corded by an assistant. This method allowed comparison upon each
re-examination against the preceding examination.

Involvement of Infectios

Each individual selected for control presented a definite acute or severe
chronic infection. The nail beds of seventeen of the control group were
involveds Past history showed nine men were hospitalized due to either
cellulitis of toes or foot, and glandular adenopathy javereine the in-
guinal region, or red streaking which was indicative of acute Lymphan-
gitis due to eines wieetinn, Twenty-seven presented cases extending
to the plantar surface, sides or heel of the foot and causing inability

to work on the feet, In ten cases the hands were afflicted, two severelye
Re-examinations

The first examination of the sixty-seven controlled cases were made Auge
ust 29, Each re-examination was made on every Monday and Thursday includ
ing the final examination Thursday of this October 9, In some iaphinaien
the re-examination did not catch the entire number of individuals examined
the time before. However, upon the completion of the final test, fifty~
one of the total sixty-seven cases offered camplete and final evidence to
report. Sixteen of the original sixty-seven cases had either been trans=
ferred, or for other reasons, were notayuilable for results at the cone
clusion of the test.

Results of Controlled Cases

Thirty-four of the completed fifty-one controlled cases were decidedly
negative, showing normal epidermis upon the final examination. Approxi-

mately eight or ten of these eases showed negative even as early as. the