ST. ANTHONY’S FIRE.

St. Anthony’s fire is an inflammatory disease which, in the eleventh

century, raged violently in various parts. According to the legend, the

intercession of St. Anthony was prayed for, when it miraculously ceased;

and therefore, from that time, the complaint has been called St.

Anthony’s fire.

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