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of that type of disease, as it occured in the 

 New- York Alms-house. Perhaps, too, this 

 important fact will be the better kept in mind 

 when I state, that from the very successful 

 administration of this remedy, in this disease, 

 in the year 1812, the practice of depending 

 upon it, to the exclusion of the Peruvian 

 bark and other ordinary remedies, for the 

 cure of intermittents, seemed perfectly justifi- 

 able, and subsequent experience in that ex- 

 tensive charity has fully confirmed all that was 

 anticipated. 



Remitting Fever. 



With regard to the treatment of remitting 

 fevers and other disorders of a febrile charac- 

 ter, I am disposed to believe that it will be 

 found an efficacious medicine. In the man- 

 agement of remittents, particularly, many op- 

 portunities occured of testing its value. Asa 

 sudorific it produced the most salutary effects, 

 and in those instances in which tonics were 

 indicated, its administration was attended 



