Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-02-20

Socrates called beauty shortlived
tyranny, Plato q privilege OF nature
Theocritus q delightful prejudice,
Theophrastus a silent cheat, Carneades
4 solitary kingdom, Homer 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 q hint Of how beauty Is to
be pcrpetuatcd, or the ravagcs Of age
and disease defled. Time soon blends
the lily and the rose into the pallor OF
age, disease dots the fair face Win
cutaneous designations and crimsons
the Roman nose with unsightly hushes,
moth, ii not rust, corrupts the glory
of eyes, teeth, and lips yet beautiful by
defacing the complexion, and fills 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 q part Of the system until
death7 1t Is vain to attempt to por-
tray such suffering. Death in many
cases might be considered blessing.
Tho blood and fluids seem to be i'm
prpgnatcd with q fiery element which,
when discharged through the pores
, upon the surface of the body, infames
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 complexional defects merge
into torturing disease, and piqued van
lily give place to real suffering. A
little wart on the nose or cheek grows
to the all-devouring lupus, o patch Of
letter on the palm of the hand or on
the limbs suddenly envelops the body
in its fiery embrace, abruisc on the leg
expands into o gnnwiDg ulcer, which
reaches out its fangs 20 the sufferers
heart in every paroxvsm Of pain,
small kernel In the neck multiplies into
dozen, which eat away the vitality,
great pearl-like scales grow from little
rash-like iuflam nations In such album
dance as to pass credultty; and SO on
may we depict the suterings to which
poor human nature is subject, all Of
which involve great mental distress
because Of personal designations.
II there we're not another external
disease known, eczema alone would be
sufficient in6lction on mankind. 1t
pervades all classes, and descends Inn
partially through generations. While
some are constantly enveloped 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 It's
distinctive feature Is small watery
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
q Redeemed base, which blecds upon
the removal of the scale, is to be
dreaded and avoided, as Of old. I'm.
pctigo, BARRIERS itch, erysipelas, and 8
score of minor disorde make up i,
pat the catalogue Of external diseases
of the skin. Thus far we have mad.
no aliuston to those Affections which
are m.,,ifestly impurities of the blood
viz: swelling of the glands Of tn,
throat, ulcers on the neck and limbs
tHnors, abscesscs, and mercuria
poisons, with loss of hair. becaus,
the whole list can be comprehended il
tho one word scro fula.
1t Is In the ire atment Of tOrturlno
dIsdgur;ng humors and affections O,
the skin, scalp. and blood, with loss O
hair, that the Cuticura remedies hay,
achieved their greater success. Orig
inal In composition. scientifically com
pounded, absolutely pure, unchane BIZ
10 any climate, Away ready, and agree
able to the most del icate and sensitive
they present to ynun G and old the mos
successful curative Of modern times
This will be conside ed strong languag
by those acquainted with the charuc,e
and 0bsttnacy OF blood aid skin humor
but It Is Justified by innumerablc sue
cesses where all the remedies and meth
dds In vogue have failed to cure, aud
In many cases. to relieve, even.
The Cu,icura treatment Is at ono
agreeable, speedy, economical, an,
comprehensive. Battle the affec,e,
parts freely with net water and Cut;
cura soap. to cleanse the sur ace o
crusts and scales, and soft en- IN,
thickened cuticle. Dry, without har,
rubbing. and apply Cuticura DIN tmen
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