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ciently proved. But the abundant, unlimited, 

 and injudicious application of fuch deftrudrive 

 poifcnsy either externally or internally, no rea- 

 fon canjuftify, or prudence diredt. And what 

 confirms it a danger of ftill greater magnitude 

 is, the predominant deiire to increafe the dofes 

 and applications, upon a mxoft contemptible but 

 very common fuppoiition ; " if a fmall or even 

 *' a moderate dofe does much, a large one 

 ^^ will CERTAINLY do a great deal more." ' 



The very frequent application of cauilics 

 and repellents is a cuftom evidently too abfurd 

 to require animadverCon. Every common 

 obferver muft inftantly perceive the folly of 

 repelling a morbid and malignant putrid mat- 

 ter to be again abforbed into the circulation, 

 at the very time Nature has arrived at the criti- 

 cal effort of relievino; herfelf from the mor- 

 bid affedlion or preternatural load with w^hich 

 flie is oppreffed. To prevent therefore a mif- 

 conception, let it be once for all underftood, 

 that in difeafes of the blood or juices, however 

 externals may occaiionally alleviate as auxilia- 

 ries, the very fountain of relief muft take its 

 courfe from the effect of medicines internally 

 adminiilered, But forry I am to believe, and 



have 



