ON THE ACTION OF MEDICINES 



THE DOSES IN WHICH TllEV CAN SAI'M^U.V V,K ADMINISTERED 



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TIIK AOTTON OV MKDTOINKH, AND Till'; l^'OUMM IN WIIICIF Til ICY AUK 

 l'KI';S(!l(lliMI) 



ALTKUATTVUS — AN/IOSTII KTKW — ANODYNKS A NTAOI DS— ANTII h;i,M I NTKN— ANTISrAHMOIiIO.S 

 — ArUHllONTH— AHTJCINOKNTS—HLIHTICRH— CAUHTIOS— OirAlUJKS— OI,YSTI0UH— (JOICDIAliS — 

 DKMULOICNTS— DIAl'IIOKIOTIOS — OKIICSTIVHS — DIUIUOTIO.S — KM IIROOATIONH— KMUI.HIONS — 

 KXriCOTOKANTS — KICnillinmKS — LOTrtiNH — NAIinoTIOS — KKKRIdlCUANTH — HUDATIVIOS — 

 STIMULANTS — ST()MA()lir(W — STYI'TICS — TONIOH — VIOKMUrUdlCS — KMIOTUAUIKS — I'KS- 

 8AKIKS — SUITOSXTOUIKS. 



ALTERATIVES 



"J^IIH TK\m IS NOT VMUY SCI iONTii''l(;, hilt il; is ill v(M-y fjjniun-.'il iisd, ;ui(l cjisily 

 oxplaiiiH its own iiKiaiiiiif^', (.lioii^^li (Jio ituxluH operandi of (Jio dfii^fs (Mii|»loy(Ml 

 to carry it out is not ho clear. Tlio o})j(!ct is Lo rciplaco iinli(!altliy action l)y 

 a licaltliy on(3, without resorting to any of tlio distinctly (hidneil rein(«li('H, 

 such as tonics, stomachics, etc. As a general rule, this class of r<!ine(lies 

 produce their (JH^ct by acting slowly l)ut steadily on tlio d(!|)iiral,ory organs, 

 as the liv(!r, kidiuiys, and sklti. Tlio fcdlowing may Ix; found usoful : — 



1. In Disoudkhki) Statks ok tiih Skin — 



Kiiuitio Tiirlfti- f) onnonfi. 



]'ovv(l(!roil (Jiiiffcr .'5 oiiiimh. 



Opilllll 1 „111IC,(!. 



.Synip ciioii^li U) 11)1111 l(i IiiiIIm : ono lo ho givou every iii;;lil,. 



2. ,SiMi'i,Y (JoorjNO — 



I'firliadcKiH Aloos 1 oiiiiri-. 



(!ii,slil(i ,S(m|i . 1,1, ..uiircM, 



Syiiip ciioiif^li lo form h.-iJls : oiu; lo he giv(Ui evriy iii(,iiiin;(. " Or, 



3. I'.JuhailooH AlooH 1 ,\ ilriuIiiiiH. 



Kriic.lie Tfular '2 (hiulmiH. 



Caslilo Soap 2 (Imehiii.s. Mix. 



(v.y.) 



