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CASE XL VII. C. F., a gentleman from Glouces- 

 tershire, placed himself under my advice on the 

 19th May, 1866. Though scarcely thirty years 

 of age, he had become extremely weak, and he was 

 subject to severe fainting fits, sufficient to produce 

 serious alarm. These symptoms were attributed to 

 ascarides. Here, again, I was induced to employ 

 santonin ; relying, however, chiefly upon lime-water 

 enemata, which also contained steel. On the 4th of 

 the following June I learnt by letter that the treat- 

 ment had caused a diminution in the amount of irrita- 

 tion ; nevertheless, some ten days subsequently I was 

 likewise informed that there had been a recurrence 

 of one of the severe fainting fits. Acting, very 

 properly, under the advice of his usual medical 

 attendant, the santonin powders were discontinued ; 

 and in this instance it was believed that the drug 

 had acted prejudicially. Occasionally, though very 

 rarely, I have seen untoward symptoms arise in 

 other patients from its use. 



CASE XLVIII. F. F., a gentleman from Strat- 

 ford-on-Avon, about seventy years of age, has been 

 a great sufferer from threadworms for many years 

 past. He has been treated by various physicians with 

 more or less success, and has found more good from 

 taking copious draughts of salt and water than from 

 anything else. I first saw him in November, 1866, 

 and have had opportunities of watching the case from 

 time to time ever since. At first I recommended 



