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the motion is passing; it is said that one noticeable symptom for 

 this drug is that the diarrhoea generally occurs during the night; 

 this latter we have not noticed, but it is a S3'mpton worth observa- 

 tion, as it might serve to lead to the selection of this drug at a 

 critical time when other treatment had failed. 



Podophyllum 3X. — Among 5'oung animals diarrhoea and the 

 straining'which frequentl}^ exists in conjunction therewith result 

 in a prolapse of the rectum; this complication often proves very 

 troublesome, and it is more than gratifying to be able to suggest 

 a remedy that will overcome this vexatious condition of affairs; 

 Podophyllum is that remedy; the agent appears to have a special 

 affinity for the small intestines, and when they are the principal 

 seat of the diarrhceic diathesis. Podophyllum will speedily afford 

 relief; indeed, when the inflammatory process has attacked the 

 duodenum jejunum and ileum it is the best remedy to allay the 

 condition and effect a cure; the rectum again is another locality 

 that feels the influence of this drug, especially among young 

 animals; this remedy is indicated also when the diarrhoea takes 

 place early in the morning; the amount of f£eces passed is usually 

 very large and the smell offensive, said to be not unlike that of 

 carrion; a symptom we are able to confirm from experience. 



Rheum 3X. — We once had a ver}- notable case in which this drug 

 effected a distinctly marked cure; and the symptom that led to 

 its selection was " purgation on movement;" the horse for which 

 we prescribed this remedy had been suffering from the disease for 

 a long period; so long as the animal remained quiet in the stable 

 the action of the bowels was normal, but directh' he was taken to 

 work and began to trot, the purging came on — it was a butcher's 

 horse; three doses of Rhetnn ser\'ed to effect a permanent cure 

 and that without any recurrence. 



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