
OF these dlstingul shed authorities has
left us even n hint OF how beauty IN 10
be perpetuatcd, or the ravagos Of age
md disease defod. Time soon blends
the lily and the rose into the pallor Of
age, disease dots the fair face with
cutanoous designations and crlmsons
the Roman nose with unsightly Pushes,
moth, II not rust, cOrrupts the glory
OF eyes, teeth, and lips yet beautiful by
dofacing the complexion, and ILLS tho
sensitive soul with agony unspeakable.
II such be the unhappy condition OF
one afflicted with slight skin blcmlshes,
what must be the feelings OF those In
whom torturlng humors have for
years run riot, covering the skin with
scales and sorce and charging tho
blood with poisonous elements 70
become a part OF the system until
death7 II Ii vain 70 attempt 10 por-
tray such suffering. Death In many
cases might be- considered n blessing.
Tho blood aud fluids seem " he Inn
prcgnated with a fiery element which,
when discharged through the pores
upon the surface OF the body, innames
aud burns until, In his Efforts for relief,
tho patient tears tho skin with his
nails, and not until the blood nows
does sufficient relief como 70 cause him
10 dcslst.
Thus do complexional defects merge
Into torturlng disease, aud plqued van
ity give place 20 real suffering. A
little wart on the nose or cheek grows
10 tho all-dcyOurlng lupus, a patch OF
totter on the palm OF tho hand or on
the limbs suddenly envelops the body
IN IT. fiery embrace, ahruise on the leg
expands Into guawlng ulcer, which
reaches out Its faneA 20 the sufferers
heart In every paroxysm OF pain, a
small kernel IN the neck multlplies into
a dozen, which eat away the vitality,
great pcarl-llko scales grow from little
rash-like inhammaliuns Ia such abun-
dance as 10 pass orcdulityi and so on
may we depict the suferings TO which
poor human nature "a subject, all OF
which Involve great mcniVl distress
because OF personal dlaisnraiions.
IL there were not another external
disease known, eczema alone would be
a sufficient innlctl0n on mankind. IL
pervades all classes, and doscenda I'm.
partially through generations. While
some are constantly developed In IL,
others have " confined TO small
patches Ia the ears, on tho scalp, on
the breast, on tho palms OF the hands,
on the limbs. etc, but everywhere Us
distinctive feature Is a tmall watery
blister, which discharges am ncrld
fluid, causing heat, Inflammation, and
intense Itching. Rlug-worm, letter,
SCALED head, dandruf. belong 10 this
Hcaly aud itching order OF dlscnses.
Psoriasis, our modern leprosy, with
is mother-of-pearl scale, situated on
a Redeemed base, which blccds upon
tho removal OF the scale, Is to DO
dreaded and avoided, a. Of old. I'M
petigo, BARRIERS itch, eryslpelas, and n
score Of mlnOr disorders make up IN
part the catalogue OF external diseases
OF tho skin Thus far we have made
no allusion to those Affections which
are manifcstly impu rltiea OF the blood,
viz. swelling OF Tic glands OF tho
throat. ulcers on the neck aud limbs,
tumors, abscesse and mercurial
polsons, with loss Of hair, because
the wh0lo list can be oomprchended Ia
the one word soro fula.
IL Is IN the treatment or torturlng,
dishgur.ng humors and affections Of
tho 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 ready, and agree
able 10 tho most delicate and sensitive,
they present 70 young and old the mot
successful curative Of modern times.
This will DO conside ed strong language
BY those acquainted with the character
and obstlnacy OF blood and skin humors
but 10 Is justified by innumerable sue
cesses where all the remedies and meth
DDS In vogue have failed 70 cure, and,
In many cases. 10 relieve, even.
The Cutlcura treatment Is at once
agreeable, speedy, economical. and
comprehensive. Batho the affected
parts freely with hot water and Cuti-
cura soap, 10 cleanse tho sur ace Of
orusts and scales, and soften the
thlckened cutlole. Dry, wlthou hard