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I judg’d it therefore nccelfary to try what Ef- 
fects this Root might have on Dogs, that I might 
thereby the better conjedure concerning them on 
the human Species ; and though no Man has any 
BJght wantonly to torture or deftroy in a cruel 
manner the lead Animal; yet when good Purpofes 
are anfwer’d in the Whole of Things by inferior 
Natures yielding to fuperior ones, a Man may, with- 
out julf imputation to his moral Character, facrifice 
the Intereft of a baler Order to rhe Happincfs of one 
fuperior. - 
With this Intention I decoded half an Ounce of 
this unknown Root, powder'd groflly in ten Ounces 
of fair Water, till two were evaporated ; then let 
the Decoction hand 6 Hours. After this I gave 
half of it, flirring up rhe Powder, ro a young Dog. 
This made him inltantly foam at the Mouth; he 
«re\v ilck, and vomited Part of the Dofe ; vet in 
iefs than half an Hour reel d like one drunk, had 
Twitchings of his Limbs, and after fomc time the 
Motion of his Heart was irregular, and intermittent, 
though Itrong : He was fleepy about an Hour, but 
came gradually to himfeif in half an Hour more, 
and eat Vidluals, which before he refus’d. 
Two Days after, the fame Dog took 4 Ounces of 
Decoction of Gentian made as Itrong as the former; 
but I difeover’d not any bad Symptom from it. I 
ufed this Quantity, as Gentian-Root is fometimes 
given to that. Quantity in the Pradicc of Phylic. 
it is above ten Days lince he took the firlt Decodion; 
and hitherto continues well. 
Another Dog took above a Dram Weight of the 
unknown Root, finely powder’d, and mix’d with 
Butter : 
