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Stimulants

we be able to manage the disease in warm climates. In my own
practice I have always used it in some form or other and never
knew one case where it proved injurious. Indeed I do not think
we can manage the disease without it. I know it has been said
to be injurious from the astringent quality, but this is idle theory.
Of lately I have used it with Epicac. but not quite in the shape
of Dovers powders, this powder however is an excellent remidy, both
in acute and cronic dysentary, in injections opium may be given
liberally every two hours or more with barley water, mutton, broth &c
in combination with Kino it is an excellent medicine.

Cholera. In cholera opium is an invaluable remidy
some writers assert that it is first necessary to wash out the stomach
by some diluent drinks. Opium should be administered with a liberal
hand, in incipient cases we should give six or eight grains in
twenty four hours, or even in half that time, but if we use
synapisms a smaller quantity of opium will be sufficient.

Tetanus. I can say nothing from my own experience,
writers differ essentially on this head, some of them have offered
important arguments on this subject, others quite the contrary. Bergius
says that it is an invaluable remidy, and an anonymous writer