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of it has been attended with complete success. 

 Among others, was the case of an old lady, of 78 

 years, who had, for some length of time, been affected 

 with a most violent itching, and a burning sensation, 

 of the skin, attended with great redness, to such a 

 degree, that it deprived her of her natural rest at night, 

 and kept her constantly uneasy during the day. It 

 extended over her arms and legs, and appeared on her 

 neck and back, producing the most disagreeable sensa- 

 tions. The violence of this disease occasionally abat- 

 ed on the skin, and then she was affected widi nausea 

 and loss of appetite, which always continued until the 

 heat and itching on the skin returned, when the sto- 

 mach would be completely relieved. Thus the sto- 

 mach and skin antagonized each other, and clearly 

 illustrated the principle of deriving morbid action from 

 one part, by exciting it in another. The old lady 

 had been in this condition for some weeks, and, pre- 

 viously to her application to me, had been bled, and 

 had used a variety of liniments, but with no apparent 

 benefit. When called in, I prescribed the powdered 

 leaves of the Eupatorium, in doses of ten grains, three 

 times a-day, which had the effect of entirely removing 

 the disease, in the course of a few days. Upon its 

 disappearance, the cuticle came off from those parts 

 which had been most affected, and the skin resumed 

 its natural, healthy colour. 



It is true, this medicine will sometimes fail in pro- 

 ducing the desired result, even when exhibited in the 

 most judicious manner; but, until we shall arrive at 

 a knowledge of Infalliblcs, the Eupatorium will, 



