"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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martin wrote:
On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 21:34:17 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:
"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,

And quinine is, indeed, seriously toxic. In
prophylactic dosage, it
leads to nerve damage (usually starting with tinnitus
and then
deafness) within a few years - and the same thing
applies to more
than a few treatments, because the doses are higher
for that.

Arggh - don't say that - I take it nightly against
cramps ...

with a large gin?

Nil desperandum. The amount taken for anything EXCEPT
malaria is
unlikely to cause major trouble, but the facts are as I
state.

It is a much stronger febrifuge than willow bark (a.k.a.
aspirin),
and has many other uses.

Like flavouring tonic water, Ferney Branca and Angostura
bitters?

Franz