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difficult to be obtained in the shops. However, once for all, I 

 protest against the administration of tin filings, and I believe 

 that no one can have much pleasure in giving this remedy, who 

 has seen the ecchymotic irritation of the intestine after its 

 administration to living animals, and heard them whining, or 

 seen them twisting about during life. 



Recently I have twice made use of tin, prepared by precipita- 

 tion from chloride of tin, in an extremely finely divided powder, 

 by making it into an electuary with honey, a little Extr. Punic. 

 Granat., Extr. Filic. Mar. iEther., and Gi Gutti, or jalap. Even 

 young and weakly children support this remedy very well. On 

 one occasion the entire worm passed, dead, on the second day. 

 In the other case, in an adult, several yards passed after the 

 administration of this remedy, but the remainder of the worm 

 was only expelled by my ordinary mixture. The remedy is 

 uncertain, and only to be recommended for children and indi- 

 viduals who are much reduced. 



Methods with Oil of Turpentine. 



The dose of this remedy is %\] at once, in the morning, fasting, 

 and if no stool results, another ^j — ij afterwards (Fenwick and Cope- 

 land) ; or, ^j 01. Terebinthinsfi made into an electuary with honey, 

 in two doses, at night before going to bed (Thompson) : or, 5'j-^-iiss 

 (Schmidtmann); or, with an addition of 01. Filicis Maris (Mayor). 

 Or the patient for three days is only allowed to eat water gruel, with 

 small portions of white bread, three times a day ; and on the next 

 day, whilst fasting, takes the following mixture : ft 01. Terebinth., 

 3j, c. Vitell. Ov., ij, subact. Sacchar. alb., ^ss, M. D. ; and if the 

 worm is not expelled on this d;iy, the dose is repeated on the 

 following day (Merck). Some also give ^'j — iiss, one half in the 

 morning and the other at night. This is one of the most 

 effective agents against tape-worms, as Lange, of Konigsberg, has 

 repeatedly found recently in his own experience. In turpentine 

 mixed with white of egg, tape-worms which I had laid in the 

 mixture died within one hour and three quarters. As has already 

 been remarked, the touchstone of a remedy for tape-worms is not 

 whether it expels Bothriocephahis latus or Tauia solium, but 

 whether it is also capable of effecting this with T. mediocanellata. 

 That oil of turpentine is efficacious in the latter case, I can prove at 

 any time ; for the finest specimen of Tcenia mediocanellata that I 

 ever saw, was expelled by it. In general, also, it acts pretty rapidly. 



