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eated, the medicine should be given in some 

 other foni). The medicines best suited to 

 this purpose are antimony^ sulphur, resin, 

 emetic tartar, nitre, aniseeds, kc. Medi- 

 cines tViat are given in the form of powder, 

 should be finely sifted, or levigated, and 

 when kept in that form, a well corked bot- 

 tle is most proper for the purpose. 



RELAXANTS. Medicines that are sup- 

 posed to relax the fibres of the body ; or such 

 as diminish the capacity for motion in the 

 living fibres. It is generally, however, ap- 

 plied to those which lessen or stop unnatural 

 or increased motions, as in convulsion and 

 spasm. The principal remedies of this 

 class, are antimonials, bleeding, warm bath- 

 ing, and opium. 



REFRIGERANTS. Medicines which take 

 off unnatural heat from the body, such as 

 takes place in fevers. 



The best remedies of this kind, are nitre, 

 and other neutral salts. (See Materia Me^ 

 dicaj , cold water, and bleeding. 



RESOLVENTS. This term is applied 

 to those applications, which are said to dis- 

 perse inflamed tumours, or swellings, or toi 



