effect is produced repeated afterwards as occasion may require. In simple cases of fever, I regard it as _the_ remedy, not only, but _the only_ remedy required. There are, of course, many cases of fever, with local complications, as inflammation of the liver, &c., &c., where other remedies will be necessary. Half a drop, or even a quarter, is often sufficient. The largest I have yet given is five drops, and this in only one case. Several Homoeopathic physicians to whom I have recommended it, have made equally favorable reports of it. My experience has been, that not a few of our Western fevers, especially if neglected beyond the incipient stages, are accompanied by such gastric and bilious disorder, as to require _Mercurius_, _China_, or _Podophyllin_, after the general febrile symptoms are removed by _Gels._ But at an early stage, the _Gels._ alone will prevent the development of these complications. The drug seems to me to act specifically and energetically, not only upon the circulatory system, but equally so upon the nervous system, allaying nervous irritability more effectually in fevers, than _Coff._, _Cham._, _Bell._, _Nux_, or any other drug we possess. As it acts very quickly, the first dose may be soon repeated and increased, if no effect is observed. +---------------------------------------------------------------+ |Transcriber's note: | | | |Inconsistent punctuation in headings in this book are as in the| |original. | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------+