NOTESTOTHEADDRESSONCURRENTSANDCOUNTER
CURRENTSINMEDICALSCIENCE。
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Thereisgoodreasontodoubtwhetherthenitrateofsilverhasanyrealefficacyinepilepsy。Ithasseemedtocuremanycases，butepilepsyisaveryuncertaindisease，andthereishardlyanythingwhichhasnotbeensupposedtocureit。Dr。Coplandcitesmanyauthoritiesinitsfavor，mostespeciallyLombard’scases。ButDelaBergeandMonneretComp。deMed。Paris，1839，analyzethesesamecases，eleveninnumber，andcanonlydrawtheinferenceofaveryquestionablevalueinthesupposedremedy。Dr。JamesJacksonsaysthatreliefofepilepsyisnottobeattainedbyanymedicinewithwhichheisacquainted，butbydiet。LetterstoaYoungPhysician，p。67。GuyPatin，DeanoftheFacultyofParis，ProfessorattheRoyalCollege，AuthoroftheAntimonialMartyrology，awitandamanofsenseandlearning，whodiedalmosttwohundredyearsago，hadcometothesameconclusion，thoughthechemistsofhistimeboastedoftheirremedies。“Did，youeverseeacaseofepilepsycuredbynitrateofsilver？“Isaidtooneoftheoldestandmostexperiencedsurgeonsinthiscountry。“Never，“washisinstantreply。Dr。