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bowels or liver or great pain present, instead of the 

 above prescription, I put the patient on the following: 



^ — Nucis Vomicae pulv §j 



Acetanilidi pulv 5Jss-ij 



Sodii phosphatis §xvj 



M. et ft. chart. No. VIII. 



Sig. One powder in four or five ounces warm 

 water, every two hours. 



This prescription will be found serviceable in pain- 

 ful cases of impaction in place of the preceding one, 

 but the first one is generally to be preferred. 



Now as to the actual purgative. I never use any 

 other than oil. Usually raw linseed oil — one quart 

 night and morning. Occasionally in the more serious 

 cases a quart every eight hours. Flood them mith oil 

 is my slogan. 



In some cases I use a pint each of linseed and castor 

 oil at a dose or sometimes a quart of castor oil is given 

 once daily and a quart linseed oil once daily. 



Rectal injections of two or three ounces of glycerin 

 every two or three hours are often of value as glycerin 

 promotes secretion and peristalsis and by its slight irri- 

 tant action makes the animal strain slightly, which by 

 virtue of the contraction of the abdominal muscles 

 brought into play, acts somewhat in the manner of an 

 abdominal massage and aids in overcoming the condition. 



Should the patient be already straining, then glycerin 

 injections should not be used. 



Rectal injections of water, soap suds and water or 

 soap emulsion or water containing an ounce of turpen- 



