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life of folitude. I have, however, known 

 leprous flaves, who have privately co- 

 habited with their former wives a long 

 time, during the courfe of the diforder, 

 without communicating the infection. 

 Lepers are notorious for their falacity 

 and longevity. The difeafe is always 

 incurable. 



The Yaws are fpungey, fungous, yel- 

 lowifh, circular protuberances, not rifmg 

 very high, but of different magnitudes, 

 ufually between one and three inches in 

 circumference. Thefe infeft the whole 

 furface of the body, and are commonly 

 fo contiguous, that the end of the, finger 

 cannot be inferted between them ; and 

 a fmall quantity of yellowifh pus is ufu- 

 ally feen adhering to their furface, which 

 is commonly covered with flies, through 

 the indolence of the Negroes. This is 

 a moil troublefome, difagreeable difor- 

 der, though it is feldom fatal, Almoft 

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