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...ordinary fluid, but a sugary solution of mapharsen, one of the earlier of the 950-odd arsenic compounds invented by Paul Ehrlich. While the drug gently seeped into the patient's veins (two drops every three seconds), young Dr. William Leifer explained to the visitors one of the most remarkable advances in the treatment of syphilis since Chemist Ehrlich discovered arsphenamine...