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Show CALLED THE -ITALIAN ITCH. " A New Skin Dleanae that wae Brought Over by the lffe. NoiiitiSTows, Pa., Sept. 7. People here are alarmed at the rapid spread of a contagious skin disease called the "Italian itch." It is occasioned by the presence of a minute parasites traced to the imported Dago laborers recently employed in this neighborhood and affects af-fects all classes alike. 'The neighborhoods neighbor-hoods where the Italians have worked are said to be most frequent media for the transmission, first from the Italians to the shopkeepers, and then to the public pub-lic generally. Tho soft parts c' the skin between the fingers and about the wrists and elbows are most frequently affected. In adults it is never found on the face or scalp. |