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eases in which these remedies are regularly prescribed for both internal 

 and external use. The value which they possess in these cases does 

 not seem to have any relation to their use in the healthy organism 

 except when properly prescribed as prophylactics. The fact that any 

 remedy is useful in disease does not appear to logically warrant its 

 use at any other time. 



It appears, therefore, that both boric acid and borax, when contin- 

 uously administered in small doses for a long period or when given 

 in large quantities for a short period, create disturbances of appetite, 

 of digestion, and of health. 



