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syrup and linseed meal, rolled into a short cylinder and 

 covered with soft paper ; they may be converted into an 

 infusion with warm or cold water, or into a decoction by 

 boiling ; or they may be powdered and suspended in thick 

 gruel or mucilage. They may be given, in a liquid form, 

 from a horn or bottle ; or, as a short cylinder or pill, may 

 be lodged over the middle of the root of the tongue ; or, 

 as a sticky mass, they may be smeared on the back teeth : 

 or they may be given as an injection into the rectum ; or 

 finally, in the case of certain powerful and non-irritatiug 

 agents, they may be injected under the skin. 



No agent should be given until sufficiently diluted to 

 prevent irritation, if retained a few minutes in the mouth, 

 and irritants that will not mix with water (oil of turpen- 

 tine, croton oil, etc.,) should be given in a bland oil, is 

 milk or in eggs after having been thoroughly mixed. 



