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half a drop of prussic acid, in sweetened poring every two 
ours; to be increased to a drop on the nex next-day. The 
mother, who knew nothing of the nature of the meee 
informed me that, on increasing the dose, the child becam 
dizzy, and could not walk strait, but observed no whibhene 
sequence. She was therefore pe not to increase the 
quantity above the half drop. The first effect was. to di- 
minish the aggravated, and distressing paroxysms of 
ing which afflicted the patient, venient during the nigh 
and to procure some soe ose. Phe m dicine being continu- 
ed, the symptoms. tt pe ae until at the end of 
about one. weeks ie hv informed by the mother that the child 
had DO ABA conic was in fact cured of all 
i ce desieb-cn sls 
I have witnessed the operation of the Prasiic acid in ten. 
or twelve cases, allof them diseases of the lungs or catarr- 
ial brane. 
That it acts with intense energy on the living system can- 
wo be doubted by any one who has made experiments with 
ae or str a that it pypossesies great power as 
5. doses, w nok be Sapied 
have pecneirat it as pars Ss 
Bur i Be its effects are directly Seen as ‘supposed: 
y Dr. in ea Orfila, and others, may. et admit 
