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system and supplying its solids and fluids with their 
requisite pabulum. It isnot difficult to see the in- 
convenience of this division. Many of the articles of 
diet, as tea and coffee, are, strictly speaking, sub- 
jects of the elass nutrientia, yet they possess deci- 
ded medicinal and even narcotic powers. Aliments 
have been considered, in reference to their easy or 
difficult digestion ; or, as they are called to supply 
_ solid or fluid parts of the system; or, as they far- 
a larg ¢ or small quantity of nourishment. In_ 
itor ‘of these views the arrangement of such 
nutrient articles under the subject which profess- 
edly treats of the medicinal articles, is objectiona- 
ble. Hence E, comprises a history of those 
dietetic substances, only, natural or artificial, 
which are peculiarly suited to the restoration of 
convalescents; and thus stand momal. between 
elements and medicines. _ The peculiarity 
s d out ; the necessity at widéestanding 
the caliniiry processes used for preparing them for 
use, insisted on. In short, as much of the essen- 
tial part of nutrients treated of, as physicians 
ought to know, or at least, as students can be a 
vosed to acquire. Po emee 
__F. Comprises a history of poisons, with 2 de- 
yan of their effects on the animal. func 5 
‘The symptoms produced by them, whi 
_ specifically induced, considered. An 
~ the existence of antidotes, cons 
: endued with apnils PAERH to cou’ 
teract the nox- 
