93 On the Guinea Worm, 



among the Indians by the name of naramloo or 7iurapoo- 

 chalandy ; and to the pain occasioned by the bite of a scor- 

 pion. 



These two simple remedies, both of them, I suppose, 

 equally innocent, were communicated to me by a Hindoo 

 physician, who has administered them, with very great suc- 

 cess, to a great number of diseased persons who have daily 

 implored his assistance. As this Hindoo was under obliga- 

 tions to me, I requested him to impart these remedies ; which 

 he immediately did : and as he enjoined no secrecy upon 

 me, I do not think I shall abuse his confidence in making 

 his communication public. 



From the moment I first knew these remedies, I have also 

 had manv opportunities of experiencing the efficacy of the 

 one against the Guinea worm in particular, and almost al- 

 ways with success, except in two or three instances, where 

 the persons who had taken the remedy the first time refused 

 to take it a second time ; which is often necessary in obsti- 

 nate cases. But however inveterate the case was, the remedy, 

 upon the second application, forced the departure of the 

 worm, if alreadv formed ; or hindered it from forming at all, 

 when taken at the commencement of the disease. 



As to the remedy against the bite of scorpions, I have 

 had but few opportunities of trying it, having only admi- 

 nistered it three times with equal success. I administered 

 it one hour after the bite, at the very moment the pain was 

 greatest : in half an hour after the pain was greatly dimi- 

 nished, and in an hour it totally ceased. 



It is generally known, that the reason why the disease 

 called the Guinea worm is painful and troublesome is be- 

 cause it particularly attacks the legs, often rendering them 

 entirely motionless for many months. 



When this disease appears in this and some other districts 

 of the Carnatic and of Madura, it becomes sometimes epi- 

 demic to such a degree, that I have seen villages the one- 

 half of the inhabitants of which were attacked at the same 

 time. 



Although it appears at all seasons, yet it is much more 



general 



