CHAPTER XVII 



SOME SKIN AFFECTIONS 



Hunters are liable to suffer from various skin 

 troubles, some of which are common, others of 

 rare occurrence, but in a work of this description, 

 the latter may be ignored, therefore the author 

 will confine his remarks to the most salient 

 features appertaining to some of the simple 

 cutaneous affections. 



URTICARIA OR NETTLE-RASH 



This is an acute affection, characterised by 

 the sudden appearance of numerous weals 

 upon various parts of the body. The elevated 

 patches of skin are of variable size, usually 

 ranging from that of a shilling to a five- 

 shilling piece, with a distinct tendency for 

 adjacent weals to become confluent, i,e, the 



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