Treatment of Singultus by Sulphuric Acid. By Dr. Schneider.—
During along practice, Dr. Schneider has met with many cases of hic-
cough, occurring in both sexes and at different ages, and persisting with
such obstinacy as to give rise to great suffering and exhaustion. His
sovereign remedy in such cases is one of the preparations of dilute
sulphuric acid, which act with great promptitude. He refers also tc
the testimony of Dr. Duncan, in favor of this substance contained in
the ‘ Edinb. Med. Comment.,’ and to that of Dr. Jacobsen, of Ber-
lin.—(‘ Casper’s Wochenschrift.’)—Brit, and For. Review, Jan. 1850,
p. 271.