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nature, by obfervation of fad:, experiment, and ra- 
tional deduction. 
The following obfervations, which this cafe natu- 
rally fuggefts, feem to deferve our attention. 
i ft. That in any flmilar accidents of fwallowing 
corrofive poifonous fubflances, a quick and refolute 
adminiflration of thefe fimple bodies, water and oil, 
in a large quantity, feems to be the moft effectual 
method of preventing any bad confequences, and far 
preferable to the numerous boafled antidotes, which 
have been handed down to us. 
2 dly, That an emetic may be more fafely and 
effectually adminiflred, and its operation waited for, 
after the acrimony of the poifon hath been fheathed 
and blunted, and the coats of the flomach defended 
from its attacks, by a liberal ufe of water and oil, 
than immediately after it is fwallowed. 
idly, That as the flow fever and redundancy of 
milk, as well as the poifon, were carried off by the 
copious difcharge excited in the eafy manner above- 
mentioned ; might we not often hope for fuccefs in 
fevers occafloned by flmilar caufes, plenitude and 
obftrudtion, from plentiful evacuations, brought on 
after the fame manner, by fimple, diluent, and fheath- 
ing medicines ? 
4 thly. The camphor was ' undoubtedly of great 
fervice in curbing the deftru&ive effedts of the 
euphorbium, by blunting its acrimony, and foothing 
the nerves into an infenfibility of irritation, and con- 
fequently an incapacity of fpafmodic affedlions. I 
have tried the tinSf. cuphorb. cum camphor a on a 
horfe’s- 
