OF THE SULPHO-CARBOLA TES. 



equalling from 15 to 90 grains per diem can be admi- 

 nistered. The direct administration of this amount of 

 carbolic acid would, from its nauseous character, and 

 its toxic action, be impossible. 



I. Sulpho-Car.bolates of Alkaline Bases. Of these 

 the sodium sulpho-carbolate has been the most largely 

 employed. Dose. The usual dose for adults has been 

 -5j every three or four hours ; in some cases it has 

 been increased to 333 or 3]. For children of 7 years 

 of age 10 grains has been a usual dose. 



The following results have been recorded by Dr. 

 Sansom : 



Of 14 cases of ulceration of the tonsils the throat 

 symptoms had completely disappeared : in two cases 

 in three days : in nine cases in 4 days. The other 

 cases were not observed till the end of 7 days. They 

 were then quite well. 



In three cases of sloughing ulceration of tonsils the 

 treatment by the internal administration of ten grains 

 of the sulpho-carbolate every four hours was successful. 



Dr. Sansom makes the following remarks upon the 

 use of the sulpho-carbolate of soda in scarlet fever : 



" The following is an analysis of 22 cases ; some of 

 them were of great severity. In one case, a boy of 7, 

 there had occurred a sudden subsidence of rash, which 

 had previously been profuse ; epileptiform convul- 

 sions ; much tumidity of neck and extrusion of dis- 

 coloured mucus from the nose. Temp. 105 F. As 

 soon as subsidence of convulsion permitted swallow- 



