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injections has been prompt and marked. I would recommend their employment in every case of sprue in which anæmia is pronounced.
The sprue patient, if possible, ought not to return to the tropics. If compelled by circumstances to do so, he must exercise the utmost care with regard to his health, and avoid exposure, fatigue, cold bath, alcohol, and all excesses; take a minimum of, or avoid altogether, red meat; purge gently, and go on. absolute milk diet on the slightest sign of relapse.
