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protruded parts unsuccessfully, I resolved on trying the tobacco in- 
jection ; on making inquiry, however, I found that there was none 
in the house... A’person ‘was immediately sent to a neighbouring 
_ house for the purpose of procuring some. In the mean time, how. 
ever, [gathered some of the Lobelia, and madea strong decoction 
of it. I injected half a pint of this decoction. In about twenty minutes 
the patient began to feel very sick, and made some efforts to vomit ; 
I now endeavoured to reduce the hernia, but did not succeed. As 
the sickness did not proceed to a very great degree of prostration, 
I ventured to inject about one gill more. Almost immediately a 
be —— — brake aut, over all reeataatie 7 the sickness 
i. psthiet state of etaxation. ‘The era was now red setarned, 
_ The sickness continued for nearly one hour after the last injection 
was given.” 
The wild tobacco should be plucked up by the roots, in the 
month of August or September, while “in flower at the top of the | 
branches, and full of the inflated capsules below. ‘The whole plant 
should be then carefully dried for use, pulverised, or made into tine. 3 
ture. Ihave used both the tincture made:from the recent plant, and- ; 
from the dried leaves and capsules ; and think the former was most 
active. From five to fifteen, and sometimes twenty grains of the 
powdered leaves, will produce emesis in an adult; but as it is a 
powerful plant, the dose should be small and repeated. The satua- 
