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sTiould be considered a crime against healtL.. They 

 will soon cease to exist as regular means of treat- 

 ment, and their pernicious consequences will no 

 longer have to be relieved by remedial means. 

 But until their use is abolished, we shall have to 

 counteract them by adequate means of cure, more 

 particularly the abnormal irritation and the paraly- 

 tic debility, which are the most common conse- 

 quences of the abuse of cathartics. 



It is a most fortunate thing that we have in Apis 

 one of the most reliable means of removing the 

 evil effects of cathartic medicines. A single glo- 

 bule of Apis 30 is sufficient to this end. It is best 

 to use it as follows: dissolve the globule in five 

 tablespoonfuls of water by shaking the mixture 

 well in a well closed vial, and let the patient take 

 a tablespoonful of this solution. If this dose acts 

 well, no repetition is necessary for the present. If 

 this dose should not be suQicient, we prepare a new 

 potence by throwing away three tablespoonfuls of 

 the former solution and substituting four table- 

 spoonfuls of fresh water, shaking the mixture well. 

 TVe give a spoonful of this second solution, twenty- 

 four hours after the first had been given, and, if 

 necessary, a third spoonful prepared in the same 

 way, and even a fourth and fifth, after which we 

 await the result, without thinking either of im- 

 provement or exacerbation. 



Generally, a feeling of ease is experienced shortly 

 after taking Apis. The painful sensitiveness of the 

 pit of the stomach and of the abdomen, together 

 with the troublesome, disagreeable and oppressive 



