216 Effects of the Vapour of Camphor 



proceed to the too liberal use of it, in every species of 

 complaint. 



It is by no means my intention to depreciate the good 

 qualities of this spring; slightly impregnated as it is 

 with iron, still it may have some effect in the cure of 

 certain diseases ; and, when we consider that the water 

 is so perfectly pure in other respects, and that with it 

 may be joined the convenience of an excellent cold bath 

 on the spot, we may easily conceive that many advanta- 

 ges may arise from the moderate use of it as atonic, as- 

 sisted, as it must be, by the salubrity of the air, the 

 pleasures of society, and the beauty of the scenery. 



II. Facts and Observations concerning the supposed Ef- 

 fects of the Vapour of Camphor applied to the Human 

 Body. In a Letter from Mr. Ephraim Eliot, to 

 Dr. George C. Shattuck, of Boston, and by him 

 communicated to the Editor. 



Dear Sir, 



I SEND to you the following statement, in 



conformity to my promise, viz. : 



In October, 1793, I put on a suit of clothes, with 

 stockings, all woollen, which had lain in a trunk from 

 the May preceding, in the bottom of which were se- 

 veral cakes of camphor. I was several hours exposed 

 to a strong north-west wind and cold air, when I was 

 seized with vawnings, and a great inclination to sleep. 

 which I very seldom had been subject to during the 



