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largely, without however affording much relief. The child was 
nearly strangulated when I saw it first ; the bleeding relieved it some- 
what, but it still laboured excessively in breathing. From the sud- 
denness of the attack of the disease, and its immediate great 
violence, I looked upon the case as spasmodic croup. Having seen 
in other cases the great relaxing effects of the Lobelia inflata, I de- 
termined to give to the child that emetic. I took about half adrachm 
of the dried plant, and infused it in half a pint of water. The child 
took one table-spoonful ; in ‘about ten minutes afterwards the dose 
was repeated. | This induced a very great degree of nausea; a little 
more of | the infusion was given which brought on vomiting. The 
disease from this moment disappeared ; not the least hoarseness or 
difficulty of breathing remained. The nausea continued for more 
than three hours.” SE Cee Wage Ne wes 
Dr. Eberle has also furnished me with an account of its use, 
by injection, instead of tobacco, in a case of strangulated hernia. 
The efficacy of the injected decoction in this instance, derives pecu- 
liar importance from: ‘the speedy relief occasioned by it, and the 
_ strong evidence it affords of the value of botanical knowledge to a 
paysicen particularly one prea in the country. 
am ‘September, 1846, I was” called to Mr. Bowman, ten miles 
“south of Lancaster, for the purpose of reducing a strangulated scrotal 
hernia ; a having used a variety of means for the reduction of the 
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