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the firft motions to vomit, and wait till they be- 

 come fufficiently ftrong to be effectual. 



It is fomewhat remarkable, that the addition of 

 antimony to ipecacuanha, though it certainly caufes 

 a more full evacuation of the ftomach, feems to re- 

 tard the operation in fome meafure. Ipecacuanha 

 given alone generally caufes ficknefs in the fpace of 

 fifteen or twenty minutes; whereas, if antimony be 

 added, that effect feldom takes place under half an 

 hour or forty minutes, and often longer. 



Another caution is, for thofe who take emetics 

 not to load their ftomach with large quantities of 

 warm infipid liquor, under the notion of working 

 off the vomit j warm chamomile or horfe-radifh 

 tea, or a mixture of both, is preferable to gruel or 

 warm Water, as not relaxing the ftomach fo much 

 as thofe weak taftelefs liquors. 



Laftly, it fhould be confidered by all, that the 

 habit of taking emetics is of itfelf very weakening 

 to the ftomach and powers of digeftion : occafion- 

 ally ufed, they are in mod cafes a fafe and powerful 

 remedy, but frequent repetition caufes them to be 

 lefs beneficial, and in time hurtful. 



Medicines that caufe fweat, called in medicine 



Diaphoretics, are next to be confidered. The ufe of 



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