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proves how little they are entitled to be considered 
as any thing more than general stimulants—nar- 
cotic stimulants—antispasmodic stitmulants—emet- 
ic stimulants—cathartic stimulants—in a word, 
any other kind of stimulants than such as are 
endued with a peculiar and direct operation on the 
lungs and their appendages. Dr. Paris could - 
not have laboured more successfully to eradicate 
from our lists of medicines, the ill devised class 
under notice, than by this analysis of these varied 
modes of operating, and the exposition he has 
given of these devious routs, in his classification. 
It bears with so much confirmatory argument on 
my own views, that it is subjoined to aid me in es- 
-tablishing the object of the foregoing observations. 
_ A CLASSIFICATION OF EXPECTORANTS ig 
ACCORDING TO THEIR SUPPOSED MOUES OF OPERATION, — 
CL: I~MEDICINES WHICH INCREASE PULMONARY 
EXHALATION, AND THEREBY DILUTE THE MUCUS 
IN THE FOLLICLES OF THE LUNGS. 
a. By removing constriction of the Pulmonary Exhalent 
vessels. cniee 
: : Nauseants, 
3, By stimulating these vessels by the actual contact of a 
medicinal substance, eee 
Allium. | Fatid Gums, — 
Scilla ? ‘ ene acigne 
‘Phe diferent Balsams.. ss 
CL: 1.—MEDICINES WHICH DIMINISH THE INORDI- 
NATE FLOW OF FLUID INTO THE LUNGS, AND 
RENDER TSE EXPECTORATION OF THE REMAILN- 
DER MORE EASY. | 
«. By removing the debility of the Exhalents. 
Sulphate of Zinc. ' Bitter Tonics, : 
0. By increasing the power of the Absorbents. se: 
Digitalis. : Nicotiana, 
_¢. By determining to the skin by gentle diaphoresfs. _ 
bs, Tartarized Antimony, 
a. By exciting seroug discharges from the bowels. 
