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 Though the Bart on its firfl iiitroduclion, and • 

 feme time afterwards, was reprobated by fame i 



a a dangerous remedy ; yd theft prejudices 

 arc entirely tkme away, and its character b now univer- 

 fally cflabliihcd : fit ihat the difputcs which at prcftnt 

 Ofiocd to its mode of operation, or the man- 

 ner in which it h moll clil.L, iooflj affanlnifterccL Todc- 

 tail theft, however, or even togivcaciraimlhiituluhi- 

 tion of the various ftatcs of diftafc in which the Bark 

 might be advantageoufly employed, would tar exceed 

 OUT limits: we arc therefore confined to ftatc briefly 

 i holt difcafts to which this medicine b mote cfpcctally 



The Bart firil acquired it* reputation for the cureof in- 

 termittent fevers, and in theft, when properly exhibited, 

 it rarely fail* of fucedt. For this purpoft, fume practi- 

 tioners prefer giving it Juit before the fit. fome during 

 (he fit, and others immediately after. Dr. Cidlcn, who 

 it of the firil opinion, lays, " I am satisfied that giving 

 a large dofc of the Bark immediately before the time of 

 acccflion, a the moil proper practice : but as that dofc 

 mult not be under two drams of pale Bart, fo there are 

 fome ftomaehs which will not bear even that quantity, 

 or a larger that might be neccfiary. It is commonly, 

 therefore, convenient to give (hull doles, but to give them 

 every hour for fome hours near to the times of acccffion•." 



