Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-10-21

| OedVoreo 10 STUDY DrePlty nave peSH
obliged to, for ignorant though be, have
many patients under my care, and they mast be
attended to. But if make many more prefato-
ry remarks in this article, shall not succeed in
studying breyity. l come then to notice !" A
LOCKER on"
| First, in order, comes the much-talked OF
Sweet Spirits of Nitre' When l said I" diff
ferent words were used to describe the regular
form of manufacturing this article in the U. s.,
but that the materials were essentially and chem
tcaily the same, | meant, as thought every one
would understand, that different words were u.s.
ed in the regular form from those used in the ere
cipe" tchich I gaze, but that the materials which
gave were essentially and chemically the same
as those named in the regular form. " Look
er on, mistaking my meaning here, has gone to
work and exhausted his astonishment upon it.
How easy it is for man to erect an image of
stra W, and then to knock it over! Now, Mr.. Ed
itor, wish once for all, to review what has been
sa id upon this topic, feel that | have right
to complain of the manner in which my recipe"
has been treated. The attempt has been made
TO keep up the false impression that | used de-
ception in that recipe, but the fact is far other
wise. practised no deception, and why gave
the language that did, in preference to the er-
act words of the U. S. Dispensatory, was that
wished to avoid technical names. | shall now
give the authorized recipe, and then the reader
can see the correctness of what l affirm.
"Take ofNitrate of Potassa, (SaIt Petre,) in
powder, tUo pounds; Sulphuric Acid, (ol of Wit
riol,) pound and hulf; Alcohol nine pipts and
Potassa an ounce. Mix the Nitrate of Potassa
and the Acid in glass retort, and, having grad
ually poured in the Alcohol digest with gentle
heat for two hours then raise the heat and dis
til gallon. To the distilled liquor add the d.
luted Alcohol and Carbonate of Potassa, and
again distil gallon" U. S. Dispensatory, pa
ges 772-3.
Now ask the reader or :" LOCKER on" to
show wherein this formula differs so much from
the recipe which | gave. The fact is, there is
but one point of difference, and that is of small
consequence. Instead of saying " Carbonate of
Potassa, used the word Potash. But, pray,
what is the difference? The following is from
~ OIc plCisiH' true, tue ulIleTellCe between
the common Potash Of commerce, and the pure
carbonate Of Potossa-savlng the impurities of
the former, is but trifing, chemically considered"
Was it not for occupying too much space in the
Telegraph, would tell the mode of preparing
Carbonate of Potassa from Potash, and thus show,
to demonstration, how little difference there is
between the two articles. Now | ask, in view
of the above facts, if all the hue and cry"
which has been raised about my recipe, was fair
Was il honest' Did it not show that those who
have been SO Mortified, were hard pushed for
something to say, o how troublesome it is to
have the secrets Of the craft exposed how az.
gravating for mere herb doctor to look into the
arcana of the regular M. Ds l have now
done with Sweet Spirits of Nitro, and if ga
LOCKER on" wishes to kick, let him kick Wood
and Bache, He will find that they speak of
" Disabling" articles to obtain this mixture, al
belt he affects to laugh at me for calling the same
mixture a " Distilled Compound"
One word upon the medical properties of Nj
tire, and will be done with that also What in
the name of reason is the cause of GA LOCKER
on persislng in the denial of the cooling nature
of Nitre | can hardly credit his seriousness
.Nitre as DIAPHoRETIc,' (promotive of sweat
This is the only proof brought forward, of the
anti-cooling properties of Nitre-but does "a
LOCKER on know that cold mater often exerts
diaphoretic tendency and is cold water not
cooling? Wood and Bache themselves acknowl-
edge that " sudorfcs' or ''daphoretcs," " will
not produce their proper effects unless assisted
by copious dilution, SO great is the influence of
water in promoting perspiration. U. S, Dispen-
tory, p. 100
Now what should we think to hear person
denying the cooling effects of cold water still
it is promotive of sweat But we knoy it is
cooling-we know by the chilly sensation which
comes over US when we taste it-so we know
that ntre is cooling in the same way. More
than this; we have authority for saying that it
is cooling. Is it not considered refrigerant?-
Does it not lessen the heat ofthe body? Does it
not lesser the frequency of the pulse2 YES! say
Wood and Bache. say it is cooling, and ifany
person can trample upon common sense, he may
deny it.
LoBELIA ! come now to consider the mighty
attack which A LOCKER on has made upon
this modest looking plant. If to Prove lobela
poison, and that 4" it will kill well beasts" is all
that is needed in order to annihlate Thomsoni-
anism, then the work is done nou ! probably was
Al C.