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root in fubftance is a moderate dofe: And 

 I repeat it morning and evening for Ibme 

 days ; ordering, at the fame time, a pro- 

 per regimen. When the root is given in 

 infufion, 20 grains of it make a fufEcient 

 dofe for a child of the fame age. 



It has an advantage above all other 

 anthehnintics that I am acquainted with,' 

 as it is lefs naufeous, and may fafely be 

 given in fevers without heating too mucb; 

 Likeways children, when they awake ia- 

 the morning, may be deceived with it, by 

 giving the infufion with a little milk, and 

 a fufficient quantity of fugar, in place of 

 tea. Though it does not always fucceed 

 in expelling worms ; yet I have obferved, 

 that children's complaints were remarka- 

 bly relieved after having taken it forfome 

 days. 



I fhall only trouble you with one fliort 

 hiflpry, where I gave it the other day with 

 fuccefs. I v/as fent for to a Negro-child 

 about four years of age, on the feventh 

 day of a continual fever; And, as I fu- 

 fpecled that the fever was kept up by the 

 irritation of worms, I ordered the follow- 



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