scabies appeared upon
the face and head, but they are of rare occurrence. The activity of the
animalculae, is modified by the vitality of the victim. In persons of a
vigorous constitution, they will rapidly multiply, and, in a few days
after their first appearance, will be found in almost every part of the
body.

Scabies is not confined to any age or sex, but chiefly affects persons
of filthy habits. This disease can only be communicated by contact, or
by articles of clothing worn by an infected person. There are certain
indications which predispose the system to infection, such as robust
health, a hot climate, and uncleanliness.

TREATMENT. In all the varieties of eczematous affections, except
scabies, the treatment of which will hereafter be separately considered,
remedies employed with a view to the removal of the constitutional fault
are of the greatest importance. The eruption upon the skin is but a
local manifestation of a functional fault, which must be overcome by
alterative remedies. All the excretory organs should be kept active. To
open the bowels, administer a full cathartic dose of Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. Afterwards they should be used in broken doses of one
or two daily, in order to obtain their peculiar _alterative_ effects.
The use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is also necessary to
secure its constitutional remedial benefits. As a local corrective to
relieve the itching and disagreeable dryness of the skin, add half an
ounce of blood-root to half a pint of vinegar, steep moderately for two
hours, strain and paint the affected parts once or twice daily with the
liquid. Every night before retiring, apply glycerine freely to all the
affected parts, or dissolve one drachm of oxalic acid in four ounces of
glycerine and anoint the skin freely. The white precipitate ointment,
obtainable at any drug store, is an excellent application is most forms
of eczema. A tea, or infusion, of black walnut leaves, applied as a
lotion to the affected parts, has also proved beneficial. The surface of
the body should be kept clean by frequent bathing, and thus stimulating
its capillary vessels to healthy activity. The eczematous surfaces
should not be bathed frequently, and never with harsh or irritating
soaps. All varieties of eczematous affections, except scabies, are only
temporarily relieved by external applications, while the _radical cure_
depends upon a protracted use of alterative, or blood-cleansing