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to thejudgment of the person who employs 

 it. In the hands of those illiterate, conceit- 

 ed fellows, who think themselves profoundly 

 skilled in medicine, and are more dangerous 

 in a stable than an epidemic fever, it is liable 

 to do great mischief, and should never be 

 entrusted to them ; but I repeat, when used 

 by a judicious practitioner, it becomes in his 

 hands an invaluable medicine. I have fre- 

 quently and successfully employed it, gene- 

 rally beginning with a dose of 10 or 15 

 grains, which was gradually increased, ac- 

 cording to the effect it appeared to produce. 

 It should be finely powdered and mixed 

 with a small quantity of cordial ball. 



As an external application, it is also highly 

 necessary ; it may be dissolved in rectified 

 spirit, proof spirit, or distilled water, but it 

 dissolves more readily if first rubbed in a 

 mortar with a few drops of spirit of salt, or 

 muriatic acid. It is an excellent applica- 

 tion to foul ulcers, particularly those of the 

 knees, when the ligaments are wounded 

 (See Detergents, Pharm.) It is capable also 

 of destroying those animacules which some- 

 times infest the skin of horses, and of curing 

 the mange. 



