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