JAMAICA PEPPER— JAPAN EARTH. 1 IS 



nearly the same thing as that which is sold 

 in the shops, by the name oi ant imonia I pow- 

 der. (See Juti),w?7j/.J I can venture to 

 assert, that e^s a horse medicine, tliis is as 

 useful Sind efncsLcious S.S James's po?ide7\ It 

 is an excellent njedicine in fevers ot" every 

 kind ; and though usualiy given in the 

 small dose of a scruple, or lialf a dram, may- 

 be exhibited with perfect safety and better 

 effect, in a much larger quantity. I never 

 give less than two drams, and sorrietimes 

 three, and I have seen even one ounce given 

 at a dose without the least uiconveniencQ. 

 It seems to act on the skin like emetic tar- 

 tar, and promote the insensible perspiration, 

 bui I do not think it so certain in its effect 

 as emetic tartar : it is sometimes joined with 

 opium, camphor, nitre, or ginger, accord- 

 ino; to the nature of the disease : with oirir- 

 gcr it forms a good medicine for horses that 

 are hide-bound ; but this compound is not 

 proper in fevers, or any complaint arising 

 from inflammation. 



JAPAN EARTH, improperly so called, 

 being an extract of an Indian plant. It 

 possesses a considerable astringent power, 

 and is sometimes found beneficial in those 

 diarrha^as or loosenesses^which are caused by 



