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Case 5. William C g, born in New- 

 York, aged five years, is affected with a quo- 

 tidian intermittent, which generally attacks 

 him between one and two o'clock in the after- 

 noon, and continues until evening. Was first 

 attacked on the seventh of October, and had 

 regular accessions of fever on the seventh, 

 eighth, and ninth. On the tenth gave hun a 

 strong decoction of the flowers of the eupa- 

 torium. October 11. The decoction vomit- 

 ed him very freely, and shortened the chill 

 and fever, by producing perspiration; was 

 ordered the pulv. fol. eupat. perfol. gr. x. eve- 

 ry two hours, while free from fever. Oct. 13, 

 Our patient has not had any fever since the 

 last report ; has taken the powders regularly, 

 and is quite fond of taking them ; pulse rather 

 quick, but full; bowels regular; skin moist; 

 urine increased in quantity; tongue a little 

 furred : let him continue in the use of the me- 

 dicine. Oct. 16. C g still continues free 



from fever, since the last report : pulse natu- 

 ral ; bowels regular ; skin moist ; tongue clean. 

 Oct. 25. It is now fourteen days since our 



