certainly not suffering from "purpura rheumatica"-indeed the skin lesions described ("the eruption. .. consisted of irregular diffused patches, somewhat raised, and of a bright red colour; they were chiefly
MEDICAL JOURNAL no displacements of uterus, no breast abcesses, no perineal tears. These people are the ones who travel into India with horses to sell. The women ride astride, gallop about, and show off the horses' paces. I have taken snapshots of these girls in India on their horses. The girls have their periods at 12, 13, or 14. Then they cover their faces and are considered unclean. But they are quite free
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