S54 TREATMENT OF 



the evo-niug he passed a portion of tape-worm Jvlive, 

 upwards of six feet long. The medicine purged 

 him briskly, and today he has Toraited almost ev- 

 ery thing he has taken. Appearing much exhaust- 

 ed, an anodyne carminative mixture was ordered 

 to be given at intervals, to relieve the sickness. 



^<29th. Appear!;, jiore lively ; has had no vom- 

 iting since yesterday, and the diarrhoea has been 

 much restrained by the anodyne. Quiescat. 



" September 1st. Is manifestly better in every 

 respect, but his stools still contain portions of the 

 tape-worm. Eight ounces of the above decoction, 

 "without dilution, were ordered to be given in the 

 same manner as before. 



" 2d. He took the whole of his medicine yes- 

 terday, without either sickness or vomiting, and 

 with but Utile effect on his bowels, till this room- 

 ing, when it began to purge him briskly, and he 

 passed another portion of the worm, nearly eight 

 feet long. He has been very hungry and has eat- 

 en a hearty breakfast. 



"a.>th. No portions of the tape-worm have been 

 observed since trie last report, and the diarrhoea 

 gradually left him, without the use of any other 

 medicine. His bowels have become regular, his 

 appetite keen, and he has filled up apace. He hasf 

 the appearance of a healthy, thriving child, and 

 his strength has improved so rapidly, that he has 

 now begun to walk. From the above period he 

 continued to thrive till August 1812, when he 

 again began to pass pieces of the tape-worm* Th^ 



