Skin diseases and their remedies / by Robert J. Jordan.

  • Jordan, Henry J.
Date:
1860
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Skin diseases and their remedies / by Robert J. Jordan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SKIN DISEASES AND THEIR REMEDIES. INTRODUCTION. History has no stories of sadder interest than those recited of the ravages of Skin Diseases. Our most atfcient records show us humanity seared by these grievous affec- tions. Even when such details fail as might guide to a scientific appreciation of the cutane- ous disorders which hold a prominent place in remote history, still there does not want in-' cidental matter which brings very closely home to us the abiding interest which belongs to the very earliest accounts we possess of the graver maladies which are apt to prey upon the skin.