Excerpt from The Philadelphia Medical Journal, Vol. 10: A Weekly Journal Owned and Published by the Philadelphia Medical Publishing Company, and Conducted Exclusively in the Interests of the Medical Profession; July-December, 1902 On page 23 it is stated that 'much of the pitting left after an attack of smallpox may be due to the tearing of the crusts from the face and other parts. This is refuted by the observation that young children, despite the fact that they vigorously scratch and rub their faces, usually escape with much less scarring than adults. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.