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very soon resulted : many pieces of the root of cicuta, softened by its 
stay in the stomach, were recognised in the vomited matters. The vo- 
mitings were aided and maintained by means of diluents, and by fric- 
tions of the epigastric region. At the same time glysters, to which 
vinegar was added, were administered, cold compresses were applied 
to the head, and a powerful revulsion exerted on the limbs, by means 
of cataplasms of mustard and horseradish. The extremities, which 
were of icy coldness, were rubbed with well warmed flannels, and heat 
was thus restored to them. 
At the end of an hcur, the state of stupor, the spasms and colics, be- 
gan to diminish a little, in proportion as the vomiting and purging be- 
came more frequent. It should be noticed that the matter of the alvine 
dejections was liquid and colored yellow by bile. 
A decoction of nut-galls, which had been prepared in the interval, 
was now administered in large and frequent doses during the first day, 
then in smaller and less frequent doses during the two following days. 
The results of this treatment were most favorable, for all the alarming 
symptoms gradually diminished, and, at the end of five days, the three 
patients were entirely recovered: from that time nothing but a simple 
and mild diet was prescribed for them. 
The decoction of nut-galls already recommended by Drs. Phcebus 
and Meurer, or if preferred, the tannin, which is its active principle, in 
this case produced all that could be desired of an antidote. Indeed, the 
root, which was in all its power, contained a very strong poison, and it 
had been taken in great quantity, since the second root, which was less 
than that which had been eaten by the children, weighed GO grammes. 
Moreover, the poisoning took place at 10 o'clock in the morning, a time 
of day at which the stomach is almost empty, because in the country it 
is customary to breakfast very early, Finally, the poisonous principle 
had had, during four hours, all the time necessary for developing its in- 
jurious effects on subjects so young and so highly sensitive to impres- 
sions. 
The poisoning was very violent, as the symptoms have sufficiently 
shown; nevertheless, the antidote, after having been preceded by vo- 
mitings, in a short time, and in a manner at once simple and sure, 
caused the last traces of the symptoms of poisoning to disappear. A 
post-mortem examination of the fourth child was not allowed. 
The Chemist. 
Association of Sulphate of Quinine with Carbonic Acid in the treat- 
ment of Marsh Fevers. By Dr. Meirieu. — I have for many years prac- 
tised in a marshy country, where intermittent fevers are endemic. I 
