Excerpt from The Health of the Skin To some this may appear to be a very simple affair, but when we consider that the health of the skin bears so close a relation to the health of the body it will be seen that the subject at once assumes an interest and an importance of its own. The skin is a barometer, and varies in its aspect as the bodily condition of the patient may vary. What first meets the eye of the physician when he visits his patient? The face - and the conditions of weakness or of strength can be quickly noted by look ing at the patient's face. It is this first glance which tells the Observer a tale Of suffering or of ease, of illness or of health. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.