408 Dr. Burnett's account of the effect of mercurial vapours. 
It may be considered out of place here, to give any detail 
of the curative means employed, I shall therefore only briefly 
state that sulphur, given in large quantities internally, pro- 
duced no alleviation of the symptoms ; on the contrary, it 
greatly augmented the bowel complaints, with which many 
of the men were affected, and brought on a most severe 
tenesmus ; consequently, it was laid aside ; applied externally, 
it was of no use. 
The only plan which produced effectual relief was re- 
moval from the ship, with the frequent use of small doses of 
neutral salts and detergent gargles. 
W. BURNETT 
