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gramme) of eseria. Recovery occurred in every case within half 
an hour. 
“ Colic from Overfeeding. —Recovery followed in two cases 
in an hour after administration of 0-05 gramme and 0 08 gramme 
respectively, and faeces were passed in two hours. In a third 
case, which was apparently a hopeless one, no action resulted 
from 0'04 gr. of eseria. Death occurred in half an hour. Post¬ 
mortem examination revealed rupture of the stomach. 
“ 3. Impaction Colic. —Eight cases.—Passage of faeces took 
place in six cases in 15—45 minutes after the administration of 
eseria. Doses—in one case 0*03 gr., in five 0 - 05 gr., in two 
0 08 gr. In two of the cases no action of the bowels resulted, 
notwithstanding that the dose was 0*0.8 gr. Recovery took 
place in two cases, but in the remaining ones it was necessary to 
administer, about two hours afterwards, laxative medicine (ex¬ 
tract of aloes, etc). Recovery followed in 2-6 hours. 
“4. Flatulent Colic. —Six cases.—Eseria, in 0*05 gramme 
doses. In every case, in 7-15 minutes, a large quantity of gases 
made their escape, recovery being complete in 30 minutes. 
“ 5. Constipation Colic. —Thirty cases.—Recovery took place 
in twelve very severe cases after the use of eseria alone (one 
case 0.4, two cases 0 08, eight cases 0*05, and in one case 0*03 
and 0*05 gramme); the intestinal murmurs were audible in 15-4 
minutes, fsecal evacuations occurred in -|-2 hours, recovery taking 
place soon after. In eleven cases the injection of 0'05 gramme 
of eseria produced no effect, or at most only a transient one; 
laxative medicine was, therefore, prescribed after an interval of 
two hours, the result being recovery in 4-8 hours. 
“Twenty-eight of the patients suffering from colic recovered 
in, comparatively speaking, a very short time, after the use of 
eseria alone. In twenty-four cases its action was insufficient, 
and was supplemented by the use of laxative medicine. Never¬ 
theless, we have every reason to be highly satisfied with the 
results. Eseria is particularly applicable in cases of spasmodic 
and flatulent colic, and also in colic arising from overfeeding. 
It is more convenient, and acts more rapidly, than any other 
remedy. 
