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remedy. Two drachms were given at bed time in 

 a little warm beer, producing no other sensation 

 than that of a pleasant warmth at the stomach. 

 The influence of the medicine on the urinary secre- 

 tion was very manifest by its subsequent effects ; 

 the bladder was painfully distended on the follow- 

 ing morning, though the water had been drawn off 

 the evfning before, and at this time the catheter 

 was used only once in three days. A pint and a 

 half of urine was evacuated. 



" A double quantity of the medicine was repeat- 

 ed in the evening, producing no other effect than a 

 profuse perspirat on during the v.hole of the night, 

 and a strong inclination to make water in the m(un- 

 ing. She made no effort to assist this disposition, 

 as the length of time, for which the catheter had 

 been employed, made her suppose it would be use- 

 less. The feeling became at last so urgent that she 

 yielded to it, and passed a pint and a half of water, 

 containing four worms ; the only natural evacua- 

 tion of urine she has had during Mr. Barnetfs 

 attendance. The continuance of this treatment did 

 not produce success, corresponding to such flatter- 

 ing appearances. 



" The medicine, on the fourth time of using it, 

 produced most violent pain in the head, and much 

 fever, which were followed by erisipelas over the 

 whole body, but more particularly in the face. All 

 subsequent attempts to use it, even in diminished 

 doses, were attended with a recurrence of these 

 symptoms. From the first trial of the oleum te- 



