Infections on the body may give rise to typical enlarging raised red rings of ringworm, infection on the skin of the feet may cause athlete's foot, and in the groin jock itch. Involvement of the nails is termed onychomycosis, and they may thicken, discolour, and finally crumble and fall off.
The 22d of May, we hear, was observed at Antigua [British Caribbean sugar island] as a day of public rejoicing on the repeal of the Stamp Act. The people of several parishes in South Carolina have also had days of rejoicing on the same occasion.
Background of the Sugar Act of 1764. The Sugar Act of 1764, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a modification of the already existing Molasses Act which was passed in 1733 and renewed every five years afterwards.