The Yale expositor., 1903-02-20

Socrates called beauty a short-lived
tyranny, Plato privilege OF nature,
Theocritus a delightful prejudice,
Theophrastus a silent cheat, Carneades
a solitary kingdom, Homer n glorious
gift of nature. Ovid n 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 dlstingul shed authorities has
left Us even a hint OF how beauty Is To
be perpctuated, or the rayagcs OF age
and disease dened. Time soon blends
the lily aud the rose into the pallOr OF
age, disease dots the fair face with
cutaneous designations aud crimSons
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 the
sensitive soul with agony unspcakahlc.
II such be the unhappy condition Of
one afflicted with slight skin hlcmishes,
what must be the feelings OF those Ia
whom torturing humors have for
years run riot, covering the skin with
scales aud sores and charging the
blood with poisonous elements 90
become part OF the system until
dcathl IL Is vain 20 attempt 10 pOr-
tray such suffering. Death In many
cases might be considered a blessing.
The blood aud fluids seem 10 be im-
pregnatcd with fiery element which,
when discharged through the pores
upon the surface OF the body, iniiames
aud 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 20 cause him
20 deslst.
Thus do complexional 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-deyourlng lupus, patch Of
letter on the palm of the hand or on
the limbs suddenly envelops the body
IN it, iiery embrace, a bruise on the leg
expands into guawlug ulcer, which
reaches out its fangS 20 the sufferers
heart In every paroxysm or pain, n
small kernel In the neck multlplies into
a dozen, which eat away the vitality,
great pearl-like scales grow from little
rash-lke infiam nations In such abun-
dance as TO pass credulity; and So on
may we depict the sufierings 20 which
poor human nature Is subject, oil OF
which involve great mental distress
because OF personal designations.
IL there were not another external
disease known, eczema alone would be-
sufficient inhiction on mankind. IL
peryades all classes, and descends Inn
partially through generations. While
some are constantly enyelopcd In it,
others have IL confined 10 small
patches In the ears, on the scalp, on
the breast. on the palms OF the hands,
on the limbs. etc, but everywhere It's
distinctive feature is small watcry
blister, which disc harges an acrid
fluid, causing heat, Inflammation, and
intense itching. Rlng-worm, letter,
SCALED head, dandruff, belong 10 this
scaly and itching order OF diseases.
Psoriasis. our modern leprosy, with
It's mother-of-pearl scale, situated on
4 Redeemed base, which hlceds upon
the removal OF the scale, II TO be
dreaded and avoided, NJ of old. I'm.
petigo, BARRIERS itch. erysipelgs, and
score OF minor disorders make up la
part the catalogue OF external diseases
OF the skin. Thus far we have made
no aliusion 10 those Affections which
are mauifr~tly impu rifles OF the blood.
viz. swelling of the glands OF the
throat, ulcers on the neck aud limbs.
tumors, ab~ccsscs and mercurial
pOisous, with loss OF hair. because
the whole list can be CCmprchenGcd In
the one word scro fula.
IL is in the ire atmcnt Of torturlng,
disfgur ~ humors aud affections OF
the skin, scalp. aud blood, with loss OF
hsir, that the Cuticura remedies have
their greatest success. Orig
inal In composition. scientifically COM
pounded, absolutely pure, Interchangeable
In any climate, AWAY ready, aud agree
able 20 the most delicate and sensitive,
they present 10 young and old the most
successful curative of modern times.
This will be conside eel strong language
b. those acquainted with the character
aud obstlnacy of blood aud skin humors
but u Is justified by innumerable sue
ccsscs where all the remedies and meth
ods In vogue have failed 20 cure, aud,
Iu many cases, TO relieve, even.
The Cuticura treatment II at once
agreeable, speedy, economical. aud
Battle the affected
parts freely with hot water and Cutl-
cura soap, TO cleanse the sur ace OF
trusts and scales, and soft en- the
.hickcncd cutlclc. Dry. withou I hard
and apply Cuticura DIN tment