Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-19

Socrates called beauty @ short-llvcu
tyranny, Plato privilege of nature,
Theocritus a delightful prejudice,
Theophrastus silent cheat, Carneades
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 recom-
men,iation in the world, Nand yet none
of these distinguished authorities has
left US even hint of how beauty is to
he perpctuatcd, or the ravages of age
and disease dcflcd. Time suon blends
the lily and the rose into the pallor OF
AGE. disease dots the fair face with
cutaneous designations and crimsons
the Roman nose with unsightly flushcs,
moth, il not rust, corrupts the glory
of eyes. teeth, aud lips yet beautiful ny
defacing the complexion, and fills the
sensitive soul with agony unspeakable.
If such be the unhappy conf'i'ioE OF
one afflicted with slight skin blcmishes.
what must he the feelings of those in
whom torturing humors have for
wears run riot, cCs:ering the skin with
scales and sores and charging the
blood with poisonous elements to
become 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 be inn
prrgnated with fiery element which,
when discharged through the pores
upon the surface of the body, inflames
and 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 desiSt.
Thus do complczional defects merge
into torturing disease, and piqued van
ity give place to real suffering. A
little wart on the nose or cheek grows
20 the all-devouring lupus, patch of
letter on the palm of the hand or on
the limbs suddenly envclops the body
in it's fiery embrace, a bruise on the leg
expands into a gnawinS ulcer, which
reaches out its fanos TO the sufferers
heart in every paroxysm of pain,
small kernel in the neck multipltes into
dozen, which eat away the vitality,
great pcarl-like scales grow from little
rasL-like inhammalions in such album
dance as to pass crcdulity; and so on
may we depict the sufierings to which
poor human nature is subject, all of
which involve great mental distress
because of pers onal designations.
If there were not another external
disease known, eczema alone would be
sufficient infection on mankind. 1t
pervades all classes, and descends inn
partially through generations. While
some are constantly enveloped in it,
fly
patches in the cars, on the scalp, on
the breast. on the palms of the hands,
on the limbs, etc, but everywhere its
distinctive feature is small watcry
blister, which discharges an acrid
fluid, causing heat, Inflammation, and
intense itching. Ring-worm, letter,
SCALED head, dandruff belong TO this
scaly and itching order of diseases.
Psoriasis, our modern leprosy, with
its mother-of-pearl scale, situated on
reddcned base, which blceds upon
the removal of the scale, is to be
dreaded and avoided, as of old. I'M
petiyo, BARRIERS itch, erysipe]as, and q
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
arc manifestly impu rites of the blood,
viz: swelling of the glands of the
throat, ulcers on the neck and limbs,
tumors, abScesse and mercurial
poisons, with loss of hair, because
the whole list can be comprehended in
the one word scro fula.
1t is in the tire atment of torturinc,
disfigurng 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
pounded, absolutely pure. interchangeable
in any climate, alway ready, and agree
able to the most delicate 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 humo.s
but 1t is justified by innumerable sue
cesscs where all the remedies and meth
DDS in vogue have failed to cure, and,
in many cases, to relieve, even.
The Cuticura treatment is ut 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 soften the
thickened cuticle. Dry. without hard
rubbing, and apply Cuticura DIN tment
Save 1t All.