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Eliminative treatment would involve the clearing 

 up of the harbors of its life or the use of agents destruc- 

 tive to it. 



Since both Hogue and Hinshaw found that a tem- 

 perature of 45 °C. was lethal to the organism it might 

 be practical to apply such heat for the necessary ten 

 minutes or so, as suggested by Rivas (1925) for treat- 

 ment of intestinal protozoa. Hogue notes that pro- 

 longed administration of neosalvarsan had no effect 

 upon it. The writer failed to eliminate it with eme- 

 tine but saw a condition of acute gingivitis rapidly 

 clear up and the trichomonads disappear during the 

 course of thorough cleansing and washing of the 

 gums and teeth with saturated solution of bicar- 

 bonate of soda. 



It is probable that in deep pockets of pyorrhoea it 

 would be very difficult to eliminate. 



No conclusions may be drawn as to any measure of 

 treatment at the present time, or whether it is worthy 

 of any treatment. Further evidence and experimen- 

 tation will be necessary. 



TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS 



Although it is usually conceded that the vaginal 

 trichomonad is distinct from those of the alimentary 

 tract, it is necessary to consider Trichomonas vagi- 

 nalis here because the question is not a settled one 

 and it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that 

 they may be the same, that what differences may be 



