Vlll CONTENTS. 



LECTURE IV. 



Illustrations of the Relative Value of Particular Drugs Cases IX. 

 and X. Uselessness of Santonin in Tapeworm Impropriety of 

 giving Remedies which exert no Poisonous Action on the Para- 

 site Reasons for discountenancing the Employment of the Oil 

 of Turpentine Caae XI. affords an Instance of the Anthelmintic 

 Activity of Turpentine, the Head being dislodged under circum- 

 stances of peculiar Interest No Necessity for long Fasting 

 before taking Vermifuges Relative Merits of Kousso and Male- 

 fern Case XII., in which the Head of the Worm was 

 Found pp. 2026 



LECTURE V. 



Caution to be observed before definitely pronouncing a Cure 

 Case XIII., where Two Worms existed and One Head only 

 came away Always Search for the Head of the Worm if 

 possible Caae XIV. gives a Cure in which the Vision was 

 affected, the Head of the Worm not having been sought for 

 Cases XV. to XIX. afford Instances of Cures where the Head 

 of the Worm was either not discovered or not sufficiently 

 searched for A Trichocephalus dislodged by the Action of Male- 

 fern pp. 2733 



LECTURE VI. 



Four Successful Cases (XX. to XXIII.) in which the Head of the 

 Tapeworm was expelled and found Possibility of dislodging and 

 finding the Head when nothing else is left to operate on 

 The Head of a Bird's Tapeworm obtained under still greater 

 Difficulties Supposed Case (XXIV.) of the Broad Tapeworm 

 or Bothriocephalus latusCa&e XXV., illustrating the apparent 

 Superiority of Male-fern over Areca Nut in the Treatment of 

 Tapeworm pp. 34 42 



