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the calc' 0 ) 16 ’ ^ re ^^ xes the ureters, and thereby facilitates the passage of°l’'uin - U ‘ W inflammation of the gall ducts, produced by a calculus,

1S , e " ’se serviceable; but, as in the last-mentioned case, blood-hi eV(^ f , ani the "’arm bath should be employed simultaneously with it.hoig J ^ niai i° n °f the mucous membranes, attended with increased secre-Mi e!1 U ' n ls a most valuable remedy. Tims, in pulmonary catarrh,tiou j s fl hrst stage of the disease has passed by, and the mucous secre-, u ‘3' established, opium is frequently very beneficial: it dimi-!>re Veil ) le sensibility of the bronchial membrane to cold air, and therebyb e pr '' ts cough. In severe forms of the disease, blood-letting ought tolop 47y '" Se< ; Given at the commencement of the disease, Dr. Holland)'ill C ^’ P- 421) says, that twenty or thirty drops of laudanumis oft c en a,rcst it altogether. In diarrhoea, opium, in mild cases,Cf ea.s e( i su ®eieut of itself to cure the disease: it diminishes the in-Hevi (Ur naisc ular contractions and increased sensibility (thereby rc-^Htics Pai11 ^’ a,1( i a t the same time checks excessive secretion. Aro-Cas es ' 1 1 au ^ chalk are advantageously combined with it. In violent'holer °c*d-letting should precede or accompany it. Mild or English H’higjj ’ 1 “9 disease which has been so long known in this country, and^ (1 ii) a( q' 0n . s ' s G irritation or inflammation of the mucous lining of thehv 0 ' lj ls generally most successfully treated by the use of opium:Wl len ! ree doses will, in slight cases, be sufficient to effect a cure,hi tails, the hydrocyanic acid is occasionally most effective,

and t]j W opium can only be used beneficially in the latter stages,if>e Ca en v ' itb great caution: it is best given in combination with eitheraU la 0r ca l° lne l. I have already stated that in inflammation ofh ^J n ^ h ymatous tissue of organs the use of opium is less frequently»/.. 'al /,j • Thus in inflammation of the cerebral sub-

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'dood t 0 l S highly objectionable, since it increases the determination of‘ha head, and disposes to coma. In peripneumonia it is for the

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t ( ° the head, and disposes to coma. In peripncumon^ .....-

t h ar t injurious; partly by its increasing the tebrile symptoms, partlyUninishing the bronchial secretion, and probably, also, by retaul-‘e l1lp piood. and thereby increasing the general

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ll )g 1 }, U 1,rnu ishing the bronchial secretion, tllKl i j _ ?

< iis(,r ( ] ei , a 9f°rialization of the blood, and thereby increasing the generaltUrris 4an ° . s - ystem - It must be admitted, however, that there are cir-

* c,l te W es Un der which its use, in this disease, is justifiable. Thus, ini ... -- i,„ c >,„ Pn carried as far as the

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aUce,s under which its use, in this disease, is jusuuai,^. - ,

t 4fet y of ti Pne,Unoilia ' when blood-letting has been earned as far as the, We Sfl 16 l ,a tient will admit, but without the subsidence of the disease,

nf nnium and calomel of essential service.

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Wai tl . S - een hie repeated use of opium and calomel of essential service.Acuity 11 / Pe af h’anced stages of pneumonic inflammation, when the!^°yed t 0 ?*n^ rea ^ 1 ^ 11 g h as abated, opium is sometimes beneficially cm-ie *abst ^ a y Painful cough, and produce sleep. In inflammation ofif 1 “ ° fthe tiver > opium is seldom beneficial: it checks the ex-‘.'fltits/n 0 l he secretion, of bile, and increases costiveuess. In rheu-^isea PU - U1 ' frequently evinces its happiest effects. In acute forms ofr - ii j j U 11 * s given in combination with calomel, as recommended byvJW to t a nulton,—blood-letting being usually premised. From half ar; a :° F ra his of opium should be given at a dose. Dr. Hope [Land.q’Gk} y.Fj' Xlx - 815) recommends gr. vij. or gr. x. of calomel to be com-' Jr< liiia rv ,! eac h hose of opium. It is not necessary, or even proper, int0 a fr ect *he mouth by the calomel; though to this state-

^ tc hoii.,|\ ll ° ns ex ’ st - The use of mercury may even, in some cases, bee > and ir ....loi. --'.u found the best form