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and borax, when their use is continued for a short time, tend to 

 produce a feeling of distress and even nausea. There is, however, 

 no tendency to produce diarrhea. The general effect produced by 

 borax and boric acid upon health and digestion is decidedly un- 

 favorable, whether by large doses over a short period of time or in 

 the case of small doses, namely seven and one half grains or half a 

 gram per day, over a period of fifty days. 

 Bureau of Chemistry, U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



