132 COLICS AND THEIR TREATMENT 



primary disease and if the case comes into my hands 

 still showing slight peristalsis, the following is admin- 

 istered : 



I^ — Physostigmine sulphate gr. jss 



Pilocarpine hydrochloride gr. ij 



Strychnine sulphate gr. j 



Distilled water q. s. 5iij 



M. et fiat sol. 



Sig. Administer one dram (or one-third of the 

 solution) every twenty minutes until all is used. 



This commonly is all that is necessary, except per- 

 haps a quart of raw linseed oil is sometimes bene- 

 ficial. Should it fail, or if the impaction is fully estab- 

 lished, the following is administered : 



^ — Fluidextracti Nucis Vomicae §j 



Fluidextracti Pilocarpi §ij 



Fluidextracti Colchici sem §ss-j 



Fluidextracti Physostigmatis 5j 



Aquae q. s. ad §viij 



M. 



Sig. Give one ounce every one and one-half to 

 two hours, diluted with an ounce or two of water. 



If there is considerable pain, one-half dram doses 

 of fluidextract of belladonna may be added. This 

 drug also stimulates intestinal secretion after a brief 

 diminution; or instead of the repeated one-half-dram 

 doses of belladonna, a single two-dram dose may be 

 given and repeated in three or four hours if necessary. 



Should there be considerable congestion of the 



