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for a further illustration of the deceptiveness of the color of 

 congested mucous surfaces, Ave maj^ advert to that presented 

 by the provings of Bryonia, where the cherry brown color 

 of the raucous membrane of the large intestines might easily 

 be allied with that of the rectum in the Pest (though the 

 absence of all inflammatory api)earances in the rest of the 

 bowels might serve as a means of discrimination), or a simi- 

 lar appearance of the stomach advise the homoeopathicity of 

 this drug to eczema epizootica. It would be interesting to 

 trace the points of similarity exhibited in the action of Can- 

 tliaris, Croton tigliiim and Helleborus, with doubtless many 

 others that might be named, in their different action as to 

 color and intensity of inflammation, with epithelial destruc- 

 tion in the month, fa^uces, bowels, &c. It is worth noting as 

 we pass, that in the first and last of these remedies, we have 

 the additional mark of the gall bladder filled almost to burst- 

 ing, while in the second, the correspondent redness of the 

 rectum is not to be wholly distinguished from extravasation. 



The plants of the Eanunculus order, demand greater study 

 than they have received. B, scelerattis is known to produce 

 tlie affection termed by the German shepherds " cold-fire," 

 the cattle declining to eat, tremble and shiver, and their 

 abdominal veins become distended. J?, repens, eaten by a 

 flock of sheep, caused them to fall as if struck by lightning, 

 their eyes rolled, their breathing was hurried and aggravated. 

 Depletions were injurious. The mucous membrane of the 

 eyes was injected ; the mouth dry ; abdomen slightly dis- 

 tended, and rumination ceased. Five ounces of the juice of 

 E, acris introduced into the stomach of a dog, developed a 

 post mortem redness of the mucous membrane of the 

 stomach, &c. B. flammula eaten by horses in large quanti- 

 ties produces distention of the stomach and inflammation and 

 gangrene of the abdominal organs. 



In this connection we may properly advert to Aconite, 

 (whose tincture, as we have seen, in 30 drop doses. Dr. Gam- 

 gee recommends as a sedative), as this plant is also classed in 

 tiie botanical order just alluded to. Its provings, like those 

 of Arsenicum, adapt it to the choleraic branch of zymotics, 



