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merits of James's powders, they have never been 

 proved either in theory or practice. The circum- 

 ftances upon which the effects of antimonial prepara- 

 tions depend are well known, and though we cannot 

 with certainty afcertain the procefs of Dr James, there 

 is no reafon to think that it is preferable to that of 

 the pharmacopoeia, in the preparation of the pulvis 

 antimonialis. The love of myftery, however, has 

 always had an influence over mankind, and there is no 

 reafon to believe that the period for its ceflation is at 

 hand. 



The regulus of antimony is employed in the, manu- 

 facture of printers types, and in making mot. 



