quinine

• She dosed herself with quinine, and as the shadow of death is never very far away in Africa she made all arrangements in case the end should come. —  Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
• Along the borders of the lower Mississippi, where people take most quinine, they suffer most from fever; therefore the effect of quinine is the opposite of that alleged I earnestly wished for an opportunity to discuss the matter further with Mr. Hill, but it was never offered During the early years of the civil war, when the country was flooded with an irredeemable currency, I was so much disturbed by what seemed to me the unwisdom of our financial policy, that I positively envied the people who thought it all right, and therefore were free from mental perturbation on the subject. —  The Reminiscences of an Astronomer
• Are you sure you've everything you'll need--quinine, chlorodyne, and so on Think so,' said Scott, patting three or four of his shooting pockets as the horse was led up, and he mounted and rode alongside his convoy Good-bye,' he cried Good-bye, and good luck,' said William. —  The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling
• It was plain that they were soon about to move and were buying what was needed in the South--quinine, of course. —  Westways
• The mortality caused by it is now being greatly reduced by giving away annually millions of doses of quinine, and by draining or spraying with petroleum places where mosquitoes breed, as well as by teaching the people the importance of sleeping under mosquito nets and the necessity of keeping patients suffering from active attacks of malaria where mosquitoes cannot get at them. —  The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2)

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