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I diftilled in the common Way, as Penny Royal, Mint 
Water, or any Simple Waters are made. The Fire at 
firft being too hot, there came over an Oilinefs with the 
Water, ( i.) which made it appear milky, till about half 
a Pint had run : This tailed and fmelt very llrong like 
Apricock Kernels, as did thenext Running, (z.), which 
was clearer. I kept the firft Qjiart of it by itfelf ; then 
I drew off another Quart, (3.) which was not near 
fo ftrong in Tafte or Smell, but rather refembled 
Black-Cherry Water : The Remainder was almoft 
inlipid. The Leaves after the Diftillation look’d 
brownilh, were brittle, and tailed bitter without the 
Roughnefs or Apricock-Kernel Flavour, which they 
have while frelh. 
In the Afternoon of the fame Day I took a Mun- 
grel Puppy, weighing two Pounds and an half, 
about fixteen Days old j it had fuck’d the Bitch 
in the Forenoon, but had now failed fix Hours. I 
took one Ounce of the third Water, and gave fome 
of it to the Puppy, gradually by Tea- Spoon- 
fuls, that it might the better fwallow it. When 
it had taken half the Quantity, I let it go ; it walk’d 
about pretty ftrongly for five Minutes, when it began 
to foam at. the Mouth, and foon after vomited up fome 
curdled Milk, and then difcharged the Faces alvina , 
after which the Sicknefs feemed to go off: I then gave 
it three Tea-Spoonfuls more; in ten Minutes it be- 
gan to ftagger, and draw its hind Parts after it j, it 
fat upon its Breech, whined, and made feveral 
Efforts to vomit, but never brought any thing up ; 
and then again would walk about, and fit down and 
whine, and again feem to recover for about fifteen 
Minutes longer : Then thinking the fecond Water 
would 
