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cientiy proved. But the abundant, unlimited, 

 and injudicious application of fuch deftrudive 

 poifons^ either externally or internally, no rea- 

 fon can jnftify, or prudence diredt. And what 

 confirms it a danger of ftill greater magnitude 

 is, the predominant defire to increafe the dofes 

 and applications, upon a mod contemptible but 

 very common fuppofition y " if a fmali or even 

 ^^ 2l moderate dofe does much, a large one 

 ^^ will CERTAINLY do a great deal more." 



The very frequent application of cauftics 

 and repellents is a cuftom evidently too ab- 

 furd CO require animadverfion. Every common 

 obferver muft inftantly perceive the folly of 

 repelling a morbid and malignant putrid mat- 

 ter to be again abforbed into th^ circulation, 

 at the very time nature has arrived at the cri- 

 tical effort of relieving herfelf from the mor- 

 bid affe<flion or preternatural load with which 

 fhe 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 occafionally alleviate as auxilia- 

 ries, the very fountain of relief muft take its 

 courfe from the efFed of medicines internajly 

 ^dminiftered. But forry I am to believe, and 



have 



