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Show BEAUTY AND PURITY I H Ancient and Modern Ideas on the Subject. M Time and Disease the Effacing Agents IM of Beauty. What Has Science Done M to Restore the Lily and the Rose? ! Bocrstrs called beauty a short-lived tyranny, Plato a privilege, of nature, Theocritus a delightful prejudice, Thcophrastus a slleut cheat, Oarneadca a solitary kingdom, Homer a glorious gift ot nature, Ovid n favor of the gods. Aristotle aftlrmcd that beauty was better than all tho letters of recommendation recom-mendation In the world, and yet nono of theso dlstluKuUhed nuthorltlcN lms left us oven a hint of how beauty Is to be perpetuated, or tho ravages of ago anil riUvaso defied. Tlmo soon blends tho Illy and tho roso Into the pnllor of ago, disease dots the fair fuco with cutnucous disfigurations and crimsons tho Uomanuoso with unsightly Hushes, moth, if not rust, corrupts the glory of eyes, teeth, and lips yutbcnutlful by defacing the complexion, nnd tills tho sensitive soul with agony unspeaknblo. If such be tho unlmppv condition of ono afflicted with Might skin blemWlicf, what mutit be the feelings of thoso in whom torturing humors hnu for years run riot, covering tho skin with scales and soreo and charging tho blood with poisonous elements to becorao a part of tho syntcm until death? It is vnln to attempt to portray por-tray such suQ'urtng. Death in many cases might bo considered a blessing. Tho blood and fluids seem to be Impregnated Im-pregnated with a llery element which, when discharged through tho pores upon tho surface, or tho body, Inflames and burns until, In his efforts for relief, the patient tears the skin with his nails, and nut until tho blood flows does sufllclcnt. relief come to causu Mill to desist. Thus do complcxlonal defects mergo into torturing discuso, nnd pUjued vanity van-ity glvo pi ii co to real sutlurlng. A llttlo wart on tho noso or cheek grows to tho all-devouring lupus, a patch of tetter on tho pulm of tho hand or on the limbs suddunly envelops the body In Its llery embrace, nlirulso on tho leg expands into a gnawing ulcer, which reaches out Its fana '.o tliu Hiiflerer's heart In every, paroxism of pain, a small kernel In thu neck multiplies Into a dozen, which eat atvny the vitality, great pearl-llko scales crow from llttlo rash-llko Inflammations In such abundance abun-dance ns to pass credulity; and ho on m.iy wo depict tho sullurlngs to which poor human uaturo Is Miliject, all of which Involve great mental distress because of personal dlllguraltons. If there wero not another external dlsoaso known, eczema nlono would bo a sufflclcnt Infliction on mankind. It pervades all classes, and descends Impartially Im-partially through generations. Whllo somo aro constantly cnvilopcd in it, others have It conllned to small patches In the cars, on tho scalp, on thu breast, on tho palms of thu hands, on tho limbs, etc., but everywhere Its distinctive fratiiro is a small watery blister, which discharges an acrid fluid, cau-lng heat, inflammation, and lntenso Itching. King-worm, tetter, ec-illcd head, dandruff, belong to this scaly and Itching order ot diseases. Psoriasis, our modern leprosy, -with its mother-of-pearl scale, situated on a reddened ba-e, which bleeds upon tho removal of thu scale, Is to bo dreaded and avoided, as of old. Impetigo, Im-petigo, barber's Itch, erysipelas, nnd n scoro of minor disorders make up In part tho cataloguu of external illst-iines of tho skin. Thus far wu havu inadu no allusion to those, afflictions which aro manifestly Impurities of thu blood, viz. i swelling of tho glands ot tho throat, ulcers on tho neck and limbs, tumors, abscesses, and morcurlal poisons, with loss of hair, hexnusu tho wliolo list ran bo comprehended lu tho one word scrofula. , It Is In the troutmunt of torturing, dlsflsurug humors and nuYctlons of tbo skin, scalp, and blood, with loss of hair, tint thu Cutlcura remedies have achieved their greatest success. Original Orig-inal in composition, sclentlilcnlly compounded, com-pounded, absolutely pure,unchangfablo in any cllmato, alwuy s ready, and agree-ablo agree-ablo to tho most delicate and sensitive, they preseutto young and old tho inoia successful cnratlvo of modern times. This will be consldo ed strong languago by thoso acquainted with the character and obstinacy of blood and skin humors but it Is justified by innumerable successes suc-cesses whero all tho remedies and methods meth-ods In voguo have fulled to cure, and, in many cuses, to relieve, even. Tho Cu ileum treatment Is at onco agrccablo, -speedy, economical, and comprehensive, llatho the affected parts freely with hot water and Cutlcura Cutl-cura soap, to clenuso tho sur ace of crusts nnd scales, and soften