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tions of the menseiitenc glands, in tubercles of the 

 lungs, in pituitous asthma, and in dropsies ; in oth- 

 er kindred diseases, by the celebrated Hufe-- 

 la7id,{Si) and by myself. 



The illustrious Hiif eland, Westrumh,'S^) Ber- 

 ni^au,{Sd) and Kloths have used the muriate of ba- 

 rytes in verminous complaints with so great bene- 

 fit, that, according to them, there is no more pow- 

 erful remedy than this, to expel from the intestines 

 the vermicular ascarides. This medicine* however 

 does not suit in cases where the lymphatic system 

 is irritated, especially if disposed to inflame, as is 

 often noticed even in diseases of the asthenic dia- 

 theses, as may be seen in the judicious reflections 

 of Darwin. [85) The muriate of barytes is most 

 commonly given dissolved in water ; it is also di- 

 rected in pills and powder. 



^ CXXXI. Ferritm. This metal, prepared 

 according to pharmaceutical processes, is one of the 

 best tonics for the stomach. 



It is on account of this property, that physi- 

 cians have attributed to the filings of iron, an an- 

 thelmintic virtue, and not for the asperity of its par- 

 ticles, as some have pretended. In the works of 

 Wedel,{S7) of Welthoff, {S8) and of Van-Doeve- 

 rew,(89) wc read of many cases of worms expelled 

 from the stomach and intestines, by means of eight 



* Di'. Elzccir Unux cured hvo soldiers of taenia, witli pills 

 t)f muriate of baijtes. We regret that we cannot subjoin t!ie 

 two cas^s wJiich tliis excellent physician has just c(#mmunlcat- 

 ed to ijs. K Trs. 



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