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of inflammation of the bowels, consequent 

 to a turn of colic, and so severe did the 

 pain appear to be that, at the expiration of 

 fifteen minutes, I repeated the dose of mor- 

 phine ; and, as his cries of pain increased in 

 intensity, at the end of fifteen minutes I 

 doubled the dose, but without apparent ef- 

 fect, and, as his suffering was terribly acute, 

 I abandoned all hope of saving his life. 

 To put an end to his distress, I gave him 

 every few minutes two or three of the one- 

 eighth grain pills until I had administered 

 no less than six grains of the powerful 

 drug within the space of two hours, with- 

 out apparent effect. His howls and cries 

 were now incessant, and continued without 

 any intermission for nearly four hours 

 longer, when he appeared to be a little 

 easier. At the end of another hour the 

 pain had subsided, and he curled up and 

 went to sleep, continuing quiet for nearly 

 two hours, when he awoke as bright as a 

 new button, and in a few days was as well 



