TORPENTIA 



ART. VII. 2. 6. 



VI. The refpiration of air, mixed with a greater proportion 

 of azote than is found in the common atmofphere, or of air mix- 

 ed with hydrogen, or with carbonic acid gas, fo that the quanti- 

 ty of oxygen might be lefs than ufual, would probably aft in 

 cafes of inflammation with great advantage. In confumptions 

 this might be moil conviently and effectually applied, if a 

 phthifical patient could refide day and night in a porter or ale 

 brewery, where great quantities of thofe liquors were perpetu- 

 ally fermenting in vats or open barrels ; or infome great manu- 

 fuc\ory of wines from raifins or from fugar. 



Externally the application of carbonic acid gas to cancers 

 and other ulcers inftead of atmofpheric air may prevent their 

 enlargement, by preventing the union of oxygen with the mat- 

 ter, and thus producing a new contagious animal acid. 



HI. CATALOGUE OF TORPENTIA. 



1. Venefeftion. Arteriotomy. 



2. Cold water, cold air, refpiration of air with lefs oxygen. 



3. Vegetable mucilages. 



a. Seeds. Barley, oats, rice, young peas, flax, cucumber, 

 melon, &c. 



b. Gums. Arabic, tragacanth, Senegal, of cherry-trees. 



c. Roots Turnip, potatoe, althea, orchis, fnow-drop. 



d. Herbs. Spinach, brocoli, mercury. 



4. Vegetable acids, lemon, orange, currants, goofeberries, 



apples, grape, &c. 



5. Animal mucus, hartfliorn jelly, veal broth, chicken water, 



oil ? fat ? cream ? 



6. Mineral acids, of vitriol, nitre, fea-falt. 



7. Silence, darknefs. 



. Invertentia in fmall dofes, nitre, emetic tartar, ipecacuanha 

 given fo as to induce naufea. 

 p. Antacids. Soap, tin, alkalies, earths. 



10. Medicines preventive of fermentation, acid of vitriol. 



1 1. Anthelmintics. Indian pink, tin, iron,cowhage, amalga- 

 ma, fmoke of tobacco. 



12. Lithontriptics, lixiv. faponarium, aqua calcis, taxable air, 



13. Externally, warm bath, and poultices, oil, fat, wax, platters, 



oiled filk, carbonic acid gas on cancers, and other ulcers. 



END OF THIRD PART. 



