Surgical measures are often needed. Section of the cornea, as introduced by Dr. Boeckmann, in the case of tubers growing into it, has already been mentioned, as has the operation of tarsoraphia interna in ectropion of the lower eyelid. Iridectomy has often to be performed, when the pupil has been obliterated by adhesions of the iris or by exudation. Tracheotomy is necessary when the larynx is occluded by leprous-growths or by cicatrices. Necrotomies should always be performed when there is necrosis of the bones of the hands and feet. It is astonishing how well the wounds heal in the anæsthetic parts, and patients are spared from long-standing suppuration by the removal of the necrosed bones. The best remedy for leprosy Dr. Danielssen found in his experience to be _Salicylate of soda_. If the patients were badly nourished, he first administered quinine, iron, cod-liver oil, and nutritious food, and when the patient’s condition was satisfactory he gave 1.0 gramme salicylate of soda four times daily, and for six months or a year the dose was gradually increased. Its good effects were seen in both forms of the disease. In the maculo-anæsthetic form the patches and the less extensive anæsthesias slowly disappeared. In the tuberous form, when not of too long duration and severity, the rapidity of progress was diminished, and fresh eruptions were prevented. A complete cure has, however, not been attained, unless, at the same time, there have been applied regularly “cucurbita cruenta,” steam baths, alternating with warm water and sea-water baths, exercise in the fresh air, good hygienic surroundings, and good diet. From time to time irritants were applied, such as, carbolic and salicylic acids, in the form of fomentations and ointments. It is only in cases in the first six to twenty-four months that a favourable issue can be hoped for. The results of the treatment in the Lungegaard’s hospital are nothing to boast of, but they show, according to Dr. Danielssen, that leprosy at its commencement can be cured. In our opinion this is true, but with the reservation that the cure is not due to the treatment, but is the natural development of the disease. We have seen cases of leprosy, in the country, both tuberous and maculo-anæsthetic, completely recover without any treatment whatever. So far as we know, in most of the patients discharged cured from the Lungegaard’s hospital the anæsthesia has increased, which is in conformity with the general progress of the disease, the nerve fibres continuing to undergo atrophy from the pressure of the contracting inflammatory tissue in the nerve trunks, as described above.