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Ever-gree’ns might partake of the fame poifonous 
Quality. 
Accordingly we made Trial of a Water diftilled in 
an Alembic k from the Leaves of the I'evo-free, fomuch 
talked of by the Ancients, and whofe very Shade they 
fuppofed to be fatal to thofe who fate or flept under 
it. 
XII. We gave three Ounces of this Water by Cly- 
fter to a very fmall Cur Dog, but he was not in the 
leaft affected with it. 
XIII. We alfo gave, by the Mouth, two Ounces of 
a Water , diftilled from the Leaves of the Bay-free y 
to a young Spaniel, without any Effeft. 
XIV. We afterwards made an Experiment with the 
diftilled Water of Box-Leaves , which had a very 
firong Narcotic}. Smell. We injected five Ounces of 
this Water , by the Anus, into a fmall Cur Dog, but 
he was no Way affeded with it, though we kept him 
twelve Hours after the Operation. 
XV. Being defirousto know whether the Virulency 
of Laurel-Water was owing to the Fire in Dift illa- 
tion, we poured warm Water upon fome Laurel- 
Leaves bruifed, andmade a ftrong Infufion of them. 
We poured an Ounce of it down a Dog’s Throat, half 
of which was fuppofed to enter the Stomach, and five 
Minutes after another Ounce was given in like Manner. 
The Dog feemed to be fomewhat fick at his Stomach, 
but was foon as lively as ever. A few Minutes after 
this another Ounce was given to him by the Mouth,, 
of which we fuppofe a fourth Part to have been loft. 
He foon after flared, and trembled very much. In five 
Minutes another Ounce was exhibited, upon which 
