DEP/DUA/1/47/04 (Transcript version)

George Gibson

(1789)

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No17. George Gibson at 38.

In case of this patient anoth ex of Tenia in intest canal.

And from app. of joints may concl. it an inst of Taenia Cucurb.

Here although has cont for a year & half, yet hardly prod of any other inconv. than what arises from mere disch.

Must indeed admit that underst. of this patient seems to be very weak.

And not to be denied that among other sympt resulting from worms, have been alledged to induce fatuit.

State of mind therefore which here takes place, may in part at least proceed from worms as cause.

But at same time know nothing of condit of this pat intellect powers prior to attack.

And most prob suppos, that then nearly if not entirely in same state

Here if distinct of species of Taenia well found, have to comb. one of [them] most diff to remove.

And may prob. baffle utmost effort.

In treatm of this case, mean in first place to give fair trial to Mad. Nouffers mode of cure.

At least to her specif as she calls it the powder of Root of Fil. M.

If this fail may make trial of Gamb. or of Tin powder.

And reason to hope that from some of them, may obt if not radic cure at least disch of large fragm.