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be resorted to, and iu case of extreme irritability nourishment 

 may be given by rectal injection. As vomiting may be kept up by 

 irritants in the intestines a tablespoonful of tincture of rhubarb 

 may be required to be repeated twice a day until relief is secured. 

 Calomel and chalk (1:12) in grain doses will sometimes serve a 

 good purpose. Also dilute hydrochloric acid in water ( i :6o) in 

 doses of a teaspoonful with pepsin, gentian, quinine or nux 

 vomica will often contribute much to restore tone and function. 

 Septic intestinal fermentations may be met with beta-iiaphthol, 

 naphthalin, (7 grs. ), chloral hydrate (10 grs. ) lactic acid (butter- 

 milk), or salol (5 grs.). The attendant foetid diarrhoea may 

 demand in addition opium or silver nitrate ()^ to i gr. ). The 

 gastric secretion is usually suspended so that it largely paisses into 

 the intestines unchanged. Of course it should not be used along 

 with muriatic acid. 



The skin eruption is usually considered of little consequence, 

 or, by some, beneficial (Cadeac). If treatment is desired it 

 may consist iu dusting powders, demulcent soothing dressings 

 and perhaps stimulating liniments as found under skin diseases. 

 It usually disappears with the elimination of the toxins and the 

 restoration of vigorous health. 



For the nervous symptoms treatment mu.st correspond to the mor- 

 bid phenomena. Extreme prostration may demand diffusible 

 stimulants. Spasms and other indications of congestion may be 

 met by cold to the head, and inhalations of ether, followed by 

 potassium or sodium bromide (8 grs.), sulphonal 20 grs.), trional 

 (15 grs.) chloral hydrate in mucilage, or hypnal (15 grs.). Par- 

 alysis must be met by tonics, stomachics, easily digestible, rich 

 food, and good hygiene. Pep.sin, muriatic acid, nux vomica 

 (/^ gr.), arsenite of soda solution (5 drops), arsenite of strychnia 

 (ttt &■"•)) orexin( 3 grs.), strong coffee infusion, wine, and electricity 

 may be tried, in addition to stimulant liniments. Chorea must 

 be treated on the same corroborant plan. Cold douches after 

 which the patient is carefully rubbed dry are sometimes success- 

 ful, (see Chorea). 



During convalescence and in all cases of debility and anaemia a 

 similar corroborant treatment is demanded. Pulped raw meat, 

 rich soups, stomachics, tonics including the preparation of iron, 

 and in extreme cases transfusion of blood or a normal salt solu- 

 tion may be resorted to. 



