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this truth, I add yet another illustration. 

 Take the spawn of frogs, which is found 

 in March ; dry it on a plate in the sun, 

 place it on a wound inflicted by a viper 

 or other venomous serpent, and the 

 wound will be so prepared as to be 

 healed subsequently by other medicines. 

 Or you may spread the spawn on a linen 

 rag, and then apply it to the wound with 

 the same result. 



Similarly, you may take a venomous 

 toad, dry it in the sun, reduce it to ashes 

 in a carefully closed pot, pulverize, and 

 apply the powder to any poisoned wound, 

 whereupon it will attract to itself all the 

 xj poison of the wound. Why? By the 

 combustion or calcination of the toad, its 

 inward efficacy is called out, and becomes 

 operative. The principle which we have 

 so largely illustrated holds good in all 

 cases. If you are seized with the plague, 

 treat it with astrum solis, or spirit of Mer- 

 cury, for the spirit of Mercury attracts 

 every poisonous matter, and purifies the 

 system of all its morbific particles. 



The efficacy of astrum soiis (Star of 



