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[The date of this prescription shows that the child was then 

 2 years and 8 months old ; but he was given 2 grains of san- 

 tonine, a dose that is known to have been fatal to a child of 5.] 



. Pot. lodid. gr. j 

 Ammon. Garb. gr. j 

 Sod. Salicyl. 3 j 

 Tinct. Tolu 3 f s 

 Senegae 3 fs 

 Scillae Mlxx. 

 Aconiti Hlv. 

 Syr. Simp. J ij 

 M. ft. mist. J part every 3 hours. 



[Of this truly appalling mixture, the child, now 4J, was to 

 take J part every three hours !] 



EXAMINATION, Jan. 10th : All the above statements were 

 confirmed. The boy's growth was retarded, and he was very 

 thin ; in fact, he did not look more than 5, and was distinctly 

 anaemic. His manner was depressed and nervous. He could 

 not read properly ; but this appeared to be due to a poor 

 memory, and deficient power of concentration, as he was 

 evidently a good and obedient child and very anxious to please. 

 There was well-marked seborrhoea under the prepuce. 



TREATMENT : 4 drops of the tincture 3 times a day. Con- 

 stitutional treatment was commenced simultaneously. 



PROGRESS : On Jan. 22nd, twelve days later, the mother 

 reported : " The first dose of your tincture checked those 

 jerking movements. Each day it had a better effect, and I 

 was surprised to note the number of threadworms he passed. 

 The stomach, too, was regaining a healthier tone, as his 

 motions were no longer dark-coloured and offensive. They 

 were yellower and not so constipated. His appetite, too, 

 was surprisingly good. ... He sleeps more soundly, 

 and many more hours than before." 



Case of a little Girl aged 6. 



HISTORY : A little girl, aged 6, was brought to me, appar- 

 ently suffering from scrofula. She was pale, anaemic, and 

 very depressed in manner, although, as I was informed, natur- 

 ally a bright child. She had marked blue rings round the eyes, 



