Note XXVIII-44 — Chapter XXVIII · THE PEOPLE OF COSTA RICA, NICARAGUA, AND SALVADOR. 1800-1887.
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Hence the constant use of emetics, castor oil, soda purgante or refrescante, rhubarb, quinine, sarsaparilla, and florida water, which are looked upon as universal panaceas. Laferrière, De Paris à Guatém., 57. The large revenue derived by the government from the monopoly of the sale of spirituous liquors shows how great must be the consumption. Boyle's Ride Across a Continent, ii. 225.