for advice, and he appeared certainly in a
most pitiable state; he is _two years four months old_ and is _now at
the breast_,--I do not think it possible for him to survive many days.'

II.

_Cases of Meningitis, arising at an after period, in consequence of
protracted suckling._

CASE XIX.

Francis Page, aged six years, admitted for _Meningitis_,--_suckled one
year_.

CASE XX.

Henry Taylor, aged six years, admitted for _Meningitis_,--_suckled
fourteen months_.

CASE XXI.

Julia Brown, aged three years, admitted for _Meningitis_,--_suckled
thirteen months_.

CASE XXII.

James Neil, aged seven years six months, admitted for
_Meningitis_,--_suckled fourteen months_.

CASE XXIII.

Eliza Park, aged six years, laboured under _Meningitis_,--_suckled
fourteen months_.

CASE XXIV.

Charles Dale, aged five years; admitted for _Meningitis_--_suckled
thirteen months_.

CASE XXV.

Sarah Strickling, aged four years; admitted for _Meningitis_--_suckled
one year and six months_.

CASES XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII.

The mother of the last mentioned child lost three previously, with
'_water in the head_:'--all these were suckled _more than eighteen
months_.

CASE XXIX.

George Speering, aged four years; admitted for _Meningitis_--_suckled
one year and six months_.

CASE XXX.

Ann Archer, aged seven years; admitted for
_Hydrocephalus_--died--_suckled three years_.

CASE XXXI.

Cornelius Leary, aged six years; admitted for
_Meningitis_--died--_suckled eighteen months_.

CASE XXXII.

Sophia Peverel, aged three years; admitted for _Meningitis_--_suckled
two years_.

CASE XXXIII.

Maria Turley, aged four years; admitted for _Meningitis_--died--_suckled
one year three months_. This child had laboured under a previous attack,
from which she recovered under my care.

CASE XXXIV.

Robert Selkirk, aged three years six months; admitted for
_Meningitis_--_suckled thirteen months_.

CASE XXXV.

The mother of the preceding child lost another of '_inflammation of the
brain_.'--This was _suckled more than one year_.

CASE XXXVI.

Eliza Ferreira, aged five years; admitted for _Meningitis_--_suckled one
year seven months_.

III.

_Cases of Meningitis in Children who had been suckled an undue length of
time, supervening upon other complaints._

CASE XXXVII.

Arthur Lane, aged one year four months; admitted for Pneumonia, with
_an affection of the head_--_suckled f