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day, might have fucceeded. Gibfon committed 

 nearly a fimilar error, by giving only one^ 

 drachm a day of the turbith, which has been 

 often enough ufed fince, in fmall dofes, with all 

 manner of fafety and fuccefs, both in farcy and 

 againfl worms. Nor need we be at a lofs for 

 medicines of fufiPicient eflBcacy, either for the 

 fcrophula or farcy ; all we want is moderation 

 and patience in their exhibition ; fpecifics to 

 cure chronic difeafes extempore, are not in na- 

 ture, of courfe not difcoverable. 



The farcy has been compared by Solleyfel, 

 to Syphilis : by Gibfon, to St. Anthony's fire ; 

 and by Bracken, to the yaws ; with ail, and 

 each of which, it certainly bears confiderable 

 analogy. 



According to Mr. Blaine, " we are certain 

 that the virus of glanders originates in farcy," 

 There is one thing, of which we are infinitely 

 more certain ; namely, that Mr. Blaine is ex- 

 tremely attached to new hypothefes, and fome- 

 what too hafty in his decifions. To this gen- 

 tleman we owe the important difcovery, at fe- 

 cond hand indeed, that pigeons, although not 

 beloncrinff to the clafs mammalia, aclually fe- 

 Crete milk!! Vide \'ol. I. p. 164. There is 

 no doubt but thefe nations are indebted to Mr. 

 Blaine for all the pigeons' milk which has been 

 fecreted fince the publication of his book. He ' 

 alfo creduloufly reports the by-gone, and prac- 

 tically 



