The ulcerating blotches seldom continue long,

* Rayer says, " Je I'ai vue occuper toute la partiepost^rieure jusqu'au
sacrum.*' Traits des Mai. de la Peau, tome i. p. 497. T.
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or extepad far, before the lymphatic system exhibit^
marks of irritation, probably from tl^e acrimony q(
the absorbed matter. When tI;Le scalp or face is the
seat of the dis€|ase, the gla^^s on the sides of the ;neck
exk\9fge and harden, being at first perceived like a
chajin of litde tumours, lying loose under the skin ;
and the submaxillary and parotid glands ,are oflen
afiect^ed i|i a similar manner.* At length some pf
tiiem inflame, the skin becomes discoloured, and they
suppurate slowly, and with much pain aiid irritation.
The ^eruption, in tjhese situations, is likewise of);en
^companied by a discharge from behind the ears, or
0*om tihe e^rs themselves, with a tumid upper 1^,
and inflammation of the eyes, or obstinate ulcerations
of the edges of the eyelids. When the eruptio9
^ppe^s OB the trunk, although the pustules there ai;e
smaller and less couflueut, apd t|xe scabs thinqor and
less permanent, the axillary glands are liable to be
affected in the isame way.
