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lying-in, and a redundancy of milk, the confequence 
of her not fuckling her child. On the 1 8th day 
after her delivery, by the miftake of her nurfe, fhe 
took, inftead of a draught that was ordered for her, 
two ounces of the tindbure of euphorbium *. The 
fhocking fymptoms, which immediately enfued, vio- 
lent fuffocation, and an intolerable burning pain in 
the mouth, throat, and ftomach, foon difcovered 
the horrible miftake. I was in the room in about 
four or live minutes after the accident happened, 
unapprifed of the nature of it, and therefore the 
more fhocked, when I found every body in tears of 
defpair, offering at no means of relief, as they had 
no hopes of fuccefs. 
As foon as I was made acquainted with what had 
happened, it occurred to me, that warm water and 
oil were the likelieft things to corredt and expei the 
poifon. I imagined a large quantity of warm water 
might probably make the patient vomit, and in fome 
meafure help to difcharge the cauftic tindlure. I was 
fure the water would at the fame time mitigate its 
violence, by diluting it; and by precipitating the acrid 
gum from the fpirit, whereby it would neceftarily be 
hindered from touching the membranes of the fto- 
mach and bowels in fo many points, and from pene- 
trating into their fubftance. 
There was happily a large tea-kettle of water on 
the fire, of which, being firft qualified with a proper 
* The tindlure was thus made ; 
lx Gum, Eupborb. 3ij. Spt. Vin. rcct'if. §ij. Sol. add. Camph. Si j. 
The camphor was ordered to weaken the cauftic quality of the 
tindlure, which being applied to a horie’s leg without the camphor 
had made a blemifh, 
quantity 
