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these tend upwards, emetics should be exhibited ; yet 

 in preparing them, account must be taken of the 

 tender age. The vomits should consist rather of vitri- 

 olic salt and wine of squills than of antimonial drugs, 

 because it is not altogether safe to administer these 

 to infants, on account of the risk of convulsions ; 

 although sometimes even antimonial emetics may be 

 of use. 



1^ Vini^ vel Oxymel. Scillit. ab '^s. ad 5/ quo sumpto, 

 post hora ss, serum lactis Cerevis. in magna copid superbi- 

 batur, dein digito, vel penna gutturi i7nmissis, vomitus 

 provocetur^ &^ aliquoties repetatur. Vel 



^ Oxymel. Scillit. ab. "^ss. ad §/ si vomitus non succedat, 

 post horcE ss. sal vitrioli '^ss. vel gr. xv. in haustu seri lactis 

 cerevis. exhibeatur. 



If the patient is strong enough, more powerful 

 emetics may be used. Such as : 



^ Infus. Croci Metallor. per subsidentiam optime depuratce 

 d Zj. <^d Zij' P'^o ratione cetatis, viriumque : Oxymel Scillit. 

 Ziij- vel "ffSs. Aq. Jugland. simpl. vel Centaur. Minor, "^vj. 

 m.f. vomitor. 



Some Examples of Cathartics 



Some days after the vomit, or even if there has 

 been no vomiting, a mild purgation is to be set up 

 and repeated at intervals. As : 



^ Syrup. Augustan, vel e dehor cum Rhabarb. d Ifuj. ad 

 §y. Crefnor. Tartar, gr. x. vel. xv. misce, capiat primo 

 mane., aut per se, aut in haustu seri lactis cerevisiati. 



^ Mann. Calabr. ab ^ss. ad 5/ Tartari Vitriol, ct gr. v. 

 ad gr. X. misce, su??iatur mane in jusculo^ aut sero lactis 

 cerevisiati. 



^ Rad. PolyPod. querc. Lapathi acut. ana 7)VJ. Cort. rad. 

 Sambuci^ Ebuli ana ^jj. rad. Osmundce regalis^ Filicis mar. 

 dehor, ana "^ss. herb. Agrimon. Hepat. Veronic. Ling. 

 Cervin. Aspienii ana 77t. ss. Coquant. in aq. fontan. lib. Hi. 

 ad terticE partis absumptionern. Liquor Coletur in matracium^ 



