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riences have given me great confidence in the 

 so-called oil of male-fern when properly prepared ; 

 and in proof of the fact that I do not over-estimate 

 its therapeutic value, I shall now direct your atten- 

 tion to a considerable series of instructive and 

 highly successful cases : / 



CASE XII. S. G., a respectable young man, had 

 suffered from tapeworm for a period of five years, 

 during which time he had taken a variety of drugs. 

 At the time I saw him (July, 1865) he was much 

 emaciated, had marked cerebral symptoms, extreme 

 depression, and a suicidal tendency. He had at 

 length been successfully treated by an able medical 

 practitioner, who, however, had sent him to me to 

 pronounce upon the worm which had come away, 

 and, in fact, to give a " prognosis " of the case. 

 On careful examination of the materials brought by 

 the patient I found all the parts, including the 

 head, of a well-developed beef-tapeworm, 



