poison, were, vidlent pte aa ws Trothing. mouth, bl 
pupils, fixed eyes, &c. When vomiting was nai 
duced they were saved, after being very sick for _two or three da, 
with paleness, stupor, ‘&c. Persons poisoned in this way, 
therefore to evacuate the stomach immediately, by” ticklin 
_ throat, or taking an emetic. Vinegar, or lemon juice, may also 
—; to neutralize the ee poison, and afterwards mild | 
ves. 
: oe is resolvent, danttions; font baad sedative, and 
t.is beneficial in _dispersing indolent tumors, 
powder or extract internally, and applying it of 
given with perfect safety in small doses, beginning by § 
tient, twice a day, two grains of the fine powdered leaves, 
extract, and increasing a grain a day to the quantity which the 
tient can bear. 
The internal use of cicuta was introduced by Dr. Stork, 5 
recommended it particularly in schirrus and cancerous sores, in 
which it received a very extensive trial. While its efficacy to- 
wards effecting a radical cure is established, its utility as a ; 
e is generally admitted. It has like v. 
serviceable i in scrofulous and venereal ulcerations, cuté 
tions, glandular tumors, chronic rheumatism, and variou 
eases. In open cancer it often abates the pains, and is free fromm eo 
constipating effects of opium. It requires to be persisted in for 2, 
long time, and till a complete change is effected in the system, to 
effectually cure these complaints. ‘The dose requires to be increa- 
sed, in general, to a very considerable extent ; at the same time this | 
must be done with caution, as both the dried leaves and extract are 
variable in their strength. In some cases the leaves have been 
increased to two ounces a day, without producing giddiness. 
To discuss hard, indolent, or schirrous tumors, a plaster of the 
extract, or a poultice of the leaves, may be applied over it consinetit, 
at the same time giving it internally. mr 
Cicuta has been found remarkably successful as a. remedy in : 
dice occasioned by spasmodic constriction of the bilsary, ducts. Its 
seaispesmodic. powers are also considerable. 
- The dried leaves are less liable to injury from keeping, than the 
a extract, or inspissated juice. The leaves should be collected in the 
month of June, when the plant is in flower, and its peculiar smell - 
strong. - The drying of the leaves should be performed quickly, be- 
fore a fire on tin plates, and the powder should be kept in vials, 
closely stopped and secluded from the light, for this soon dissipates 
the green color, and with it the virtues of the meee: The ex- 
so should be kept i in close covered. pees 
—— or GoosEGRASs. Gallium Apenlates ‘The 
vine-like grass grows in hedges, on low grounds, in 
r brooks. a: rises from four to. six feet in hei 
