The surgeon will open the boil with proper precautions against extension of the infection and will see to it that the boil drains properly. The germs that cause boils are small round organisms, commonly seen in clusters when stained and studied with a microscope. Some physicians build up the resistance of the chronic sufferer from boils by preparing a vaccine from the patient’s own bacteria. PSORIASIS ONE OF THE MOST ANNOYING SKIN FAULTS Of all of the diseases of the skin that affect the human body, one of the most annoying is called psoriasis. In this disease, the skin becomes inflamed and there develop round patches which are red at their base and which are covered by dry, white scales. These patches slowly enlarge, never developing into blisters, but continuing to give off scales. The disease usually begins on the back of the arms and the front of the legs, just below the elbows and knees, and may involve also the scalp and the lower part of the back, but seldom appears on the face. The disease continues for months and years, sometimes better, sometimes worse. The patient is seldom disturbed in general by the condition, except by its annoying appearance and the development of the scales. A disease of this type has been treated by all of the methods known to medical science, and the fact that so many methods have been suggested is an indication that none has proved especially satisfactory. Any good specialist in diseases of the skin is able to clear up the lesions temporarily by the use of proper drugs, and usually recommends a change in the diet involving reduction of protein substances and of meat. In a recent consideration by the leading specialists in diseases of the skin of Great Britain, it was pointed out that the best results today are secured by local treatment, with attention to the general hygiene of the body, and that the value of the various special forms of treatment mentioned in medical literature have not yet been established. A person who suffers with this disease will do well to select a specialist in diseases of the skin and to follow the general routine laid down. The chronic character of the disease and its apparent incurability cause persons affected to travel from one specialist to another, and to consult all sorts of fads and quackery in their search for relief. Until some specific curative method is discovered, they will in this way merely waste funds which might better be conserved for useful treatment. “CAULIFLOWER EARS”