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When stung by these insects, they observe great ap. 
caution in not scratching the wound ; but are , > 
careful to bathe it, as soon as possible, with 
alcohol. We found Goulard's lotion to be the best 
remedy ; and, wanting that, salt mixed with an 
equal portion of vinegar. There is not a single 
spot in the whole town free from the annual 
inundation. We found one dry place, near the 
principal church; but this was traversed by 
wooden causeways, proving that the usual pre- 
caution had been also there required, although 
the spot were not actually then covered by 
water. The street where most of the shops 
are situate is floored with planks ; and must 
necessarily be very unwholesome, as all the 
dirt, falling through, remains when the waters 
retire. They are often troubled with fevers- leases of 
. , , . , „ ’ the People. 
although, when we inquired for a list of their 
diseases, they said they seldom had any. The 
greatest ravage is made by the small-pox. 
Inoculation for that disorder had not yet been 
introduced. The complaint they seem to dread 
more than any other is called the disorder op 
hairs. Gmelin mentions this malady 9 . Hair 
is said to be generated in wounds of the bodies 
of those whom it afflicts. We expressed our 
(2) This is not the Plica Polonica, or Goschcst, mentioned by Brown 
(p. 24. Land. 1672). Gmelin says it is known in Russia and the 
Ukraine, under the name Volosez; and he attended a case of abscess in 
Paulovsk which afforded him proof of the existence of such a disorder. 
See Journal des Savans Uoyageurs, p. 1 46, 
