QUININE

the active principle of Peruvian Bark or Cinchona, is invaluable in ine Eee of presage or ooMhs as it po e es the power of destroy i © parasite malaria, which lives in the blood. tam a doses are used for this purpose, e.g.. 5 to 20 pein four times a day. People in malarious districts often do harm by overdosing themselves. Given during the height of the attack it often increases the headache and does harm. In smaller doses, eg., 1 to 2 grains, quinine is largely used as a tonic. It is often combined with perchloride of iron, as the acid say a di olves the quinine. Quinino may also be teken in pills or tablets so as to avoid its bitter taste. It shoald not be taken if the stomach is out of order, or if there is 8 tendency to deafne . Repeated doses are prone to upset the diese. tion, to cause ringing in the ears, and to produce a headache. It is used in the treatment of neuralgia, blood poisoning, rheumatism, and to reduce high temperature. Owing to its intense bitterne , children do not take it well. [s. 399]