it is by far the best on the subject that exists for it is the only one others � hundreds of others � have written of course upon skin diseases indeed the question i found myself putting to myself on practice in london as an expert in that branch of the healing art was what have they not written about there are nowadays but two methods of getting one s name known and establishing a medical reputation in london one is by taking a house in with an immense and setting up a and pair in which you sit well forward and are driven rapidly about as if you had not a moment to lose the other is by the publication of some with coloured plates most of these last though often striking indeed once seen you will never forget them are to the eye by no means attractive and it was not my object to myself to the profession vii fc two delicate cases fore of any glowing account of the nature of or genial essay on port wine marks i devoted myself to the comparatively unknown but picturesque subject of it was not it must be owned one of very general application but it had some general interest and if only that could be aroused and concentrated upon his future would be assured i had the honour of being the first man to introduce to the public through the columns of the medical the case of the most highly coloured and executed individual known to science he had been made prisoner in chinese and to be put to death but his punishment had been or extended to five others suffered with him but he was the only of the operation which combined the horrors of sitting for one s portrait with those of the victim was held fast by four strong men while a fifth the artist worked away upon him with a split reed like a steel pen for hours at the end of three months he was considered finished and would doubtless have been hung upon the line if the chinese had had a royal academy in which to exhibit him the used are doubtful it is certain they were not powdered or the colours used by our native artists chiefly marine for the same purpose inasmuch as none of the remained entangled in the of the true skin or became e article in i in the x v two delicate cases one must conclude that the work was performed by the simple agency of the of plants yet the effect produced was perfect so it ought to be poor used to say with a groan of when upon his personal appearance indeed i have no doubt that the operation hurt him very much if he had known that he was going to be a contribution to science or even to have formed the subject of an article in he might perhaps have borne up better but as it was those reflections were denied him he had only the satisfaction of feeling that if he survived he would be the best illustrated man in chinese he looked when in nature s garb as though the whole of his body was tightly enveloped in a robe of the richest from the crown of his head to the tips of his toes he was covered with dark blue figures of plants and animals in the of which were written characters for all i know in blue and red the hands were on both but only with probably a biography of the artist himself with a catalogue of his other works the blue figures stopped short at the but the was continued on the feet in scarlet to the roots of the nails through the very hair of the and beard could be seen designs in blue on the whole body there were no fewer than figures cats fish lions and men and women of objects such as fruits x leaves and bows and arrows there was so l c supply and upon his forehead on each s d t two delicate cases � that is looking down with admiration as well they might upon this interesting and collection such were the attractions of my honest friend who made a good deal of money by the exhibition of them in where i went on purpose to see him it may certainly be said of him if of anybody that we shall never look upon his like again it has been remarked that beauty is only skin deep but in his case it was at all events more lasting than usual if it was not a joy for ever he retained it as long as he lived of course i my notes in the upon this case � after what had been written upon him didn t care what was written him � in my work upon which also contained a full length portrait of him in colours it had an immense success but strange to say did not increase � that is commence � my professional practice i published another book of a more scientific kind with the same result that is to say it had none it was tolerably successful as medical works go � the author not more than fifty pounds or so but as was remarked by the senior surgeon of our hospital who has the misfortune to be a wag it didn t beat the while the general public of course never so much as heard of it one day however grim fortune relaxed into a smile which i took for good nature though as it turned out it was only a carriage and pair drove � up to my door out of s xv xv a t � there is a to e n xv two delicate cases of my visitor as it stands but i scorn to deceive the public and therefore hasten 