possible, adopting as my sheet anchor of treatment, "masterly inactivity" on the part of patient, which, I think, should be the guiding star of every practitioner in injuries of this and others of a similar and dangerous character-nature, when untrammeled, producing wonders in our

eyes.

I applied a plaster of Paris bandage, but he being troubled with periodical attacks of vomiting, and nervous jerkings and twitchings of his whole body, high temperature, sometimes reaching 105°, was compelled to remove the bandage to be enabled to apply mustard and hops to alleviate the vomiting; gave him large doses (tablespoonful) of tinct. valerian for the nervous jerkings and twitchings, obtaining better results from it alone, than from anything else usually employed in such disturbances. I ordered no food to be given, simply all the water he wished to drink, and that in a few days he would call for food, which was then granted.

After about three months, I commenced getting him in a chair, then standing him against the wall, placing a chair in front of him as a support, in the meantime I had a pair of shoes with very stiff soles made to correct the deformity of feet which had become distorted, as another resultant of the injury, and then in the early spring-time I placed him in a chair and had him to sit in the sunshine-out of doors-as much of the time as the weather would permit, with excellent results, causing the pale and faded cheek to bloom-as the poets would say with the blossoms of youth, and from that time to the present there has been a gradual improvement in countenance; suppression of urine, paralysis of sensation and motion gradually subsiding.

He is able to walk about the house and up and down stairs without any support, never using crutches except while walking in the street, and is now employed as typewriter and stenographer, and bids fair for the enjoyment of a long and comparatively happy life. ISAAC W. CHISHOLM, M. D. New Concord, Ohio.

DR. LECKLIDER wishes to know the dose and uses of syzygium jambolanum.

Poisoned by Honey.

On the 24th of June, 1886, Jim Morris robbed a bee gum at 2 P. M. His family and Wm. Bates' family ate of the honey, but on account of it looking so dark and tasting so bitter they did not eat very much of it.

They all went to work at half-past two, as usual, and about three o'clock they all felt a swimming in their heads, and a dimness of vision was complained of. They never thought much about it and worked on. After a while a young lady, a Miss Georgia Bates, fell with her face on the ground; this created a great excitement. She was at once carried to the house, and as soon as they got there with her she began to have convulsions. By this time all that ate of the honey began to stagger and could hardly see. They all affirmed it was the honey they had eaten, and it was poisoned.

So Mr. Morris ordered an emetic of warm water and salt, and in a few hours all got better, but Miss Georgia grew worse all the time.

At 8 P. M. I was summoned to see her. On my arrival I found her having convulsions about every fifteen minutes, pupils considerably dilated, so much so that she could not see a lamp burning in the house. I examined her very closely and with great anxiety. I asked her what hurt her, and she said she hurt all over, and was so sick at the stomach. I asked several questions in regard to the occurrence, and they related it all over to me, so I believed the honey had poisoned them.

I called for some of the honey, which was at once placed in my hand; I examined it very closely, and found it to be very dark and bitter, as they told me. It reminded me of old sorghum syrup with quinine in it, that my father used to make me take to break the chills when I was a child.

About this time the lady had another convulsion, and they called for me to help her. I went quickly and stood by the side of the bed and watched every movement she made. Every muscle was in a perfect strain, with jaws locked and eyes looked like they would jump out of their sockets. In about five minutes she was at ease, and they all looked at me as if to say I think it is high time you are

doing something for her. Well, I will acknowledge that I was trumped to know what to do. But the question with me was, what is the poison that the bees have concealed? If I could have discovered this, I could have named the antidote at once.

I knew I had to give her something, if it was nothing but a placebo. So I called for some warm water and ground mustard, which was brought me at once. I gave her an emetic of it, and evacuated her stomach in a very little while; but by the time she lay down in bed on came another convulsion, which lasted about as long as the other one. By the time she could swallow I gave her twenty grains of hydrate of chloral and twentyfive grains of bromide of potass., which she retained, and it seemed to work like a charm. She went to sleep and slept about one hour.

During this hour's rest, I asked her mother all about her general health, age, etc. She told me she was in her eighteenth year, and that she had been in good health up to a week ago, when her menses came on ner; she had a chill the next day, and had one or two fevers since, and has complained of a pain in the top of her head ever since her menses had been on her the last time, and she believed that she had flooded too much.

About midnight she had another slight convulsion and I repeated the chloral and bromide, and at 4 A. M. I gave her

another dose and left four more doses to be given four hours apart. The lady was sleeping quietly and everything at ease, so I bade them good night and went home.

About 10 A. M. I got Dr. Whitehead to ride out with me. We found everything quiet; the lady rested splendidly in my absence, and could see very well. On account of her bad health prior to this, and indications showing she was poisoned with malaria, we put her on the mild chloride of mercury, five grains every four hours, until she took three doses, then followed with epsom salts and thirty grains of sulph. of quinine per day, alternately with a tonic of muriate tinct. of iron and tinct. nux vomica.

She improved rapidly for about two weeks, when all at once she was taken with severe pains in the epigastrium and

lumbar regions, and they got so excruciating that she finally lost her breath, and closed her eyes as if in death. The only way that we could get respiration was to lift her up and down; and when she would get her breath, she would open her eyes and complain of being blind and in great pain, and in a little while she would have another attack.

Sometimes she would have as many as a dozen of these spells in twenty-four hours. If I could at once get her at ease she would rest for about twelve hours; then they would return in spite of all we could do. But I noticed one thing about her; every time her menses would come on her she was well for about two or three weeks, then the same old trouble over until they came on again.

I tried various remedies on her and did her but little good. But when cold weather came on she got some better. She was engaged to be married to Mr. McD., and he wished very much to marry her and asked my advice about it. I told him I thought that married life would be an advantage to her health. So they were married shortly and she never did have another one of the spells; but she was very feeble for about one year. She miscarried about seven months after marriage with a five months' fœtus, and she was troubled a great deal with menorrhagia for some time after her miscarriage. She is now pregnant again and in perfect health.

Now, I will ask the brothers to kindly answer me through the BRIEF. What was the matter with this lady? Was it the poisoned honey that gave her all this trouble, or was it partly a menstrual trouble? Could I have given her anything else, that would have done more good on the night of my arrival? Did I do right in advising her to marry? What was the poison in the honey, and why was it that all the rest got over the poison so quickly and she was sick so long? May the BRIEF live long and prosper. HENRY M. JOHNS, M. D.