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pentine. Here is a simple instance of its value and 

 activity : 



CASE XI. L. R. E., a Cambridge undergraduate, 

 after and in consequence of listening to a paper of 

 mine on the subject of entozoa, is impressed, cor- 

 rectly enough, with the belief that he is infested 

 by a tapeworm. Having some knowledge of medi- 

 cine, he resolved to subject himself to the ordeal of 

 taking a large dose of turpentine, and very soon 

 succeeded in bringing away the parasite. This 

 gentleman subsequently sent me a full description 

 of the specimen, accompanied with a pen-and-ink 

 sketch of the head and neck. The data thus sup- 

 plied enabled me to decide that the tapeworm was 

 a fine example of the kind derived from beef. 



The treatment in the case just given may be 

 recorded as a " lucky hit" for I have known similar 

 steps adopted under proper medical care without 

 any result whatever. One person will bear this 

 drug with impunity, whilst another will complain 

 that it " affects his head." In any case the ad- 

 ministration should be cautiously carried out, 

 castor-oil, or some other cathartic, being added to 

 ensure a rapid action. I may here mention that 

 Mrs. Garrett Anderson informs me that she has 

 treated between thirty and forty dispensary cases 

 with turpentine and castor-oil, this remedy having 

 " never failed to bring away the worm where it has 

 been known to be present." With other drugs 



