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"3. In cases of well advanced epilepsy of any 

 type in which there is degeneration of the cerebral 

 neuron, the drug will act specifically, for a time 

 even better than the bromides, but it will finally 

 be determined that the bromide salts will ultimately 

 control the attacks better in these cases. 



"4. The foregoing clinical study has brought out 

 sufficient clinical evidence to warrant the statement 

 that the inherent advantage of vegetable depresso- 

 motors is great as compared with any mineral salt 

 given with the same intent, since destruction of the 

 blood corpuscles by the latter is a most detrimental 

 feature towards lessening the resistance of the indi- 

 vidual in a disease where, above all, the constitu- 

 tional tonicity should be favored as ideal treatment. 



"5. A thorough impregnation of the nerve cells 

 can alone be had and therefore cure hoped for in 

 epilepsy in proportion as solanum is pushed to the 

 fullest physiological dosage and maintained through 

 periods of months, a year not being too short a time 

 to warrant its discontinuance. 



"6. The fluidextract of the drug made freshly is 

 the ideal form of pharmaceutical preparation, given 

 in ascending doses, commencing with one fluidrachm 

 and increasing to the full constitutional effect. 



"7. It is to be decidedly preferred to the bromides 

 in those cases in which it can be used advantageously, 

 because no toxic symptoms follow its free adminis- 

 tration and the mental faculties impaired by its 

 use." 



My own results with the drug have been less en- 

 couraging. In epilepsy it serves well in some cases; 

 but the long-continued administration necessary is 

 quite as trying upon the patient as is a short and 



