New-York tribune., 1886-11-14
Black JBP2SY Or LUPUS
BETTER KNOWN As BLACK WOLF.
From The Boston Herald August 90, 1891

This disease Is considered by physicians be ncsrss'
In fact there Is no within few
months past reporter learning aIcon. suffering
and Hnal recovery A. Bailey Of somerviIs sear
Boston. called on her husband At l7s Blaoxstonsst.
Boston and heard report which " ssy tss
least oi t simply wonderful rwsvs years ago Bailey.
whose west soDcrvilie. was attacked
by hdeou. black eruption which RAPIDLY
too, 10 lower limb the back neck taco
and I'll her whole ooay
THIS my swiftly To striko
terror into all loving hearts yet all tho smnsst
summoned cond check It's fatal progress
diagnose the disease icienty Tho
most lear led physician Cambridge whose vide experience
in the study Of skin diseases In the hospitals
Europe probably the highest authority In New
England heard OF Baleys acon and volunteered his
services months the hope o checking tins teros
scourge enabled to successfully diagnose hs case
and pronounced maay species OF leprov desz-
mated in European hospital, Lupus the Latin Tor
and from color oi erupons better known te
Black Wolf an surely beast OF was ever more re-
enoss pitess than was this horrible pe't-
ence When undertook the the poor woma1
was on very Her bofy IRON the soes
OF her feet To the crown OF her head, was
mass Of decay OF flesh rottng on and
leaving great cavities. large enough At times for
the insertion Of ordinary The flesh WAS 80
eaten from chorts an ten'ons were exposed
TO view fingers estere and three or four OF her nails
dropped Her limbs contracted by his Hrroio
became drawn up contracted and she lay on
her bed crippled whose daily prayer was that
death might speedily end her suierngs Her weight was
reduced from so pounds ami years she never sfs
her bed The terrible of the woman besgars
description OF her condition can be seanet
from the fact pounds OF Cosmolne per week
were used dressing her sores For SIX months
the doctors care was unremitting but at ths
end OF that time he acknowledged his utter 10
feat bv the Black Wolf aud led his patient 70 the
kenne of her Creator but CHANGING to read OF tho
cnre Of man who prosratel by viru-
lent scroua Mr. Bailey begged his wte 10 ADOPT te mea-
cine by which cured Ii was ascertaned th&s
sw,tts specific amlarly the world over as " s. s.
y had been the means and after protesting
with tears and taking more medicine which
seemed unayaiag the poor finally consentei Soon
a burning and tchiug aOied little, ana tho
began To show virus being grAiay
forced out of the system. The assumed reer ana
more healthy color though the blood was becoming p"fer
| and more active. and then to tho JOY ana 'ea''us
delight OF all. her sores began 10 neal very
sowlv and gradually first but surely nevertheless.
Annette aud strength returned long, and on the ist OK
February every vas h,aIet AMI Mrs bsuey "
ardd chair and cruches and the tine in IL years
wa. a we'll woman Mr. Bailey when at his place OF
l7a Bac xsone Boston expressed his cbeerfu
ness N comnu ate more detail relative TO this re
cure with any who may afflicted by eczema OF
Indrad complaints and in his gautu e 70 Sws spocino
he ia ready to meet personally all who nay desire TO Know
more of the than Ia possible 10 rehes' id 'o
nnhlc columns OF To-Day there II not soro On
Mrs Raileys body but he, presents even now s'g"
terry Of tho fearful ordeal through when $40
has passed