( II } 



Dr. James fays : " laurel-water is the mod de- 

 leterious poifon perhaps known, killing almoft" 

 inftantaneoufly J/' 



The laurus of the ancients, or the I^ay, is, on 

 the contrary, of a falutary nature, and of ufe in fe- 

 veral diforders. 



It may be faid, that the laurel in cuftards, and 

 other articles of cookery, is ufed in very fmall 

 quantities, and has never been attended with any 

 pernicious effed. ■■■But, I afk, who can pretend 

 to affert, that it has not occafioned fome latent 

 diforder, or fome complaints, which have been 

 afcribed to other caufes ? What pcrfon of fenfe 

 or prudence would truft to the difcretion of an ig- 

 norant cook, in the ufe of a dangerous ingredient 

 in his puddings or cuflards ? Or, who, but a 

 madman, would choofe to feafon his viduals with 

 poifon ? 



The remedy is from ten to forty drops of fal 

 ammoniac, in a glafs of water, repeated as the 

 fymptoms may require. 



X James's Difpenfatory, bookiii. c. i. p. 228. 



B 2 2.. Small 



