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emetic,  but  ordered  brandy  to  be  used  freely,  and  directed  a 
drachm  of  aromatic  spirits  of  ammonia,  with  six  or  eight  drops 
of  tincture  of  camphor  to  be  given  every  fifteen  minutes.  In  a 
short  time  the  pulse  somewhat  improved. 
By  the  advice  of  Prof.  Foote,  of  whom  he  inquired  for  an 
antidote  for  aconite,  he  prepared  the  following  mixture  :  one 
pound  of  green  coffee,  boiled  in  a  quart  of  water  to  a  pint,  then 
add  a  pint  of  alcohol  and  an  ounce  of  gum  camphor.  Of  this 
ten  or  twelve  drops  were  given  every  ten  minutes.  After  taking 
several  doses  of  this  she  became  somewhat  relieved ;  the  twitch- 
ing and  tingling  mentioned,  however,  continued  for  some  time. 
At  three  or  four  o'clock  in  the  morning  of  the  next  day  she 
went  to  sleep,  and  at  seven  all  symptoms  of  poisoning  had  dis- 
appeared.— Druggist,  Dec,  1859,  from  Cin.  Lancet  $  Observer. 
ANALYSIS  OF  CRAB  ORCHARD  SALTS. 
These  salts  constitute  the  residue  when  the  waters  of  the 
Crab  Orchard  Springs  are  evaporated  to  dryness,  and  have 
gained,  in  the  last  few  years,  quite  a  reputation  in  the  West  as 
a  medicine.  They  are,  consequently,  made  on  an  extensive 
scale  by  various  parties  residing  in  the  neighborhood  of  the 
source  of  the  water. 
Little,  however,  seems  to  be  known  of  the  efficacy  as  a  medi- 
cine, or  even  of  their  existence,  in  the  Atlantic  States,  judging 
from  the  unanswered  inquiries  which  have  appeared  in  some  of 
the  periodicals  devoted  to  the  spread  of  pharmaceutical  know- 
ledge. 
Being  near  the  spot,  and  having  daily  occasion  to  handle  this 
late  and  popular  saline  aperient,  enables  us  to  speak  advisedly 
of  it,  in  reference  to  its  source,  mode  of  preparation,  and  the 
use  it  is  put  to. 
Crab  Orchard  Springs  are  situated  around  the  town  of  Crab 
Orchard,  in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky,  are  quite  numerous,  and 
yield  several  varieties  of  mineral  waters,  the  principal  and  most 
useful  of  which  are  the  saline  springs,  yielding  the  salts. 
These  waters  have  been  closely  examined  by  Dr.  Robt.  Peter, 
the  Chemist  of  the  corps  of  Geological  Surveyors  of  this  State, 
whose  analysis  we  give  below: 
