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cccruciating neuralgie huius referred to the brauches of the first division of the fifth pair of nerves, with Entire paralysis of the ukher cype hid and perfect amaurosis. Both

by small doses

cases were onred

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perioche

of

quinine and Arsenie. In another instance there were attacks of pain in the throat, with a cough and reepiration resembling croup. The attacks of dyspnea - nearly ended in inffocation- The circulation of indicar bonized blood through the brain, is Consegnence of unperfect.reepiration, produced violent delirium, or maiias. These symptoms recurred. every troenty four hours, were preceded by achili of two hours duration and terminated in profuce perspiration. There

appeared to me lesion

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far. argum in this case. As im

eases the specific efficacy

mon CaleS

the former

of

quinine and Arsenic in small doses was sheron in this._

Although very few cases of Amall-pox appear in the records of the Civil Hospital this disorder has been a serious epidemie in the Coliny during the last Antuma Amonget inopians the disease has been unusually mild, modified, no doubt, by early vaccination, their immunity from cutaneous diseases, and the more salubriousciremmetanas 1 their abodes. Amonget the Chinese the Mortality from- Amall- pose has been very excessive but most so amongst the Indian and African tribes the natives