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 one of the most repulsive we have to deal with, has to be encountered. Within a few months we have been consulted in several cases of the latter complaint in young ladies, whose lives it rendered miserable. Fortunately, if taken early enough in the disease to apply those remedies which medical art provides, it is curable; but it is of the utmost importance to allow no delay in obtaining proper aid.

The dirty habit of snuff-taking leads to various disorders and deformities of the nose, but as we do not ever remember to have seen an American lady cherishing this one of the many little foxes that spoil the vine of beauty, we presume it is unnecessary to detail its ugly assaults.

"Foreign bodies," as surgeons call them, meaning anything that has no business there, are frequently put up the nose by children, or thoughtless persons. They must be extracted very gently, as violence may lacerate the skin or injure the bone, causing lasting disfigurement.

Nature, who is ever careful to protect her delicate pieces of workmanship, plants for this purpose a number of soft, light-colored hairs just inside the entrance of the nostril, to catch the dust and little irritating particles. Sometimes these grow to an unnecessary length, and present a very unprepossessing appearance. In such case the longest and most bristly should be removed, care being taken not to injure in the least the