PHYSICAL AND LITERARY. ^S^ 



ven, they will frequently fucceed in the 

 cure of, worms, when other medicines 

 have failed. 



Mercury, and its preparations, have 

 been for many aj2,es recommended as 

 anthelmintics : Bat the particular pre- 

 parations given for this purpofe havp 

 been either too violent in their efF»;d:s to 

 be continued for anytime, which is ne- 

 ceflary to be done, before you can be cer- 

 tain of freeing your patient from the 

 whole breed withtiieir eggs ; or, perhaps, 

 quite effete, and confequently of no ufe. 

 A^, for example, calomel is feluom given; 

 as an anthelmintic, unlefs with cathar- 

 tics, it is of quick operation, frees the 

 inteftines from a good deal offlime, in 

 which the eggs are hatched, and very of- 

 ten caiTies off fome of the old ones ; but 

 it is too draitic in its operation to be fre- 

 quently repeated •' And as for Zilrhiops 

 mineral, when properly made, that is to 

 fay, when the mercury and fulphur are, 

 by long triture, intimately conjoined, 

 it has very little, if any effed: Whereas, 



the 



