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ing inhabitant, being fazed with a violent paroxyfm of 

 font, ;m<\ fading no oth.r water to qucocfa htt thirit, 

 was forced lo drink of this; by which he was j>crfccily 

 cured. I Ic afterwards related the circumHancc to other*, 

 and prevailed upon fomc of his friciKls who were ill of 

 fevenio makcull- of the fame remedy; with whom it 

 proved equally fuccefirul '. The ufc of tl. ■ 

 medicine, however, was very little knowu till about the 

 year 163S; when aligns! cure having been performed by 

 it 00 the Spatula v iccroy's lady, 1 he Countcfs del Cinchon, 

 it Lime, It CUM into general nth, and hence was dirtin- 

 Kuilhedby the appellation l"ulvit Comitiff*, or theCoun- 

 ttliM'nwdvr : alfoc3llcd,Cortexehinachina,or ihinihi- 

 na; kina kina,or kinkina; and.,uin» quina.orrnimqal- 

 D*. On the recovery of the Countcfs Ihc diitrilmted a 

 large quantity of the link to the Jcfuits, in whofe hands 

 it acquired Hill greater reputation, and by them it tm 

 full tn trod uce d into Europe t, and hence called Cortex, 

 or Pulviijduiticns. l'ulvis Patrum ; and alfo Cardinal dc 

 Lugo* Powder, becaufc that charitable prelate bought a 

 large quantity of it at a great cxpcocc for the ufe of the 

 rcligiou6poorof Rome. 



" This Bark is brought to us in pieces of different fizes. 

 feme rolled up iiiiolhort thick quills, and others (tat : the 

 outlidcisbrownilh, ami generally covcrcl ifl 



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