M E D I C A.’ 
and terminates with a fcab (efchara), without hav* 
ing fuppurated. When this falls off, it leaves an 
ugly and deep fear, which the people in the Le- 
vant call the Aleppo Mark -, all who have dwelt in 
the city bear it, and perceive alfo more inconve- 
nience after the Difeafe, than while it is on them, 
efpecially thofe who bear the marks of it in the 
face. But there are fome who bear a much more 
unfortunate mark of this Difeafe, viz thofe who 
become blind, when the fore affefts the eyes. This 
fervant had three fears, one on each cheek, pretty 
deep, of an irregular figure, and refembling much 
the fears •which remain after burnt fores. They 
who have once got over the Difeafe, are never af- 
ter affe&ed with it, and they are feldom in the 
town many days before it attacks them. The in- 
habitants of the town and travellers aferibe the 
caufe to the water ; I afked the fervant, whether 
he ever perceived any fingu ar qualities in the wa- 
ter which is uled at Aleppo, for meat and drink ? 
but he knew of nothing, except that the water is 
brought into the town by aquedufts from a little 
inland river, and that it neither taftes nor fmells 
different from other water, only a little warm. 
Smyrna, December 30, 1749. 
15. Hernia. Ruptures. 
I have been told by fome perfons in Syria* 
who had undergone the cauterium feroti in Rup' 
tures themfelves, and been perfectly cured, 
16. Sterilitas. Barrennefs. 
The man and woman are to drink a tea Jr, 0 ? 
full of clove water before they go to bed. Thj 
