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A Case of Leprosy.

In a letter dated January 21, 1908, Dr. Paulus A. Irving, Secretary State Board of Health of Virginia, stated that there was discovered in Sussex County a patient suspected of having leprosy. He requested that an officer be detailed to aid in making the diagnosis, and, if it was found to be a case of leprosy, to advise as to the disposition of the

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"On January 31 I visited the case in company with Dr. Crawford, the County Health Officer of Sussex County. The case in question is that of a woman, Lena Leake, aged 45 years, born near Libau, Russia. The woman came to this country about nineteen years ago, living in Philadelphia until four years ago, when she moved to Virginia. She has seven children living, the youngest being three months old. The five younger children were seen and examined; all are in good health.

"The woman says she first noticed an eruption of ring-like formation of her legs seventeen years ago, since which time new spots have appeared and the lesions have gradually spread until now they are found generally distributed over the body except on the scalp and front of chest and abdomen.

"The areas are anesthetic and without sense of temperature; sense of touch is generally preserved. The areas vary in size from that of a split pea to some as large as the palm of the hand. There is a suggestion of beginning nodular lesions on the forehead., There is no atrophy of the muscles. There is a large ulcer on the sole of the right foot. The woman's general health is good.

"The case is, in my opinion, undoubtedly one of leprosy of the anesthetic variety."

It was impracticable for the bureau to advise as to the disposition of the case, as there is no provision in law for the care of those afflicted with this disease. The discovery of this case and the lack of adequate facilities for her care again emphasize the necessity of a national leper home.

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They have prohibited tea, coffee and chocolate on the ground that they are unhealthful, and now attack milk. Good, healthful milk, they maintain, does not exist, for if the cow from which it is drawn is not tuberculous, the hands of the milkmaid are full of bacteria, which find their way into the milk.

The mouths of cows are declared to be veritable hotbeds of microbes, and should be rendered harmless by cleaning the teeth of the animals with tooth brushes. Many French women of the faddist type refuse to eat fruit unless it has been washed in sterilized water, and even toilet water must be boiled two or three times if it is to be considered safe. Cafe servants are urged to wear gloves which are boiled after each meal and dried by hot airof which commodity the hygienists presumably have a considerable quantity on hand, and are willing to dispose of it at reasonable ratesto avoid all risk of contamination for the guests. Their hands, after washing with soap and boiled water, are to be cleansed in alcohol.

It is a remarkable fact that in spite of all our hygienic measures-perhaps because of them-we are physically inferior to our earlier ancestors, who knew nothing of bacteria and of sterilization, and whose minds, though not encompassing as much miscellaneous knowledge as ours, were not weakened by the fear of finding death in every article of food and drink. What we need to-day is a reaction against the debilitating influence of the notoriety seeking ultra-hygienists.

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The Poison Label in Russia.

Since the Russian Government enacted the law requiring the poison label to be attached to all containers of Vodka (a strong alcoholic beverage), numerous cases of accidental poisoning have been reported from various parts of the Empire. There is a large population of illiterates in Russia, and with them the poison label appearing on Vodka bottles has come to stand for Vodka. As a result many bottles of really poisonous mixtures are being drunk by these people under the impres sion that any bottle bearing the poison label contains Vodka. This emphasizes the danger of making the poison label too common, for while we have few illiterate adults, we have many children, and to them the poison label now means a sign of real danger.

The attempt to impose the poison label upon drugs, medicines and household remedies, which have been freely and harmlessly taken for years, cannot be too severely condemned. When the poison label appears too often, and on nearly everything, children as well a3 THE COLUMBUS MEDICAL JOURNAL.