DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND SUB-TISSUES. B13) 
on the inside of the thighs and legs, from the pubis to the calf of 
the leg, there was extreme pruritis. The skin became of reddish- 
brown volor, and vesicles, full of yellowish lymph, formed, which 
gave way to vesicular patches or scabs, rough to the touch, first 
isolated, and afterward confluent. 
The transmission occurred from horse to horse, horse to man, 
and from man to man; in fact, persons who never touched an af- 
fected horse were infected from individuals they came in contact 
with. A soldier, having arrived in perfuct health from his regi- 
ment, slept with his brother, who suffered from the disease, and 
became affected. The wives of carters not only took the disease, 
but communicated it to their sucking infants. 
Papa visited the district at a season when the fetid hellebore was 
growing abundantly. He caused some to be gathered, and obtained 
decoctions of the roots. Witb this he mixed equal parts of water, 
and distributed the lotion in different parts, to be applied to men 
and animals that were affected. Without any internal treatment, 
this application had the best effect. He tried tobacco decoction, 
but not with a similar amount of success. Papa regards the dis- 
ease as the herpes tonsurans, which has been spoken of by many 
veterinarians as common in the live animals.” * 
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