Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-02-06

Socrates called beauty short-lived
tyranny, Plato a privilege Of nature,
Theocritus delightful prejudice,
Theophrastus silent cheat, Carneades
O solitary kingdom, Homer a glorious
gift of nature, Ovid favor or 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 rayagcs of age
and disease dchcd. Time soon blends
the lily and the rose into the pallor or
age, disease dots the fair face with
cutaneous designations and crimsons
the Roman nose with unsightly hushes,
moth, if not rust, corruptS the glory
of eyes, teeth, and lips yet beautiful oy
defacing the complexion, and Ills the
sensitive soul with agony unspeak aele:
If such be the unhappy condition OF
one afflicted with slight skin blemishes,
what must be the feelings OF those IN
whom torturing humors have ior
wears run riot, covering the skin with
scales and sores aud charging the
blood with poisonous elements to
become a part OF the system until
death? 1t is vain to attempt to por-
tray such suffering. Death In many
cases might be considered a blessing.
The blood and fluids seem TO nc M
pregnated with fiery element which,
when discharged through the pores
upon the surface Of the body, inflamcs
and burns until, in his efforts for relief,
the patient tears the skin with his
nails. and not until the blood flows
docs sufficient relief come to cause MN
to desist.
Thus do complexional defects merge
into torturin,, disease, and piqled van
ity give place to real sunerlng'
little wart on the nose or cheek grows
to the al-devouring lupus, patch OF
letter on the palm of the hand or on
the limbs suddenly envelopes the body
in its fiery embrace, Il bfuise on the : g
expands into gnawirg ulcer, whicn
reaches out its fangS to the sufferers
heart in every paroxysm OF pain,
small kernel in the neck multlplles INTO
o dozen, which eat away the vitality
great pcarl-like scales grow from little
rasb-like inflam nations In such abun-
dance as to pass credulity; and so on
may we dcpict the suGcrings to which
po0r human nature js subject, all OF
which involve great mental distress
because of pcrs onal designations. 5,
If there were not another external
disease known, eczema alone would be
a sufficient infiction on mankind. IL
peryades all classes, and dcscends i'm
partially through generations. While
sora are constantly envclopcd III II,
others have it confined to small
matches in the ears, on the scalp, on
the breast, on the palms Of the hands,
on The limbs, ETC., but everywhere us
distinctive feature IS small Watery
blister, which discharges an acrld
fluid, causing heat, Inflammation, and
intense itching. Rlng-worm, letter,
scaled head, dandruif, belong to this
scalv and itching order Of diseases.
Psoriasis, cur modern leprosy, with
It's mother -of-pearl scale, situated on
a REDEEMED base, which bleedS upon
the removal of the scale, is to be
dreaded and avoided, as of old. I'M
pctigo, BARRIERS itch, erysipelas, and q
score of minor disorders make up In
part the catalogue Of external diseases
of the skin. Thus far we cave mace
no allusion to those Affections which
are manifestly impu rites of the blood,
viz. swelling of the glands OF the
throat, ulcers on the neck and limos,
tnmors. assesses, and mercurial
nelson's, with loss of hair, because
the whole list can be colnprehended IN
the one word scro fula.
It is in the tire atment Of torturlng,
disfquring humorS and affections OF
the skin, scalp. and blood, with loss o.
hair, that the Cuticura remedies nave
achieved their greatest success. Orig
inal in composition, scientifically com
pounded, absolutely pure, Interchangeable
in any climate, Away ready, and agree
able to the most delicate and sensitive
they present to young and old the mos
successful curative of modern times
This will be considc ed strong Language
by those acquainted with the characte
and obstinacy of blood and skin humof'
but 1t Is justified by innumcrabie sue
cesses where all the remedies and meth
DDS in vogue have failed to cure and
in many cases, to relieve, even.
The Cuticura treatment Is mt ono
agreeable, speedy, economical. an
comprehen Bathe tho aficcte
parts freely with hot water and CUT
cura soap, to cleanse the sur ace Q
crusts and scales, and soft ca III
thickercd cuticle. Dry. without har
rrhl,;,o md onply Cuticura DIN timer