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a-day acid animal antimony apoplexy appear applied arteries astringent bark bath bile bleeding blister blood body boiling bone bowels called calomel carbonic acid castor oil cause child chyle clyster cold colour commonly complaints constitution costiveness cough cream of tartar cure danger debility degree diet digestion discharge disease disorders dose drachm drink dropsy effects emetic emollient employed eruption excitement external fever flatulence fluid frequently give given glands gout grains heat infants inflammation inflammatory infusion intestines irritation jalap kind laudanum laxative lungs magnesia matter medicines membrane mercury milk mouth mucilage neral occasion occurs ointment opium ounce pain patient persons pills poison poultices prevent produce proper pulse purgative quantity remedies salt scrofulous skin small-pox sometimes sore spirits stimulant stomach substance swelling symptoms taken tincture tion treatment ulcers urine various vegetable vessels vinegar violent vomiting warm wine