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organ is covered by an insensible mem- 

 brane ; and as spirit has never been fairly 

 tried on this animal, it is worth while to 

 make some experiments on the subject. 



I once gave six ounces of brandy, diluted, 

 with the best effect, to a horse that was once 

 done up in a journey ; it enabled him to 

 continue it, without any apparent incon- 

 venience, 



REGULUS OF ANTIMONY. Common 

 or crude antimony, deprived of its sulphur, 

 and brought to a metallic state." It is never 

 used as a horse medicine. In the human 

 body it is said to v-^perate with great violence. 



REPELLENTS. A term employed by 

 the old school, for medicines that were sup- 

 posed to have the power of causing tumours 

 or eruptions to recede from the surface of 

 the body. The term is founded upon a false 

 theory, and has been the cause of much mis- 

 chief in practice. 



To be convinced of this, the reader may 

 cons:; It mode'*'! woiks on physiology. 



RESIN8a<e distinguished by their^inflam- 

 mability, and by comuining readily with 

 rectified spirit and oils. Tney are generally 

 solid ^ and immixable with water. 



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