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and other sedative remedies, but without experiencing any permanent 
benefit, for at each monthly period the pain has manifested itself 
with the same severity as before. From the effects which the 
Veratria had been already observed to have upon similar diseases, 
an ointment made with twenty grains of the alcaloid to an ounce of 
lard, was directed to be made use of over the loins, with the effect 
of immediately removing the pain, and it has not again returned. 
CASE XI. 
Tux eleventh case happened ina lady about thirty-three years 
of age; and except that the disease had in this instance continued 
for nine years, its previous history, course, and termination, were 
- so precisely similar to those of the preceding case, that any more 
particular relation appears unnecessary. 
CASE XI. 
Aw elderly gentleman, rather corpulent, and of sedentary habits, 
had suffered severely for nine months from a fixed pain seated in 
the lower part of the spine. It had continued during the whole 
time almost without intermission, and at last nearly prevented 
him from remaining in the erect posture. The Veratria ointment 
was directed to be rubbed over the affected part, and immediately 
removed the pain ; the patient was, however, ordered to apply the 
frictions, night and morning, for two weeks, to prevent a return, 
and he has since had no symptoms of the complaint. 
CASE XIII. 
Mrs. A., a middle-aged lady, has suffered severely for about five 
years from a painful affection in the situation of the os coccygis, 
which is much increased by sitting, or riding on horseback. For 
the cure of this disease, she has been under every variety of treat- 
ment, both internal and external, and has spent much time at the 
principal watering-places, but the pain has continued. 
She was directed to make use of friction with the Veratria oint- 
ment over the affected part, and the first application afforded com- 
plete relief. At the end of twelve hours the pain again came on, 
but was a second time as easily removed ; and as there seemed to 
be a tendency to a recurrence of the symptom, the ointment was 
ordered to be repeated night and morning, until the disease had 
ceased again to appear. In the course of ten days the patient was 
quite well, and has since continued to be so. 
