LECTURE XIII. 



Cases XLIII. to LII., illustrating the more ordinary Methods of 

 Treatment Employment of Santonin, Podophyllin, Areca-Nut, 

 Chenopodium, Buckthorn, Salines, Jalapin, Scammony, and 

 other Cathartics Simple and Medicated Enemata, with Lime- 

 water, Steel, Sulphuric Ether, Quassia, and Tansy. 



GENTLEMEN, Without further discussing, in general 

 terms, the more prevalent symptoms noticeable in 

 the seat- worm disorder, I proceed to offer a few 

 illustrative cases. These examples will suffice to 

 show the sort of treatment I have hitherto usually 

 recommended under ordinary circumstances. In 

 reference, however, to the question as to the possi- 

 bility of permanently curing the disease I shall 

 address you at greater length presently. J 



CASE XLIII. C. W. W., a gentleman residing 

 at Scarborough, consulted me in June, 1869, and 

 again in July, 1870. For some years past he had 

 been " annoyed by ascarides," though he could not 

 be said to have suffered from them. As there were 

 no marked symptoms I prescribed santonin in com- 

 bination with podophyllin and jalapin in small, 

 perhaps in unnecessarily small, doses. These powders, 

 in association with the employment of cold water 



