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did not fill again and was completely cured. 

 The other was a man, he had been tapped twice. 

 We carried him through a course of medicine 

 several times, and gave the juniper ashes, with 

 molasses and gin, which carried off large quanti- 

 ties of water, and he entirely recovered from 

 the disorder. We have cured a number who 

 had the first mentioned complaint, by a common 

 course of medicine; one woman was cured by 

 taking the wild lettuce bruised and steeped in 

 hot water alone. 



Fits. These are produced by the same 

 caiase that other complaints are, that i?, cold 

 and obstruction, and may be caused by a reg- 

 ular course of medicine, which overpowers the 

 cold, promotes perspiration, and restores the di- 

 gestive powers. Poison or any thing ftlse, whicl 



gives the cold power over the inward heat, will 

 cause fits, because the natural tone of the muscu- 

 lar power is thereby destroyed, which produces 

 violent spasms in the whole system. 



Stranguri/^ or Gravel. This disorder is often 

 caused by hard labor and exposure to cold, in 

 the early part of life; and when they grow old, 

 their heat diminishes, the bile becomes thick; 

 and a sediment collects on the bladder, which 

 obstructs the passages; the glands through which 

 the urine passes, are clogged and become dista- 



