The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-06-28

double the strength oil that pernicious poison
tartar emetic. Now will agree to take 10
grains of Lobelia powder for every gr. oi
tsrtar emetic that an nj. ID. will take-by
! This means we may test the effects of the
two emetics. i have no fears of the result
on my own part. ] have taken Lobelia,
and administered it to others, too many
times not to know its entire harmless effects.
! gave, few days since, to child, eight
or nine years of age, within an hour, eight
Irresponsible of Lobelia tincture, with The
happiest result.
M. z. Oriila, standard authority of the
faculty, in speaking Of the poison of tartar
emctc, says, experience proves that tartar
emetc may occasion death in the dose of a
few grains, when it is not yomited."
Now defy the opponents of Thomson
ism to produce the least particle of proof
that like effects have ever resulted from any
deleterious quality of Lobeiia Infata.
1t may be well to remark in this place
that in the work of OrGIa, the list of yege-
table poisons is given-but in this list the
Lobeia Infata is not to be found. How
will the Despensatory compilers and their
NJ. ID. endorses account for this2 Have
they any higher authority than M. p. Or
fiIal The truth is, there is not known so
active a counter poison as this same SLAM
dercd Lobelia.
1t is the leading truth Of Thomsonism,
that no poison can possess curative proper
ties that what will kill well man cannot
make sick man well-hence they discard
all mineral and vegetable poisons. But
how different from this is the old school of
practice. The most deadly Of mineral and
vegetable poisons are almost the only things
administered for the removal of disease
hence so much death in the morning and
noon of life, or chronic, lingering diseases,
till death releases the victim. BehoIda part
of the list Of poIsons, and no longer wonder
that destruction of life is so frequent.
MINERAL POIsONs,
which constitute the principle articles in the
regular Materia Medica.
ulphuric Acid, or Oil Of Vitriol, Silver,
Gold, Bismuth, Carbonate, Zinc, Copper,
Iron, Scales of Iron, Mercury, or Quick
ic, Red Lead, Lead, Tin, the filings and
powder, VerdIgris, Blue Vitrol,' Flowers of
Sulphur, Diluted yirioIic Acid, Spirit of
Nitrc, Nitrous Acid, Aqua Forts, Liver of
Sulphur, Sulphuret Of Antimony, Glass of
Antimony, Golden Sulphur of Anthony,
Antimonial Powder, Butter of Antimony,
Emetic Tarter, Panacea of Anthony,
Nitrate of Silver, or Lunar Caustic, Ammo
NAL Copper, Purified filings of Iron, Puri-
fed iron Scales, Rust of Iron, Salt Of Steel,
Corrosive Sublimate, Calomel, White pre-
cipitate of Mercury, Red precipitate of do.
Ethiops Mineral, White Vitriol, Arsenical
Solution, Copper Pills, Pills of Quicksil-
yer, Pills of Iron, Compound Liniment of
Quicksilver, Ointment of White Oxide of
Lead, White Ointment, Ointment of Quick
silver, Ointment Of Vcrdigrs, Plaster of
Quicksilver, Plaster of Red Oxide of Iron,
or strengthening Plaster.
To these might bo added long list Of
vegetable poisons which make up the "reg-
ular Materia Medica such ms opium, fox
glove, cicuta, spurred rye, &c. &c. &c +; to
say nothing Of the blood letting practice by
leeches and steel. Can any thing be more
nature, than so unnatural system What
mind, not debased and hardened, can con-
template it without feelings of the utmost
horrorl How lamentable that such fright.
ful errors should endure for a moment
But all has been shrouded in the ignorance
and chnrlntanry of medical lore. Disease
has been displaced, not cured-the chronic,
almos, invariably succeeding the acute. and
yet, these poisons are almost continually
administered. What then but bitter fruits
can grow from such treel What can re-
suit from taking these poisons, but, in the
language of Milton,
call maladies
OF ghas'ly spasm, or rackng torture, qualms
OF heart-sick agony, all feverous kinds,
Commissions, epilepsies, fierce ca,arrhs,
Intestine stone and ulcer, choIlc pungs,
Demoniac frenzy, moping melancholy,
And moon-struck madness, pining atrophy,
Marasmus, and wide-was,ing pestilencc,
Dropsies, and ashmas, and joint racking
rheums T.
DR.. Turner stated before the jury that
he administered Nitre to Capt. Wise, but
said nothing of Calomel. In his written
statement he gave Calomel, but says noth-
ing of Nitrc. NJ. p. Or6a, the author al
ready quoted, says, Nitre is venomous
both to man and animals, even when ap-
Piled wounds. In gives rise to bloody
and to an active indsmation of
the stomach. We ought particularly to OBJ.
serve that it affects the nervous system, of.
ten occasioning intoxication, palsy of the
limbs, convulsions and other nervous dis
eases"
DR.. Samuel Thomson, the founder of
Thom,ouism SAYS, 81 have found from
series OF practical experiments for many
years, that Salt-petre has the most certain
and deadly effects upon the human sys-
tenn of any drug that is used a, medi-