Transcriber’s notes: In this plain text transcription, paired underscores denote _italicised text_ and paired asterisks denote *bold text*. A short table of contents has been inserted to assist readers. The following spelling errors have been corrected silently: pathognomic —> pathognomonic accidently —> accidentally coalesence —> coalescence hematomesis —> hematemesis hemorraghic —> hemorrhagic uniformily —> uniformly A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON SMALLPOX _ILLUSTRATED BY COLORED PHOTOGRAPHS FROM LIFE_ BY GEORGE HENRY FOX, A.M., M.D. CONSULTING DERMATOLOGIST TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK CITY WITH THE COLLABORATION OF S. D. HUBBARD, M.D., S. POLLITZER, M.D., AND J. H. HUDDLESTON, M.D. Technical Book Co. Domestic and Foreign Directories, Telegraphic Codes, Maps, Foreign and Domestic Periodicals, Technical Books MILLS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO Telephone Garfield 19 Copyright, 1902 By GEORGE HENRY FOX PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A. CONTENTS Chapter Page I Symptoms and course 1 II Diagnosis 9 III Treatment 15 IV Vaccination 26 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. NOTE.--The names of the colored plates are in capitals. The letters H., P., and F. in brackets indicate that the cases were photographed by Hubbard, Pollitzer, or Fox. PLATE I. VARIOLA ERYTHEMATOSA. (First Day.) This shows the earliest eruption upon back and buttocks. The photograph was taken about seven hours after its first appearance. The patient was sent to Riverside Hospital, where she developed hemorrhagic smallpox, and died on the fourth day. [H.] II. VARIOLA PAPULOSA. (Second Day.) Showing numerous incipient papules upon the face. Those upon the forehead were the first to appear and are most prominent. The cheeks present a characteristic leathery appearance. [H.] III. Variola Hemorrhagica. Showing upon the face and cheeks a form of the disease commonly known as “black smallpox.” Figs. 1 and 2 were photographed on the second day and show a profuse and dark eruption. The swelling and disfigurement of the face present a most striking appearance. Figs. 3 and 4 were photographed on the fourth day, when the patient was in a moribund condition. [H.] IV. VARIOLA VESICULOSA. (Fourth Day.)