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Jead is formed on the inner furface, ready to fweeten 

 the next draught or julep that happens to be poured 

 into them. 



Tea is imported into this country in chefts 

 lined with (heet lead. — This, like other vegetables, 

 contains a weak acid, which quality is probably 

 heightened by a latent fermentation which tea un- 

 dergoes when damaged by moifture. May it not 

 in this ftate a6b on the metal? How far the tre- 

 mors, depreflion of fpirits, and other nervous fymp- 

 toms generally afcribed to this vegetable, or the 

 hot water in which it is infufed, may not, in fuch 

 inflances, with equal probability be attributed to 

 the lead in which it is inclofed, is left for future 

 obfervation. 



Saturnine Medicines. — Lead, though a poi- 

 fon, yet in fkilful hands is capable of being rendered 

 an ufeful medicine, and therefore is flill properly 

 allowed to retain a place in the Difpenfatory. , As 

 a cooling fedative, it fuddenly allays pain and in- 

 flammation; as a ftrong flyptick, it powerfully 

 checks the bleeding of ruptured veflels, and other 

 profiife evacuations. Its mod adlive preparation 

 is fugar of lead; but every preparation of this 

 metal undoubtedly demands the utmoft circum- 

 fpediion, and particularly when it is adminiftered 



internally. 



