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ments with the Milk, had more fully determin’d and 
afcertain’d it to be an Antidote, than they have yet 
done. I am informed by Dr. that fome Apo- 
thecaries in England^ being ufed to fophifticate Black- 
Cherry-Water with Laurel- Leaves-, will not be per- 
fuaded, that this is a Poifon on human Bodies, not- 
withftanding our few Inftances. I can now confirm 
that it really is fo by this Story, which thou mayft 
be affured of the Truth of. 
At Lifminy in Weftmeath, a Girl of 1 8 Years old, 
very, well and healthy, took a Quantity, lefs than 
two Spoonfuls, of the firft Runnings of the Simple 
Water of Laurel-Leaves 5 whereupon within half a 
Minute fhe fell down, was convulfed, foamed at the 
Mouth, and died in a fhort time, nor was there any 
Swelling on her Body. 
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between the Two Temple-Gates in Eleetftreet j 
and C. Davis, the Corner of Eater nofter -row, 
next Warwick- lane j Printers to the RoyaI/ 
Society. M.dcc.xlii. 
N. B. The Fhilofophical Tranfatiions being three Years behind- 
liand in regard of Time, we fhall skip over 10 Numbers, and com- 
mence the Tranfatf ions for the current Year. 1742. and the XLiy 
Volume with N® 4^2. and fo continue to publifh the Papers for the 
future in the precife Order of the Times of their being read before the 
Royal Society^ in the mean time this XLIft Volume, or the Tranf- 
A&ms froraN® 452. to 462. lhall be filled up with all polfible Speed, 
