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  <dc:title>Papers of David Skene: correspondence: Letter from George Skene to Andrew Skene</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Letter from George Skene, Edinburgh, to Andrew Skene in which he refers to scarcity of 'chirurgical' cases stating that he has only seen one operation since he arrived; he states that there has been nothing new in clinical practice save the use of testaceous powders in intermittent fevers by Dr Whytt; Dr Whytt even gave instances of cobwebs stopping agues; he discusses other treatments for agues and fevers; he describes application of 'exfoliating trepan' to a young boy with a scalp injury, 6 January 1760.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>6 January 1760 </dc:date>
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