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secretion. In the worst cases there is sometimes

: much swelling of the extremities, with the tes

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fingers ulcerated off. The distinguishing characters

of the leprosy is the thickened integument, the reddish hue, elevation of the patches, and its morriable tendency to spread . The children of leprous parents are at ence recognized by

the coarse thickened expansion of the features, a broad

broad nose, large

stin

on

cars, and a dry shriveted

boast of their success, no

intelligent person places

the slightect confidence in what they affirm. In order to try the effect of remedies, I took three persons with this disease into the house. One

brought

trav

a

young man; a student, who to be cured of what is cotted hine sion or the

bloody licken, which in some respects resembles the leprosy, but it does not spread and is

curable. The true nature of the disease

clas

the

arms and legs. The Minec

consider

soon apparent; for

the

patch

on his forehead

the disease to be

poisonous breath or coind

that has entered the body; and proper to dietinguich thirty-six hinds, but these include some forms

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licher psoriasig, scabies, and syphilis, ands

some mere varieties of the

same disease,

The true leprosy is believed to be incurable. And withough the quacks in their placards

spread to the eyebrows, and more, and soon the

legs

rvas

were similarly affected. The lig.

а

arsenicalis:

long time administered, and topical

applications, a: the white precipitate of mercury,

blue ointment, sulphur, chloruret of sulphur,

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were used, and alterative medicines and saline aperients given internally, but all of no

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