A strange and mysterious illness Which strikes only at women—and strikes fatally every time—has once more reared its head in these districts. It made its first appearance last year in the Pingtsian district Where several women are alleged to have been thrown into a raging fever—and in two or three day time to have been no more. Now it seems to be stalking Wuchan, 400 miles from Harbin, where 15 women fell sick and died unanimously. This dread disease has no name. It seems to be totally unknown to science. No one can offer any reason for its fastidious abstention from the male sex. Some time ego two Japanese doctors left for Wuchan and had the bodies of the 15 victims disinterred in order to try and find some distinctive symptoms. So far they have not succeeded.
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