the fmoke ofoak fhavings. In a few minutes afier he lighted 
his-lamp the whole fmoke difappeared, and the air, was. 
perfectly, purified. ee 
Pre MEDICINE. " 
- Aletter from Dr. B. Lynde Oliver, of the ftate of Maffachu- 
fetts in North America, to a medical gentleman in this. 
country, who ‘has favoured us with a perufal of it, contains 
the following information, which may prove acceptable to 
practitioners : . 
<< J have this feafon,” fays he, ‘ had great fuccefs in ex- 
hibiting Dr, Wright’s medicine, viz. Vinegar faturated with 
common marine falt, and diluted with thrice its quantity of 
hot water, in.dyfentery.. Dr. Perkins had the merit of in~ 
troducing this compofition in that particular difeafe. From 
the trials I have made of the efficacy of this medicine, Iam 
almoft inclined to believe that it will fuperfede the ufe of all 
other remedies. I have feen patients apparently fnatched by 
it from the jaws of death. I generally join a little landa~ 
num, with it, but firft abate the violence of the difeafe by a 
few dofes of the mixture. Oftentimes the firft dofe has given. 
a favourable turn to the difeafe.”’ 
The, following is a copy of Dr. Perkins’s notice publifhed 
an, this fubject :, ‘ 
A ufeful Treatment for the Dyfentery, and Scarlatina 
Anginofa or Canker Rafh. 
IN. the courfe of an extenfive practice for about fiye years 
paft, I have met with the moft pleafing fuccefs in treating 
the, dyfentery, and f{carlatina anginofa ; and as thefe com- 
plaints, frequently extend their baneful ravages, I take plea- 
fure in communicating to the public a fimple remedy, which, 
whemjudicioufly ufed, has feldom failed of removing thofe. 
difeafes, 
Saturate. any quantity of the beft vinegar with common. 
marine falt; to one large table-fpoonful of this folution, add 
four times the quantity of boiling water; let.the patient take 
of ‘this preparation, as hot as it can be fwallowed, one fpoon- 
ful 
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