TREATMENT
The drugs most generally in favor for the treatment of syphilis are arsphenamin or an allied product, mercury or one of its salts, and iodids. There are as many methods of using these drugs as there are individuals treating syphilis. In some quarters there has been an attempt at a standardized method of treatment, and this has been more or less successful among certain groups. There can be no strictly standard treatment because there are no standard human beings. However, a closer approach to standardization would be preferable to the inadequate treatment sometimes given. The general tendency is to alternate periods of treatment with arsphenamin and mercury, with or without iodids. The periods of active treatment usually last from two to six months, or more, and are followed by a rest period of a month or more. The courses of active treatment are repeated, varying in intensity, duration and