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Such. Sir, are 1 few harty obfcrvations On this new 

 fpccicj of Peruvian Bark. They are very limited. I con- 

 fefi; for my opportuniticsof enquiry were not only few, 

 but fomctimes interrupted. If, however, they awake the 

 attention of Gentlemen, who arc not only more capable 

 of treating the fubjeft, but have better opportunities of 

 trying its effecls than I can pretend to be ]<oflctKxl of, my 

 intention in fending you thefe trifling and imncrfcA 

 hint* will be fully nnfwered. 



I have the honour to lie, Sir, 

 With due refpect, 



Your molt obedient Scrvanr, 



D. BROWN. 



P. S, I omitted to mention, that upon my arrival at 

 Mfbon I was infoimed of the Yellow Bark being in great 

 repute, and m firfOOted with the fcnlibk-aiul ingenious 

 cuay that tuts been written on iliulubjccl- It occurred to 

 me that this new Bark might be of the lame fort ; ami I 

 lhcwed it to Mr. Baker, an Etiglilh Surgeon of the molt 

 cxtcnfive practice in the place, who likewifegave a fpeci- 

 men of it to the iirll Phyikians in that city. Upon an 

 accurate examination they found it a very dirtinci fpecies. 

 and of a kind they had ne\*cr fecn. They told ax they 

 did nut think any of it before had been brought to Europe. 



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