The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-13

Socrates called beauty q short-lived
tyranny, Plato Il privilege of nature,
Iheocritus delightful prejudice,
Ihcophrastus a silent cheat, Carneades
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 distingui shed authorities has
left us even a hint of how beauty is to
BE- prrpetuated, or the ravages of age
and disease dened. Time soon blends
The lily and the rose into the pallor of
aye, disease dots the fair face with
cutaneous designations and crimsons
The Roman nose with unsightly tiushes,
moth, if not rust, corrupts the glory
OF eyes, teeth, and lips yet beautiful by
dcfacing the complexion, and nils the
sensitive soul with agony unspeakable.
II such be the unhappy condition of
one afflicted with slight skin blemishes,
what must be the feelings of those in
whom torturing humors have for
years run riot, covering the skin with
scales and sores and charging the
blood with poisonous elements to
become a part of the system until
drlthI 1t Is vain to attempt to por-
tray such suffering. Death in many
cases might be considered a blessing.
Tie blood and fluids seem to be i'm
prrgnatcd with fiery element which,
when discharged through the pores
upon the surface of the body, intlamcs
md 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 complcxional 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-devouring lupus, patch OF
letter on the palm of the hand or on
the limbs suddenly envelops the body
IN its fiery embrace, bruise on the leg
expands into gnawinS ulcer, which
reaches out its fangs 20 the sufferers
heart in every pnroXysm of pain,
small kernel in the neck multiplles into
a dozen which eat away the vitality,
great pcarl-like scales grow from little
rash-like inham nations In such abun-
dance as to pass credulity; and so on
may we depict the suilerings to which
poor human nature is subject, all of
which involve great mental distress
because of pers oual designations.
If there were not another external
disease known, eczema alone would be
sufficient inilictiOn on mankind. 1t
pervades all classes, and descends i'm
partially through generations. While
some are constantly envcloped in 1t.
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
distinctive feature is a small watery
blister, which discharges an acrid
fluid, causing heat, Inflammation, and
intense itching. Ring-worm, tetter,
scaled head, dandruif belong to this
scaly and itching order of diseases.
Psoriasis, our modern leprosy, with
its mother-of-pearl scale, situated on
reddcned basc, which blecds upon
the removal of the scale, is to be
dreaded and avoided, as of old. I'm
petiyo, BARRIERS itch, erysipelas, and
score of minor disorders make up in
part the catalogue of external diseases
of the 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 on the neck and limbs,
lutIlOTSy dUSCcSSts, dHu ItlIul III
poisons, with loss of hair, because
the whole list can be comprehended III
the one word scrof fula.
1t Is in the tire eatment of torturing,
dst1guring humors and affections OF
the skin, scalp. and blood, with loss of
hair, that the Cuticura remedies have
achieved their greatest success. Orig
inul in composition. scientifically COM
pounded, absolutely pure, Interchangeable
in any climate, always ready, and agree
able to the most del icate and sensitive,
they present to young and old the most
successful curative of modern times.
This will be conside ed strong language
by those acquainted with the character
and obstinacy of blood and skin humors
but 1t Is justified by innumerable sue
ccsses where all the remedies and meth
DDS in vogue have failed to cure, and,
In many cases, to relieve, even.
The Cu,icura treatment is at once
agreeable, speedy, economical. and
comprehensive. Battle the affected
parts freely with hot water and Cuti-
cura soap, to cleanse the sur ace of
crusts and scales, and soft en- the
thickened cuticIe. Dry. withou hard
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