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Alcohol is strictly forbidden as it dissolves the thymol and may 

 produce a fatal result. 



Some ofive str\(^hnine, but this is verv soluble with th\mol and in 

 anv case should not be given b}- mouth. 



Give a saline purge at the end of the second day. 



All food prohibited during the thymol treatment. 



Give thvmol, one to two grams next morning. 

 ,, ,, ,, two hours later. 



,, ,, ,, two hours later. 



Give a saline aperient four hours after the last dose of thymol. 



Castor oil must not be given as thvmol is soluble in it. 



Sandwiih recommends strychnine injections before the treatment. 



Do not give thymol to patients with fatty hearts, visceral disease 

 or with an anaMiiia below 1,500,000 red cells per cm. 



(2) The Eucalyptus Treatment. 



The preliminary two days as above. 



Give a saline purge at 6 p.m. 



Xext morning at 7 a.m. and 7.30 a.m. give the following mixture : — 



^ Olei eucalypti ... ... ... ... ... 15 minims 



Chloroformis .. ... ... ... ... 22 ,, 



Olei ricini ... ... ... ... ... half a drachm 



This amount to be gi\-en on each occasion. 



For children divide tlie whole dose into three parts and give each 

 pan t\\eniy minutes later than the preceding. The total amount being 

 one half ihat of the adult. 



(3) The Beta-naphthol Treatment. 



The preliminarA' treatment as before. 

 The beta-naphthol must be fresh and kept cool. 

 It is a popular remech' \\\i\\ the I'rench. 



]^ Beta-naphthol, finely-powdered ... ... ... 30 grains 



Mucilaginis tragacanthae ... ... ... ... i drachm 



Aciiiifi menthfe piperita ... ... ... .... 5 drachms 



Give a purge overnight. 



At 6 a.m. give full dose as above. 



At 8 a.m. repeat. 



At 10 a.m. repeat. 



At 12 noon give a saline purge. 



(5') The Oleum Chenopodii Treatment (Dav and Ferguson). 

 Preliminary treatment as above. 



Give the above oil in three doses of 16 drops on sugar at two hour 

 intervals. 



Give castor oil purge 17 grm. with chloroform 3 grm. 



