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ALKAKET ROOT — ALOES. 13 



Barbadoes, which cannot be so easily adul- 

 terated without detection *. 

 , Bah BADGES Aloes is brought from Bar- 

 badoes, and has been generally considered 

 as a rough medicine, very liable to produce 

 griping, and other unpleasant effects; but 

 I have always found it a safe and efficacious 

 purgative. Barbadoes aloes is of a darker 

 colour than the former kind, less brittle, 

 and of a stronger and more disagreeable 

 smell. It is certainly iiiore active than the 

 succotrine, and, as far as my experience 

 goes, more certain in its operation, nor have 

 lever found it produce those dangerous ef- 

 fects that have been attributed to it, when 

 given in a proper dose, and when the horse 

 js not neglected during its operation : in-- 

 deed, every kind of aloes is liable to pro- 

 duce even fatal consequences ir g iven too 

 largely, or if the horse be treated improper- 

 ly while under their effect f. There is a 



* At this time (Dec. 14, 1805.) Succotrlne 

 Aloes are at about the, same price or cheaper than 

 Barbadoes. 



t A late writer oa Cattle Medicine, asserts that 

 the Barbadoes Aloes is very rough, and often dan- 

 gerous in its operation ; and thinks his opinion cop, 

 Jirmed by an exfcriment r,iGde on his oivn s.^omaeh. 



