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Diaphoretics

half a century ago it has been emphatically called by Richter a
rheumatism or catarrh of the intestines, and he used a preparation
of Dovers powders. I think we have purged too much in this
disease, one of the use of Purgatives being to increase secretions of
mucus already too copiously effused from the follicles of the
intestines. I have tried with the greatest advantage in combination of

Rx
Ipecac ℈ i [1 scruple]
Opium grs V [5 grains]

M. and made into ten pills of which
give one every two hours. When the
irritation has been verry great I administer anodoyne enemeta composed
of such a portion of the ingredients as to 4 or 5 tablespoonfull of Laud
with starch in the 24 hours.

Cholera Morbus & Infantum. I have used
Diaphoretics with great advantage. In cholera Infantum it may