tho thickened cutlclu. Dry, without hard rubbing, and apply ijutlcura Oln tment to allay Itching, Irritation, and Infla.ii- H mntlon, and soothe and heal, and, lastly, H take Cutlcura ltcsulvent, to cool and H cleanse the blood. This treatment of- H fords Instant relief, permits rest and H sleep In tho severest forms of eczema H and other Itching, burning, and scaly H humors, and points toaspcedy,pcrma- H nent, and economical cure of tortutlng, H disfiguring humors, eczemas, rashes, H nnd Inflammations, from Infancy to H ago, when all other remedies and the 'H best physicians fall. Thu remedies con- '.H stltutlng tho Cutlcura system will repay JH an Individual scrutiny of their remark- jH able properties. jH ,Cutlciirit Soon contains In a modified ', H form tho medicinal properties of Cutl- H sura Ointment, tho great skin euro and H purest and sweetest of emollients, com- H blned with the most delicate and re- 'H freshing of flower odois. It purifies -:H and Invigorates the pores of thu skin, ,H nnd imparts activity to the oil glands ',H and tubes, thus furnishing an outlet 'H for unwholesome matter, which If re- ;H tallied would causo pimples, black- H heads, rushes, oily, mothy skin, and H other compluxlonal dlsflguratlous, a -H well as scalp nflcctlons and Irritations, ' H falling hair, nnd hahy rashes. Its gen- H tie and continuous action on thenstura) H lubricators of tho skin keeps tho latter "H transparent, soft, flexible, and healthy. H Hence Its constant use, assisted by an 'H occasional use ot Cutlcura Ointment, ,H realizes tho fairest complexion, th H softest, whitest hands, nnd the most JH luxuriant, glossy hair within tho do- :H main of tho most advanced sclcnllflo knowlcdgo to supply. iH Cutlcura Ointment is the most sue- H ccssful external curative for torturing. H disfiguring humors of tho skin and H scalp, Including loss of hair, In rrool H of which n single anointing with It, H preceded by n hot buth with Cutlcura H Soip, nnd followed In tho eoveiercaije H by a lull doso of Cutlcura Ilcjolvent, la H sufflcient to nIT.ird Immediate relief In H the most distressing forms of itching, ,H burning, and rcnly humors, permit rest H nntl shop, and point to a speedy cure - H when till other reini dies fall, Itlsepo- H daily so In tho trcatmint of Infanta sHIH nnd children, cleansing, soothing, and ' healing tho most dlstri slng of lnfan- ' tile humors, and pn ser lug, purlfj lng. and boautlfylng the skin, scalp, ana Cutlcura Ointment possesses, at the H samo tlmo, tho charm of satisfying the slmplo wants or tho toilet of all H ages, In caring for the skin, scalp, H h.dr, nnd hands far moru effectually, H agreeably, and economically than th most expensive of toilet emollients, While freo ftom tvery Ingredient of a doubtful or dangerous character. Its " Ono Night '1 ruiitint lit of tho Hands," H or " Sltiglo Treatment of tho Hair," or IH uso after athletics, cycling, golf, ten- H ills, riding, sparring, or any sport, each H in connection with tho use of Cutlcura Soap, Is Milllclt ut e Idence of this, H Of nil remedies for the purification H of thu blood ami circulating fluids, none H approaches In speclllc nndlcnl action H Cutlcura llesolvent. It neutralizes and H resolves away (hence Its name) scrol'u- H lous, Inherited, and other humors In H thu blood, which gl o rlso to swellings H of tho glands, pulns In thu bones, and IH torturing, dthflgurlng eruptions of th H skin and scalp, with loss of hair. H Cutlcura llc-solvcpt extends Its purl- H fylng liiflttcnco by means of tho pores to the Burfnco of thu skin, allaying H irritation, Inflammation, itching, and burning, and soothing and healing. H Hence Its success In tho treatment of H distressing humors of tho skin, scalp, and blood, with loss of hulr, which full H to bo permanently cured by external remedies nlono. H Thu grandest testimonial that can bo ofl'ered Cutlcura remedies Is their world- nldo sale, duo to the personal recomiueiidatious of those who have usetl them. It Is dlfllcult to realize the IH mighty growth of tho business done H under this numo. Frpm a small begin- H nlng In tho simplest fuun, against prel- H udlco and opposition, against monled H hosts, countless rivals, and trade In- H difference, Cutlcura remedies have be- jH come thu greatest curatives of their H time, and, In fact, of all tlmo, for no- H whero lu thu history of medicine ! IH to bo found auniher approaching them In popularity and sale. In every clime IH and with overy people they have met H With the same reception. The confines of the earth aro the only limits to their ' Vl growth. They have conquered the Kl To tho test of popular Judgment all HsU things mundane must finally como. Tbo civilized world has rendered it verdict lu favor of Cutlcura. |