1 found Anguirfmun, Oataracteiun, Leporinuum, Locus-
2 leujm. Nycterideum, Piscineum, iScorpioucum, Tigri-
3 heum, i<c.
4 The mode of preparing them is very simple, und may
5 be seen under each head, in the Materia Meiliva, of this
6 volume.
7 Whether my newly Introduced* animal medicines may
8 be considered as curiosities only, or, whether they may
9 be brought into general practice by my fellow-physicians,
10 J leave to their examination and judgment.
11 I make use of the three following modes in the ad¬
12 ministration of my remedies—
13 I. f give one drop of the essence, i. e. tincture, or a
14 spirituous saccharine preparation of the medicine, on a
15 lump of sugar ; so that those who are averse to taking
16 medicine (as also children and lunatics) may be induced
17 to take it without disgust, and often without their being
18 aware that they are taking medicine.
19 II. I give the prepared remedy in a dry shite, in
20 powder; a manner preferred to any other by the in¬
21 habitants of India, who feel a repugnance against taking
22 liquids from the hands of Europeans.
23 III. I give medicine in the shape of lozenges (pastils,
24 cakes) which is a simple and expeditious mode. They
25 are prepared in two ways; namely : in the one lozenge,
26 or cake, the medicine is amalgamated throughout; in
27 the other, it merely forms the externa) part (being a coat,
28 cover, or crust to the sweetmeat) the one mode o! ad¬
29 ministration is as effectual as the other, doth have their
30 peculiar advantages; for preservation’s sake, 1 prefer the
31 former manner; the latter, however, is more easily and
32 readily prepared.