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14. Herpes Aleppina. 
(1.) Children and women never efcape this 
Difeafe. (2.) Very few men, who come from other 
parts to Aleppo, elcape it; the inhabitants fay 
there is fcarcely one in a thoufand. (j.) If any 
efcape it, they are thofe who have black hair (of 
a melancholy temper,) according to the obferva- 
tions made by the inhabitants. (4.) It commonly 
lafts for fix months, but there are examples ol its 
continuing a year and more. (5.) It often affedts 
the cheeks of the Ladies, and then does more da- 
mage by going off, than by (laying, for it deflroys 
their beauty by leaving a lcar. (6.) It is very in- 
conftant with regard to the place it occupies in 
men, fometimes affedting the cheeks, Ihouiders, 
nofe, and even the glans penis. (7.) Nobody 
could yet difeover the caufe of this Difeafe ; the in- 
habitants commonly aferibe it to the water. (8.) 
The inhabitants apply no medicines for it, but 
leave it to nature. 
Mr. Justi, fecretary to the Swedifh Conful, 
told me, thar an Armenian fervant in the Swedifh 
Fadtory had the Aleppo Mark. I was defnous of 
being informed by the fervant of the circumftances 
of this Difeafe, he related to me what follows : All 
who are either born at Aleppo, or come thither 
from other places, are attacked with a Difeafe, 
Which has the following fymptoms and effedts ; 
fome part of the body, fometimes feveral, often 
ten or twelve, is affedted with a fore or rather efflo- 
refcence, which is red, fomewhat elevated, wirhout 
heat or pain, and the patient fcarcely knows 
that he has it. There appear neither Veficles nor 
pimples. This continues a longer or a (hortertime, 
and 
