1 coals and caustic Icy. The a hief effects ot this remedy, are said
2 to be itching, sweating, purging, increased secretion of urine, etc.
3 I never tested it, but, conceive that in small dose? it is likely to
4 be productive of benefit.
5 Aktimoniu^— there are two different, kinds of antirflfony in
6 the trade, at Lahore; a black and a red one. The former is
7 indigenous and of various kinds; the latter is imported from
8 O
9 Persia, and is (.'ailed Soormc fflapahanee , or, Ilantadancc.
10 Axtimonium sut.v'hu itKTiTM NtcatJRt—is kept in the bazaars
11 at Lahore, in the lump as well as powdered. It is used by the
12 Mahomcdans, chiefly, as a local application to the eyes. Rich
13 and poor, old and young, male and female, make daily use of
14 it; either for preservation's sake, as a preventative against
15 ophthalmy (having a cooling effect, as they pretend) or, for the
16 blackening*of the eyelashes, for beauty’s sake. The application of
17 the finely triturated antimony is by means of a small metallic bar
18 (the wealthier using bars of sil ver or gold, the poorer bars of
19 zinc or lead), which they dip into the powder and roll between
20 the eyelids. It is highly recommended to those who are subject,
21 to periodical ophtlndniy. Other dry collyria (eye-powders) they
22 apply in a similar manner.
23 In the bazaars at Lahore, they frequently give Galena (sul-
24 phuret of lead) instead of Antimony, which answers the same
25 purpose for blackening the eyelashes.
26 Antim sufph. nkjr. (IT.) Colic. Roils.
27 ANTIMONIITW 9f/LFHUJ»ETUM KUgEUM. (II.)
28 Antimonium TAUTAiticUM, Tartatus emefricus —is known to
29 the Indians through it? introduction by Europeans. The
30 Eastern people arc ignorant of the good effects of vomiting;
31 and as they are unacquainted with good vomitives (as emetic
32 tartar, ipecacuanha, etc.) they use them but seldom, even in cases
33 of poisonings, When they use mustard in preference. The
34 Hakims of Lahore know ipecacuanha from books only.
35 Jritirn- tart. (III.) Expectoration of blood. Fever with
36 headache, thirst, be. Pain (rheumatic or gouty) in
37 the side of the cheat, spine, and joints