On the Curability of Leprosy

piti, is generally looked npon as quite incurable. This I think, is the universal opinion of the natives of this country, and that it is generally shared in by European practitioners, seems sufficiently shown by the Leprosy-Report of 1867. Some time ago it occurred to me to try the effects of that invaluable medicinal agent, carbolic acid, and the results have been so favorable, that I think I need not hesitate in making them generally known. The cure, as might be anticipated from the nature of the disease, is a slow one, and it is not always easy to get patients to continue long enough under treatment. I believe, however, that, with perseverance, it will be found infallible, at least in cases that have not advanced