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« Salts." 



" Calomel I must have ; so send and get some." 



It was then arranged that we should go to Pre- 

 merle to procure it at the chemist's, with whom 

 I wished to hold some communication, through 

 M. d'Anchald as my interpreter. Arrived there, 

 I introduced the subject of calomel, and received 

 from the chemist a suggestion if I needed that medi- 

 cine myself, he should administer to me a gentle 

 quantity in the shape of fourteen grains. 



" Fourteen grains !" I exclaimed ; ^^ why that 

 would kill some people in England." 



*' Oh, no," he said ; " I would give twelve grains 

 to a child in arms." 



Then there must be some difference between the 

 strength of the English and French preparation, I 

 thought ; when our conversation ended by my getting 

 a good supply of the calomel he had. 



Returned to the chateau, I at once administered 

 to Saxon fourteen grains, which was eight grains 

 more than I had ever given in one dose ; then some 

 syrup of buckthorn the following morning ; and then 

 again at night ten more grains of calomel ; and so on 

 for several days, alternating between the two medi- 

 cines, and supporting the patient with good warm 

 broth and sopped wheaten bread ; and to my utter 



