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♦ca of number three, sweeteneil; or the same 

 ^(uantity, may be mixed with a Hose of either of 

 <he other numbers when taken. The dose sliould 

 lie repeated every ten or fifteen minutes till the 

 4]esired object is eflected^ and continued occa* 

 «ionally until health is restored. AVhen thi 

 number is given, the patient should he kept warm*, 

 by Sitting near the fire, covered with a blanket* 

 or in a warm bed. It will produce a free per- 

 spiration, which should be kept up by repeating 

 the dose till the disease is removed. A spoon- 

 ful, with an equal quantity of salt, put info a gill 

 of vinegar, makes a very good sauce, to be eaten 

 on meat, and will assist the appetite and 

 fitrengthen the digestion. One spoonful of this 

 preparation may|he taken to good advantage, and 

 will remove faint, sinking feelings, which some 

 arc subject to, especially in the spring of the 

 year. Pepper sauce is £;ood for tlie same pur- 

 pose. A tea-spoonful of cayenne, may be ta- 

 ken in a tumbler of cider, and is much better 

 than ardent spirits. There is scarce any pre- 

 paration of medicine that we make use of, in 

 which we do not i)ut some of this article. It will 

 cure the ague in the face, by taking a dose, and 

 tying a small quantity in iine cloth, and puttin:::; 

 it bet\yet n the cheek and leeth on the side that 

 is affected, at the same time sittini; by tlie fire 



covered with a blanket. It is also good u> put 

 on o!d sores. In this preparation, J^o, 2, wheu 



