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that sioted plant being damned: above a century 
ago? In thort, the Digitalis is beginning to be ufed 
in dropfies, (although fome patients are faid to go 
off fuddenly under its adminiftration) fomewhat 
in the ftyle of broom afhes; and, in my humble 
opinion, the public, at this very inftant, ftand in 
great need of your precepts, guards, and cautions to- 
wards the fafe and fuccefsful ufe of fuch a power- 
ful fedative diuretic; and I have no doubt of your 
minute attention: to thofe particulars, from a regard 
=a mankind, as well as to 
nee = oui ae magi eat 
“% Teaemters an eH’ n the Stafordfhire militi 
who died here of a dropfy five years ago. The Di- 
gitalis relieved him a number of times in a wonder- 
ful manner, fo that in all probability he might have 
obtained a radical cure, if he would have refrained 
from hard drinking. TI underftood it was firft or- 
dered for him by a medical gentleman, and its fe- 
dative effeds proved fo mild, and. diuretic -opera- 
tion fo: powerful, that he ufed to prepare it after- 
wards for himfelf, and would cake? it with as little — 
ceremony as he would his tea. It is faid, that he 
was fo certain of its fuccefsful operation, that he 
would boat to his bacchanalian companions, when 
much fwelled, you fhall fee me in two days time 3 
= gate snother man, 
kee. 
