DISEASES OF THE MOUTH AND TONGUE. 57 



iritis, the poison appears to be its own antidote, for nothing 

 checks the inflammation so soon and so certainly as mercurial: 

 salivation. 



" Dr. Finlay, of the United States, proposed to check mer- 

 curial salivation by small doses of tartar emetic frequently 

 repeated, so as to act on the skin ; * and Mr. Daniel has rec- 

 ommended large doses of the acetate of lead as an effectual 

 antidote for the same purpose.! 



" Dr. Klose, a German physician, says he has found iodine 

 ,to possess the property of arresting the effects of mercury on^ 

 the mouth. t The iodide of potassium is generally acknowl- 

 edged to be one of the best remedies for eradicating the 

 constitutional infirmities left in many by severe courses of 

 mercury." 



* Edin. Med. and Surg. Journal, xxix. 218. 

 t Lond. Med. Repos. N. S., vi. 368. 

 J Lond. Med. Gazette, 1836-37, ii. 144. 



