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by removing the cause of the impeded circulation as 

 quickly as possible, but in attempting to do this, we 

 should not substitute the more common danger — en- 

 teritis by forced treatment, i. e., from the use of aloes 

 and similar irritating purgatives. 



The above remarks, regarding forced treatment, 

 have, perhaps led the reader to think, that the writer's 

 treatment is slow, requiring, probably five, six or more 

 days to re-establish bowel movements. I wish to as- 

 sure you, that such is not the case; that one, two or 

 three days is about the time required for the treat- 

 ment of impaction of the bowels in ninety-nine out of 

 one hundred c3-ses. These periods comparing with 

 impaction, following colic, has almost ceased to occur 

 three, six and nine-day cases treated by the old-line 

 methods. 



Since the writer has made eserine an essential part 

 of his treatment, for practically every form of colic, 

 impaction, following colic, has almost ceased to occur 

 in his practice ; however, impaction does occur as a 

 primary disease and if the case comes into my hands 

 still showing slight peristalsis, the following is admin- 

 istered : 



IJ — Physostigmine sulphate gr. jss 



Pilocarpine hydrochloride gr. i; 



Strychnine sulphate gr. j 



Distilled water q. s. 3iij 



M. et fiat sol. 

 Sig. Administer one dram (or one-third of the 

 solution) every twenty minutes until all is used. 

 This commonly is all that is necessary, except per- 



