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Show HIRAM CARPENTER'S WONDERFUL WONDER-FUL CURE OF PSORIASIS. "I havo been aflllrted for twenty years with an obstinate ski.) disease, called by Home M. D.'s. psoriasis, and others leprosy, commencing on my sculp; ami in spite of all I could do, with the help of the most skilful doctors, doc-tors, it slowly but surely extended until un-til a. year ago this winter It covered niy entire person in the form of dry scales. For the last three years I havo been unable to do any labor, and suffering Intensely p.ll the timo. Kvcry morning there would be nearly adust-panful adust-panful of scales taken from the sheet on my bed, some of them half as large as the envelope containing this letter. In the latter part of winter my ikln commenced cracking open. I tried everything, almost, that could bft thought of, without any relief. The 12tli of June 1 started West, In hopes I could reach tho Hot Springs. 1 reached Detroit and was so low 1 thought I should have to go to the hospital, but flnal'y got aa far as Lan sing, Mich., where 1 bad a sister 11 v lng. One Dr. treated tne abou two weeks, but did me no good. Al thoVght I had but a short time to live I earnestly prayed to die. Cracket through the skin all over my back across my ribs, arms, bands, limbs; feet badly swollen; toe nails came off; finger-nails dead and bard as a bone; hair dead, dry and lifeless as ole straw. O my God! how I did suffer. "My sister wouldn't give up; said We will try Cuticura.' Some was ap plied to ond hand and arm. Kurekat there ws relief; stopped tho terrlbla burning sensation from the word go. They Immediately got Cuticura Rt solvent, Ointment and Soap. I commenced com-menced by taking Cuticura Resolvent three times a day after meals; had a bath once a day, water about blood heat; used Cuticura Soap freely; applied ap-plied Cuticura Ointment morning and evening. Result: returned to my borne In Just six weeks from the time I left, and my skin as smooth as this sheet of paper. Hiram M Carpenter, Henderson, N. Y." The abovo remarkable testimonial was written January 19, 1880, and Is republished because of the permanency perman-ency of the cure. Under date of April 22, 1910, Mr. Carpenter wrote from his present borne, 610 Walnut St. So., Ionising, Mich.: "I have never suffered suf-fered a return of the psoriasis and although al-though many years have passed I have not forgotten the terrible suffering I endured before using the Cuticura Remedies." |