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sary subsequent treatment of at least two months, the cause of 

 which is, " that nearly always for 4 — 6 weeks after the cure more 

 or less worm-mucus passes off," in this way, that the worm-mucus 

 is nothing but a chronic diarrhoea (catarrh, intestinal, orificialis 

 aut traumaticus) caused by the strong purgatives. Gottel also 

 saw two relapses, and Schmidt himself speaks of nests of small 

 worms — a proof that even this method is not infallible. 



c. Hufeland's method is too tedious, uncertain, and exhaustive, 

 to render it necessary to mention it. 



d. Ritscher's method. — The patient drinks several cups of 

 water-gruel, and then, if a grown person, takes 3ss of Dover's 

 powder, and, two hours afterwards, a table-spoonful of castor oil, 

 which is repeated hourly until operation. This is all repeated, if 

 necessary, the next day. 



e. Ettmiiller's method. — At seven o'clock in the evening the 

 patient takes Calom., gr. xij ; Lapid. Cancror., 3j ; and, about 

 nine o'clock, 01. Amygd. Dulc, 3^ SS J which usually operate twice 

 during the night. At seven and nine o'clock the next morning 

 the patient takes a powder of 12 gr. Gi Gutti and 4 gr. Rad. 

 Valer. and Sem. Cinse, when the worm is entirely expelled. 



/. Lagine's method. — In the evening the patient takes a 

 clyster of decoction of figs, and the next and two following 

 mornings, whilst fasting, a glass of white wine, with — R: Rad. 

 Valer. syl. rec. pulv., 3J ; Putam. Ovor. calcin. et prseparata, 

 gr. xx ; when the patient should lie in bed, lightly covered, and 

 perspire. For three hours he neither eats nor drinks ; then he 

 gets some soup, and observes a strict diet. On the fourth day 

 the following aperient is given : R Merc. Dulc, gr. x ; Panacese 

 Mercur., gtt. iv ; Diagryd. Sulphurat., gr. xij ; Syrup. Flor. Per- 

 sicorum, q. s. ut fiat bolus, D. S., to be taken in the morning, 

 fasting. Two hours afterwards the patient receives a glass of 

 the following tisane : R Fol. Senn. mund., %ss, infunde in 

 Aq. ferv. libr., ij, adde Sal. Tartar, fixi, gr. viij, digere per 

 noctem et col. ad usum. An hour after the first glass of the 

 draught, some meat-broth is given. According as the bowels are 

 opened, the draught is continued or not. In the evening ano- 

 ther clyster as above described. When pain in the stomach is 

 present, the treatment is commenced with an emetic. The 

 treatment is repeated once or several times in the same course, 

 from the powder to the aperient. 



g. Lieutaud's method. — R Diagryd., Cremor. Tartar., aa 9ss; 



