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is not until no-w, that a progressive and permanent 

 improvement sets in. The desire to vomit is gone ; 

 the twitching, trembling, and the struggle, generally 

 diminish from hour to hour ; consciousness returns ; 

 the squinting and the dilatation of the pupils abate ; 

 gritting of the teeth and protrusion of the tongue 

 cease ; the position and movements of the head and 

 limbs become more natural ; the pulse becomes more 

 regular ; its slowness yields to a more normal fre- 

 quency ; the feverish heat terminates in sweat which 

 affords great relief, and the retention of stool and 

 urine is succeeded by a more copious action of both 

 the bowels and bladder. The natural appetite returns ; 

 the reproductive process is restored ; sleep is quiet and 

 refreshing, and recovery is perfectly established in an 

 incredibly short period. A cure of this kind generally 

 requires five, seven, eleven, and fourteen days. This 

 result is so favorable, that those who have not wit- 

 nessed it, or who are too ignorant and egotistical to 

 investigate the facts, may reject it as incredible. 



Such brilliant results are obtained by means of 

 a single drop of Apis, third attenuation. I mix a 

 drop with seven tablespoonfuls of water, and give a 

 dessertspoonful every hour, or every two or three 

 hours; the more acute the attack, the more fre- 

 quently the dose is repeated ; this method generally 

 suf&ces to effect a cure more or less rapidly. As 

 long as the improvement progresses satisfactorily, 

 all we have to do is to let the medicine act without 

 interfering. If the improvement is arrested, or the 

 patient gets worse, which sometimes happens in the 

 more intense grades of this malady, the best course 



