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White Swelling

This is a very painful disease; it more frequently affects the knee than any other joint; sometimes the hip, ankle, and elbow. At first a severe pain 5782. Sunstroke. This is a sudden is felt penetrating the joint, or only one par- prostration due to long exposure to great heat, ticular part of the joint. The least motion especially when much fatigued or exhausted. aggravates the pain. It soon begins to swell It commonly happens from undue exposure considerably, and suppuration takes place. to the sun's rays in summer, but the same Matter is discharged from several openings or ulcers, the bones are affected; and if the disease is not arrested the life of the patient is endangered.