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the corrofive fubUmate, by moderating 

 its dofe, and giving it in the above form 

 of pills, may be rendered as mild as any 

 mercurial medicine I know ; and, by gi- 

 ving it regularly every day, worms in 

 the ftomach and bowels can fcarcely e- 

 fcape its effeds for any time . 



I have tried this medicine with chil- 

 dren, in Imall dofbs : And, though fome- 

 times with benefit, yet not always with 

 the fame fuccefs as with thole of a more 

 advanced age, where a proper dofe could 

 be given. Vor, unlefs one fourth of a grain 

 can be taken twice a day, I do not think 

 it proves an effedual poifon to worms ; 

 which quantity may fafely be given after 

 eleven or twelve years of age. 



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