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hot immediatly be put on, practices recommended elsewhere by the Jupancse author. It is well to remain unclothed for few minutes.)
It also happens at times that the sight becomes disturbed, as if foreign bodies or small specks, had got into the eye and this is very distressing. But neither need this cause disquietude. In four or five days the trouble disappears and the sight becomes stronger than before the period of treatment. In general every species of malady seems to increase at the commencement of the treatment. This arises from the fact that the malady is commencing to disappear.
In regard to the vertigo and faintings of which mention was made above no anxiety need be felt about them. They are favourable symptoms. If the irritation of the skin under the armpits and between the thighs really become very distressing, and even if, on the patient trying to allay it, a yellowish fluid appears, this arises from the virus of the scabies (Hizen) coming from the body. No heed need be given to this.
Method of taking the douche.
The water must first be entered as above described and the patient can then go under the douche. The soles of the feet, the hams, the shoulders and head should he submitted to it: not so the chest, belly or back, for this is dangerous in each case. It is bad only to douche the affected part, or to remain under the influence of the douche too long. It is best to remain in it but a short time.
General observations for the treatment of
Leprosy, &c.
For different phases of leprosy Raibiyô, Numadzu Tamushi, a cautery (fire) (issoku; lit. one hundred points of fire, by the moxa) must be placed around the discolored spots so that the virus cannot spread. For lepers it is of small consequence to place the moxas on any part of the body whatsoever. (This phrase can only be understood after it has been explained that the Ja-
