On a beautiful rug, I set aside the gilded sword and a package of cantharides, designed for the king. |
The cantharides or Spanish Flies, is a species of insect every one has heard of. |
The use of cantharides and other aphrodisiac remedies to stimulate the sexual organs is a most pernicious practice. |
Melt the petrolatum and add the tincture of cantharides, and while cooling add the other ingredients. |
In 1752 a Frenchman was prescribed 2 drams of cantharides for a fever and in the next two months bedded his wife at least 87 times. |
The mucus of the bladder is increased by cantharides, and perhaps by oil of turpentine. |