H2 MATERIA MEDTCA. 



of purging, though its effects in this way are 

 by no means sufficient to induce any one to 

 employ it as a purgative. 



I once gave eight ounces of jalap at one 

 dose to a glandered horse, that was in other 

 respects healthy, and had not been taking 

 any other medicine ; ii/ about six honrs the 

 horse appeared sick, and in pain; he refus- 

 ed both food and water ; during the night he 

 appeared to have had some smoll. watery 

 stools ; s everal of which were perceived also 

 the next day, but they were in very small 

 quantity, and accoinpanied with pain. The 

 sickness continued all this day, and on the 

 following he recovered. 



Hence we find that jalap may with justice 

 be dismissed from our Materia Medica. 



JAMAICA PEPPER, or allspice. This is 

 a good carmhia'ive, though not very power- 

 ful. It may be given iii doses fiom half an 

 ounce to an ounce, in flatulency of the sto- 

 mrch and hnv/els, and may be used also as an 

 ingredient m cordial medicines. 



JAMES'S PO^V DER. Though the pre- 

 paratloK of this medicine has been hitherto 

 kc.pt secret, there is no reason to doubt its 

 being composed chietiy of antimony, and 



