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I have effected cures without these necessary exa- 

 minations of the faeces, yet such cases are not alto- 

 gether satisfactory. 



CASE XIV. P. P. For this respectable person, 

 who resided at Cheltenham, I was induced, under 

 peculiar circumstances, to prescribe, although I 

 could ascertain results only through those who re- 

 quested my professional aid. During a period of 

 several years she had, I understood, been treated 

 unsuccessfully, taking at times large doses of tur- 

 pentine which had acted violently. In this case I 

 prescribed three-quarters of a drachm of the ethe- 

 real extract, combined with abundance of mucilage, 

 &c. This treatment effectually dislodged the para- 

 site. As there has been no return of the disease, 

 it is quite certain that the head passed either at the 

 first or second movement of the bowels. This 

 unhappy patient had suffered severely from ner- 

 vousness, and was now gradually losing her sight. 

 The cure in this case not only saved her vision, 

 but also her life, which was jeopardized by her 

 rapidly declining general health and consequent 

 emaciation. 



CASE XV. M. M. R., a captain in the Royal 

 Artillery, consulted me in January, 1866. He 

 states that he has suffered for six years from tape- 

 worm. Though previously robust, he has been 

 gradually losing strength and flesh, being at the 

 time above mentioned extremely debilitated. Faint- 



