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sugar,  took  the  injection,  retained  it  fully  two  hours;  when  it  passed  off 
the  worm  started ;  I  again  received  over  fifteen  feet,  but  before  I  could 
pull  it  all  he  had  fastened.  I  could  feel  that  it  was  in  the  lower  intestines, 
so  I  did  not  break  it  but  held  on.  I  poured  out  two  ounces  (fluid)  spirits 
of  turpentine,  took  it  with  one  ounce  of  castor  oil,  sat  down  in  a  chair  for 
over  two  hours,  (still  retaining  the  worm  so  as  to  prevent  his  going  higher) 
in  a  little  over  two  hours  the  medicine  operated,  and  my  friend  had  got 
sick  of  turpentine,  and  he  passed  off  with  the  greatest  ease,  in  all,  a  little 
less  than  eighteen  feet.  Fearing  there  might  still  be  some  remains  of  him, 
the  next  day  I  took  one  ounce  of  turpentine  followed  by  oil.  This  was  last 
April,  and  I  have  not  felt  the  least  symptoms  of  the  worm  since.  I  should 
have  written  to  you  ere  this,  but  I  always  doubted  my  success,  for  I  ex- 
pected every  day  that  I  would  again  pass  links  of  the  worm ;  but  now  I 
am  satisfied  that  my  plan  was  successful.  You  will  see  how  I  starved  and 
sickened  the  worm  in  the  stomach,  (where  no  doubt  he  was  fastened)  and 
then  fed  him  on  milk  and  sugar  so  as  to  coax  him  down,  but  he  seemed 
too  well  pleased  with  his  old  quarters.  When  he  found  he  was  passing 
off,  he  made  another  desperate  grip  ;  in  pulling  a  little  I  could  feel  it  sen- 
sibly that  it  was  quite  low,  full  as  low  as  where  the  milk  must  have 
reached,  but  the  turpentine,  I  suppose,  he  could  not  stand,  it  being  a  large 
dose.  Well,  he  is  gone,  and  I  do  think  I  never  parted  with  an  old  com- 
panion with  greater  pleasure.  Some  doctors  may  say  I  didn't  follow  their 
directions ;  but  believe  me,  all  the  doctors  under  whose  treatment  I  have 
been,  have  had  their  directions  strictly  adhered  to.  Many  M.  D.s  will 
remember  my  case,  and  I  am  sure  would  be  glad  to  learn  how  I  was  cured., 
I  am  now  in  good  health  and  spirits.  I  forgot  to  mention,  during  the  whole 
worm  season,  I  never  could  get  sleep  enough ;  always  felt  sleepy.  I  have 
but  a  moderate  appetite  for  drink  now,  in  fact,  I  feel  like  a  new  man. 
I  have  examined  the  links  of  the  worm  through  a  microscope.  I  find 
each  link  is  a  separate  worm,  but  they  hold  on  so  firm  you  are  just  as  apt 
to  split  one  in  two  as  to  separate  them  by  the  joints.  I  send  this  for  the 
reason  that  I  found,  in  fact,  every  doctor  that  I  applied  to  seemed  to 
know  but  little,  if  any  thing,  about  the  treatment  of  tapeworm.  Hoping 
this  may  be  of  benefit  to  unfortunate  individuals  who  may  be  suffering 
what  I  have  suffered,  and  perhaps  to  the  faculty  at  large, 
1  remain  yours,  L, 
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