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fwell’d. I found this to be the beginning of a Confumption, and 
perfect Febris Heftica, having no Symptoms, but fuch as are com- 
mon to our Englifh, and all other Hectics. I therefore order’d him, 
Balj, Sulph. to preferve his Lungs from being tainted, order’d him a 
Diet Drink of Sarfa, @rc. with Barley and Raifins, and gave him in 
the Evenings to keep off his Cough, aneafie Opiate, with which, and 
good Diet he was cured. A Steel Courfe is much commended here 
in this Diflemper, and a furr’d white Tongue is reckoned one of the 
chief Pathognomonics of this Difeafe, which is nothing but what 
often accompanies the Heétic in England, and every where elfe. 
A Boy of about Thirteen years of age, had a great and ugly 
{welling on his Leg, which yielded great quantities of an Ichorous 
Sanies from the Bone. He had fome marks of Ulcers remaining a- 
oa the bout his Eyes, which fhew’d him to be fcrophulous, or troubled 
Evil with the Kings-Evil | He had been flux’d in feveral hot Houfes, and 
proceeded with after feveral Methods, by feveral Phyficians, who 
ordered the matter fo that this Tumour had been almoft curd feveral 
timies, but by neglect ic return’d. He found great relief in wafhin 
and bathing in falc-water. I ordered him to be well purged thrice 
a week, with Pil. Coch. Min. and Mere, Dulc. Sometimes | chang’d 
this fora Vomit of Infuf. Croc. Metal. and gave him a Diet-Drink, 
made of the Woods, Roots, Sarfa, ec. boil’d in Lime-water. He 
put co the Ulcer fome Bafilicon with Precipicate, and fometimes 
without, with which he grew much becter. I lefe the Ifland be- 
fore he was quite well, but order’d them to profecute the cure the 
fame way. 
The Negros and Indians of Plantations ufually have Fires near 
the places where they and their Children fleep. They make thefe 
Of Burns. Fires both for their Healths fake, and to keep themfelves from Gnats, 
Mofquitos, or Flies, which would be troublefom, were they not kill’d 
by the fmoak. The Slaves are ufually fo well wrought in the day, 
and fleep fo faft at night, that they do not eafily awake. * Several of 
their young ones fall into thefe Fires, whereby their Arms or Legs 
are fometimes burnt off. I always found a Cataplafm of Onions, 
Salt, and white Soap beaten together, to do very great matters in 
the cure of {uch Accidents, and thele ingredients are almoft every 
where to be had. 
Of a Rup- 
ture. 
One about three years before fhe advis'd with me, had been 
troubl’d with a long and tedious Delivery, in which fhe found 
in che Childs coming away a crack as if fomething had broken in her 
Groin. She complain’d to me-of a great pain there, in which was 
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