Book II SVy PHILIS 141

public without a beard, some without eyebrows, others with
heads totally bald. 'This mishap was at first supposed to be
due to medicines, especially to quicksilver. But later, with
greater knowledge, all are now aware that it is the result of a
change in the form of the disease; moreover, and this is still
more serious, it is observed that the teeth in many cases now
become loose, or in some cases even fall out.