326 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DCCTOR. 
things as having any beneficial effect upon it. Creoscte, in 
half drop doses, given in pill form tnree times a day, has 
been praised by some: salycilate of soda. half to drachm 
doses, three times a day ; Hoang-Nan ts the Chinese remedy, 
but has failed to do any permanent good; Gurjun oi! has 
been highly spoken of, butthe Chaulmoogra oilhas gained most 
favour. It is given internally in 5 to 19 drop doses, three 
times daily, and an ointment of 10 grainsto the ounce; apply 
outwardly. We have seen and handled a dead leper, and 
from the general appearance we should conclude it a disease 
of the blood. Attempting to cure is cnly experimenting. 
Had we the treating of a case we should try cur favounte 
remedy the Thompsonian course and the best blood purifiers. 
Some time ago we noticed an alleged cure by a plant found in 
Mexico, but it, like all other things, has not stood the test of 
time. It is to be hoped that in the not distant future a 
remedy will be found for this loathsome and fata! disease, for 
up to the present all that medicine can do is to mitigate 
symptoms and prolong life 
LUPUS VULGARIS. 
This is sometimes called scaly leprosy. The difference 
between this non-contagious form and the preceding class is 
very clearly set forth in the Law of Moses (Leviticus xiii and 
xiv.): ‘‘If in the leprosy there be a white tumour of the 
skin and it has turned the hair white tn it, and if there be 
quick flesh within the tumour, then it is an old leprosy of 
the skin; but if the leprosy spread abroad in the skin and 
cover the whole skin of disease from his head even to his. 
feet, the person shall be pronounced clean."" The latter is 
what we understand by scally leprosy as it is met with nowa- 
days. It is in patches of various sizes covered with white 
scales on a raised surface, resembling psoriasis. of which it 
seems to be an aggravated form The diganosis may be 
somewhat difficult, but the treatment is the same as that for 
eczema. Follow out the directions and medicines given 
there, and good will be sure to follow. As the proverb says, 
