A short essay on the virtues of Dr. Norris's antimonial drops.

  • Norris, Thomas, active 1780.
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[1775]
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Credit: A short essay on the virtues of Dr. Norris's antimonial drops. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    C 2>9 ) cc #y fmall dilutive liquors, fenfible perfpiration in a c< degree •, opcw ^^y fenfations in “ ftomach or bowels, during the fit, they feldom “ fail remcve the caufe. In Fevers, either Putrid “ or Inflammatory, frequent occafions have offered to cc try their effedts in a numerous family of my own ; cc and, from repeated experience, I never found them “ fail of fuccefs, and that by removing the difeafe in <c a very few days. cc Thus much I am warranted to fay in their fa- “ vour, and think them pofleffed of much greater “ virtues than even I have defcribed. “ I a^n, SIR, cs Your moft obedient humble fervant* Bedford-row, W M. NoRRls/3* Feb. 2, 1775. SIR, “ T O be filent where the health of mankind is concerned, I deem a crime; muff therefore <c return you my fincere thanks for the great advan- <c tage I and my fon experienced, within thefe few t£ months, from the ufe of your juffly effeemed An- t£ timonial Drops, we were both attacked with a pu- ct trid fever and fore throat, he in particular fo bad <c that he became delirious; but, on taking a proper tc dofe, or two of the Drops, both were in a few “ hours much relieved, and in a fhort time reftored “ to perfedf health. Beflde my own experience of “ their falutary effedts, I have known feveral fince “ that have been cured by them of Fevers, and in “ coniequence I take the liberty of recommending Y them