. A practical treatise on the diseases of children. diverts the circulation and excitabilityfrom the sentient nerve of the face, and interrupts therecurrence of obscure remissent excitement. Thebowels must be acted upon daily by the repetition ofsuitable purgatives of which castor or croton oil willbe found the best. Indian hemp has been much usedin traumatic trismus, but not with much success. The chronic, or dysenteric, form of the dis-ease will be most successfully treated by tengrains of sulphate of magnesia, and one tenthof a grain of extract of belladonna, graduallyincreased to one-fourt
. A practical treatise on the diseases of children. diverts the circulation and excitabilityfrom the sentient nerve of the face, and interrupts therecurrence of obscure remissent excitement. Thebowels must be acted upon daily by the repetition ofsuitable purgatives of which castor or croton oil willbe found the best. Indian hemp has been much usedin traumatic trismus, but not with much success. The chronic, or dysenteric, form of the dis-ease will be most successfully treated by tengrains of sulphate of magnesia, and one tenthof a grain of extract of belladonna, graduallyincreased to one-fourth or one-half of a grainonce in four hours ; and when tenesmus is se-vere, by the exhibition of five grains of chlo-ride of mercury. The subsidence of tetanic spasm, connected with dysentery and tenesmus, will, in most cases,be speedy and permanent from the internal use of a large dose of thechloride ; but should that fail, a drachm of sulphate of magnesiashould be administered. In both varieties of trismus, I think it probable that a few leeches. * These instruments may be had at Evans . nd Co., 10 Old Change, London. 306 INCUBUS, OR NIGHT-MARE. may be applied, with advantage, to the lower part of the occiput,with the view of relieving inflammatory action, should any exist, inor near the pons varoli, whence all motor nerves originate.* I have not had any experience with the use of opium in the treat-ment of infantile trismus, on account of the tendency of this medicineto produce convulsions in very young subjects. Dr. Brun speaks infavour of its administration, in connection with calomel, castor oil,and INCUBUS, OR NIGHT-MARE. This is a species of disagreeable dreaming, during which the pa-tient fancies himself about to fall from a precipice, or pursued by aferocious animal, or a robber or assassin, and unable to move andmake his escape. Short, painful and horrible dreams of any kindconstitute this disease. In some cases, nocturnal attacks of epilepsyfollow in tho
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