...his "Travels in Southern Abyssinia" says it produced "prostration of strength in his servants, and that it occasions frequent miscarriages, often fatal...to have died the same day from its consequences." " The doses recommended are — Adult .... 1 dose.— 240 grs. (half an ounce) Children 7 to 1 2 yrs....

...his " Travels in Southern Abyssinia" says it produced "prostration of strength in his servants, and that it occasions frequent miscarriages, often fatal...to have died the same day from its consequences." " The doses recommended are — Adult .... 1 dose. — 240 grs. (half an ounce) Children 7 to 12 yrs....

...by the prostration of strength it occasioned in my servants, when they employed this medicine, it is dreadfully severe. I can answer for this, that it...to have died the same day from its consequences." He goes on to say : " No civilized stomach could bear the bulk of the drug necessary to produce its...

...can answer for this, that it occasions fWqueut miscarriages, often fatal to the mother, and even n*m have been known, after a large dose, to have died the same day from its consequences,3. KREOSOTU-M. Authority. 16, JD Jeffrey, Assoc. Med. Journ., 1853 (2), p. 929. a woman...

...action, except in Mr. Johnson's '• Travels in Southern Abyssinia," where it is stated that " its operation is speedy and effectual ; and to judge by...promised to be a valuable addition to our materia medico. This, I conceive, can never be ; for no civilized stomach could bear the bulk of the drug necessary...

...that the administration of these large quantities is not without its ill effects, for he say«, — " Even men have been known after a large dose to have died the same day from its consequences — no civilized btomach could bear the bulk of the drug necessary to produce its effect*." Dr. Pereira...