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especially iu those which attack the system of 

 lymphatic vessels, such as scurvy,(108) costive- 

 ness,(109) ohstructions of the viscera and glands 

 of the ahdomen.(llO) scrophula,(lH) etc. The 

 muriate of soda must also he injurious to worms, 

 as in fact it has been observed to be by Heber- 

 den,{ii2) and by Rush^( iiS) who have administered 

 it on these occasions with success, both by adding it 

 in larger quantity to our daily meals, and by taking 

 it alone, in large doses, fajsting. 



§ (3XXXV. Stanmim, Ever since the days 

 of Paracelsus^ the power of expelling worms from 

 the intestines, has been attributed to tin. In the 

 last century, Alston{li-if) of Scotland, began to 

 make use of tin with the greatest success, not only 

 against lumbrico'ides, but also against taeniae. Oth- 

 er physicians of great name(115) recommended it 

 also as one of the strongest and most powerful an- 

 thelmintics, as we shall notice in the sequel. *(l!6) 

 § CXXX\ I. Zincum. In convulsive, epileptic, 

 and hysteric complaints, the sublimed oxide of zinc, 

 lias been diretted to advantage, as may be seen in 

 the cases and observations of physicians, particu- 

 larly in the work of IIaH.{ii7) This remedy has 



* Dr. J. L. Jllheii, in his excellent conrs da MatiereMedi- 

 ctde, sajs that tlie oxide of tin is one of tlie most potent reme- 

 dies against the taenia. He gives it to children in doses of 

 three grains, in a convenient quantity of extract of juniper. 

 For adults, he malies use of the muriate of tin in clysters : the 

 latter should not he given without great caution, as it is a vio- 

 lent poison. F. Trs. 



