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apparently under the very same circumstances of health and 

 strength, remedy and dose, a fatal result, or nearly so, shall be 

 produced, and even without bringing away the worms. Hence 

 there is always some little risk in conducting the removal of these 

 troublesome parasites, which directly and indirectly cause more 

 deaths than all other diseases put together ; the former by their 

 own prejudicial effects, and the latter from the abuse of the power- 

 ful drugs which are employed. 



The following list of remedies against the various worms is 

 inserted : — 



For round worms : 



Betel nut (Nux areca). 



Stinking hellebore (Helleborus fatidus). 



Indian pink (Spigdia Marylandica). 



Calomel (Hydrargyri chloridum). 



Wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium). u 



Santonine, the active principle of wormseei (Artemisia contra). 



Cowhage ( Mucuna pruriens). 



Powdered tin and glass. 



For tape-worm : 



Spirit of turpentine (Spiritus terebinthinte). 

 Kousso (Brayera anthelmintiea). 

 Pomegranate bark (Punica Granatum). 

 Leaves and oil of male fern (Filix mas). 



The areca nut was first recommended in this country as a vermi- 

 fuge about ten years ago, by Major Besant, who had seen it used 

 in India for that purpose. Since that time it has been very gener- 

 ally adopted, and appears to answer the purpose remarkably well, 

 if it is frequently used, and dependence is not placed on a single 

 dose. It should be given every week or ten days, for six or seven 

 times, if the round- worm is present; but two or three doses occa- 

 sionally given will suffice for the niaw-wdrm. Six or eight hours 



