[109] "It is a dubious question, whether WORMS or the _Violent Purgatives_ which are forced into the human Stomach, by the decisive energy of medical logic, to destroy and expel them, have been most destructive to the human species."--WITHERS _on the Abuse of Medicine_, 8vo. 1794, p. 19 and 117. [110] "MERCURY and ANTIMONY, elaborated into Poisons by Chemistry--i. e. _Calomel_, _Emetic Tartar_, _James's Powders_, &c. have torn many a Stomach into rags, so that it could never bear common food after."--CADOGAN _on Gout_, 8vo. 1771, p. 79. [111] The flavour of _Coxwell's Citric Acid_ is much more agreeable than the _Tartaric_, which, being cheaper, is sometimes substituted for it. [112] PORTABLE SOUP, _or_ GLAZE.--(No. 252.)--Desire the Butcher to break the bones of a Leg or a Shin of Beef, of 10 pounds weight (the fresher killed the better), put it into a Soup-pot (a DIGESTER is the best utensil for this purpose) that will well hold it; just cover it with cold water, and set it on the fire to heat gradually till it nearly boils, (this should be at least an hour);--skim it attentively while any scum rises,--pour in a little cold water, to throw up the scum that may remain,--let it come to a boil again, and again skim it carefully: when no more scum rises, and the broth appears clear, (put in neither Roots nor Herbs nor Salt,) let it boil for eight or ten hours, and then strain it through a hair sieve into a brown stone pan; set the Broth where it will cool quickly; put the meat into a sieve, let it drain, make Potted Beef (No. 503),--or it will be very acceptable to many poor families. Next day remove every particle of _Fat_ from the top of it, and pour it through a Tammis or fine sieve as quietly as possible into a Stewpan, taking care not to let any of the settlings at the bottom of the stone pan go into the Stewpan, which should be of thick Copper, perfectly well tinned; add a quarter of an ounce of whole Black Pepper to it, let it boil briskly, with the stewpan uncovered, on a quick fire: if any scum rises, take it off with a skimmer; when it begins to thicken, and is reduced to about a quart, put it into a smaller stewpan; set it over a gentler fire, till it is reduced to the thickness of a very thick Syrup; take care that it does not burn,--_a moment's inattention now will lose you all your labour, and the soup will be spoiled_:--take a little of it out in a spoon and let it cool; if it sets into strong Jelly, it is done enough;--if it does not, boil it a little longer, till it does;--have ready some little pots, such as are used for Potted Meats, about an inch and a half deep, taking care that they are quite dry;--we recommend it to be kept in these pots, if it is for home consumption--(_the less it is reduced, the better is the flavour of the Soup_)--if it be sufficiently concentrated to keep for six months;--if you wish to preserve it longer, put it into such bladders as are used for German