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... cured every case. )b- There was a run of measles; under Pillule's treat- ment all afflicted with it rapidly recovered. lot Small-pox broke out; it was attended by Pillule, ho and not a trace of it was left on the patients. ' ;he Poor old Bolus Browne I It ...

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... unusual amount of rain) and fog after a very hot summer brought much O'I sickness into the cftwded parts of the city, and lo small-pox became anl epidemic. I Edward Lovell instantly volunteered his mn services to attend amongst the very poor. He rgave up for- ...

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... sir, for I must b' old going in? Sure the hand of heaven's heavy 01 one of our childer. his a dreadful disease, the 'ing small-pox, gineral. our The handsomeyoung soldier, whose skin wai Ator as smooth and white as a woman's, made a pre cipitate retreat ...

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... attempted in a monith. I called to mind the details which I had asked about my husband. Mamma had told me that he was marked by small-pox; papa maintains that his hair is very thin; Nicette, our servant, will have it that he is old. To be marked by the small-vox ...

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... inquired kindly. with a nod of the head towards 0 the chimneys of the lodge, peeping through the n trees. a Nancy has got the small-pox, ma'am, lie answered briefly. His face was working in its it eotion, and I do not think lie could trust him- .e self to ...

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... all your heart into the case. Doctor Bryant, tell me, please, and keep nothing back from me, . re am I to be marked with small-pox 91 l e I am afraid in your case it is inevitable. 6 it Thank you, with a suppressed quiver; for 'ylfe? I fear so, ...

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... monumental bad luck. At twenty-one the un- fortuntate man married and had two children. ly Ilis wife and children (lied of smallpox and were I buried. 1'oteaux then went to Pittsburg aunl z b)ecasme a labourer in a coal mine. Osie day the roof caved in ...

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... seven, heavily built, with short-cropped red hair s a face of villainous aspect, and his features deepli t indented with small-pox. a Before taking the trap from his hand, which e bled profusely from five different punctures, the a officer searched his ...

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... advancing tow~ards himn, ain: It was now twenty years since Henry Aylmer the elder had fallen a victim to the ravages of small-pox, leaving his few belongings to lia ?? elder brother in trost for his tiny nainesake. He hre bad been one of the foremost ...

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... course, you will stay to luncheon. Do ; to please t in.me. You ;know that a woman hates solitude r ited little less titan smallpox. One moment. I willt ray, just go and give the necessary orders, c 'onic And Mrs. Bilbury rose and quitted tlce room. It ...

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... his regiment marched to the battle-fleid. T. During the Count's absence it happened that hisee beatttifulfi~i nvse had the small-pox; after hovering between life and death for many days.. she recovered. her health, ubu found her beauty hopelessly lost. 'The ...

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... mother's arms and stalking off, refusing all offers of assistance. c t1 have known her help to nurse a girl friend E Y through small-pox and stay up with her night a d after night, though in both cases she knew that v e if she were ill it meant a slow death ...