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1863 The Lancet  
161 drug. I have found the most efficacious to be, an infusion of from half a drachm to a drachm of the powder, and repeated, if necessary, in twenty minutes, with the addition of one teaspoonful of brandy-and-sugar. In this way I have seldom seen even the approach to sickness; but have ALWAYS been rewarded by a safe and speedy termination of my patient's sufferings. Surely, then"Dr. Hewitt will agree with me, to carry this question further than he has done. The cause is a righteous one, and
more » ... erving our deepest interest. He will, I am sure, pardon my zeal on these interesting points, and the divergence of opinion which exists. It is by these means only that we can arrive at just conclusions; and with so much at stake-the suffering female in our hands-I feel persuaded that only one motive can actuate all.
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