in Colored Plate III, Fig. 19.

CAUSE. Pemphigus is always caused by a vitiated state of the system.

RUPIA is indicated by an eruption as large as a chestnut containing a
watery fluid, which desiccates into a yellowish-brown crust. A fine
representation of rupia vesicles in both stages of development, is given
in Colored Plate II, Fig. 13.

TREATMENT. In all forms of herpes, the administration of a small dose of
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, with the use of his "Golden Medical
Discovery" in one to two teaspoonful doses three times a day, will be
followed by the happiest results. The skin should be kept clean by the
use of the sponge-bath, rendered alkaline by the addition of common
baking soda or saleratus. The portion of the body covered by the
eruption, should be bathed with a solution of sulphate of zinc, one
ounce to a pint of water.

Miliaria is generally associated with certain febrile diseases, and its
proper treatment consists in overcoming the febrile and other
constitutional symptoms which accompany the disease. A hot foot-bath and
small doses of tincture of aconite, say one drop in water each hour,
will suffice to remove the fever. If the stomach and bowels are in a
vitiated condition, as they are apt to be, a mild cathartic dose of
"Pellets" should be given.

_The treatment of pemphigus_ should consist in frequent alkaline
sponge-baths, and in covering the affected parts with poultices of
slippery elm, which should be kept moist with vinegar, The
constitutional treatment should embrace the persistent use of the
"Golden Medical Discovery." When the disease occurs in children, it is
most generally dependent upon deficient nutrition, and special attention
should be given to the diet of the patient, which should be nutritious.
Fresh air and outdoor exercise ought not to be neglected.

The proper treatment of rupia does not differ from that suggested for
pemphigus.

NERVOUS AFFECTIONS OF THE SKIN.

In nervous affections of the skin, the natural sensibility may be
increased, diminished, or perverted. These morbid impressions arise from
the nervous system. Although there are several varieties of these
affections, yet, being of minor importance, we shall omit their
consideration and only speak of one of them in this work.

PRURIGO affects the entire surface of the body and imparts to the skin a
parched, yellowish appearance. It is characterized by pimples, and an
intense burning, itching sensation.