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specific in all erysipelatous inflammations, and many other prac- 
titioners down to the present time agree with him (Meélanges de 
Chir., p. 180). Vogt, however, presupposes that it is universally 
known how injurious Camphor cushions are on actively inflamed, 
erysipelatous parts; also in erysipelas accompanying wounds 
and ulcers. Horn, again, says that in some inflammations 
Camphor has, it is true, acted beneficially, but he says it must 
be borne in mind that most inflammations, whether with or 
without fever, depend upon a diminution of the vital activity 
(Handb. d. Pract. Pharm., Berlin, 1805, p. 222). Supposing 
that to be really the case, why should bleedings then be ordered 
in the greater number of inflammations, which accords least 
of all with diminished vital activity? Stahl (Materia Medica, 
Dresden, 1744, vol. i. p. 78) has demonstrated that Camphor is 
a suppurative. ‘The dissecting reports of Carminati, Menghini, 
and Orfila prove that it produces corrosions and gangrenous 
ulcers. P. T. Schneider, Paulus, and others expressly men- 
tion that it excites inflammation, mortification, and gangrene ; 
yet what medicine has been more extolled for gangrenous 
tumours than Camphor? Camphor has been found to be an 
important remedy in inflammatory as well as nervous and 
typhoid fevers. In this respect, Murray says (I. c., p. 485): 
“ Quamvis calide indolis sit, in quibusdam febribus tamen 
eminet,” and (p. 492), “ De inflammatoriis febribus precipue 
sub ea pulsus velocitate vigoreque et stasi sanguinis, que tum 
obtinet, dubitari posset, si ratiociniis unice inherere fas esset. 
Ast metum jam minuit explorata Camphore in inflammationibus 
externis discutiendis virtus.” According to Fr. Home (Clin. 
Vers. Trans., Leipsic, 1781, p. 40), one can expect no advan- 
tage from the use of Camphor (which renders very good services 
in diseases of an inflammatory kind) in nervous fevers, as being 
diseases of an opposite, so to say, anti-inflammatory nature ; he 
therefore concludes Camphor would be injurious even in ner- 
vous fever. Of a contrary opinion are Stoll, Vogel, Reil, and 
_ many others. Friedlander calls, therefore, Camphor a Heros 
