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duced. If the animal vomited, he either 

 became better foon after, or recovered, un- 

 lefs more of the poifon was forced down the 

 ftomach. The fpafms, however, which af- 

 fedled both orifices of the ftomach at the 

 fame time, often prevented a rejedion of 

 the contents; and in that cafe there was no 

 chance of recovery. In all the animals that 

 were difledted, the jiomach and the abdomi- 

 nal vifcera were obferved free from injlamma- 

 tioriy the arterial fyftem was always empty, 

 and the veins remarkably diftended with fluid 

 blood. 



Although the poifon of laurel appears 

 to confifl in the effential oil brought over by 

 diilillation, yet it is much tcr be fufpedled 

 that an infufion of its leaves may in fome 

 cales, and fome conftitutions, prove injuri- 

 ous. They have been in common ufe to 

 aive a flavour to cuftards, &c. but from an 

 inftance I faw of their effefts, this pradlice 

 Ihould not be continued. 



Jan. 27, 1780, I was defired to vifit a 

 young lady of an irritable habit of body. 

 She was affeded in the night with ficknefs : 



when 



