24 CULPEPER’s‘ ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
Mercury ought not to be adminiftered to women in the menftrual flux, or when 
the period is near at hand. Neither fhould it be given in the laft ftage of pregnancy, 
If, however, the woman be not near the time of her delivery, and. circumftances ren- 
der it neceflary, mercury may be given, but in fmaller dofes, and at greater intervals 
than ufual: with thefe precautions, both the mother and child may be cured at the - 
fame time; if not, the diforder will at leaft be kept from growing worfe, till the 
weman be-brought to bed, and fufficiently recovered, when a more effectual me- 
thod may be purfued, which, if the fuckles her child, will, in all probability, be 
fufficient for the cure of both. Mercury ought always to be adminiftered to infants 
with the greateft caution. Their tender condition unfits them for fupporting a fa- 
livation, and makes it neceffary to adminifter even the mildeft preparations of mer- 
“cury to them with a {paring hand. A fimilar condué is recommended in the treat- 
‘ment of old perfons, who have the misfortune to labour under a confirmed lues. 
. No doubt the infirmities of age muft render people lefs able to undergo the fatigues 
of a falivation ; but this, as was formerly oblerved, is never neceffary; befides, we 
have generally found, that mercury had much lefs effeét upon very old perfons than 
on thofe who were younger. The moft proper feafons for entering upon a courfe of 
mercury, ate the {pring and autumn, when the air is of a moderate warmth: ; if the 
circumftances of the cafe, however, will not admit of delay, we muft not defer the 
cure on account of the feafon, but muft adminifter the mercury ; taking care, at 
the fame time, to keep the patient’s chamber warmer or cooler, according as the 
- feafon of the year requires. A proper regimen muft be obferved by fuch as are under 
acourfe of mercury. Inattention to this not only endangers the patient’s life, but 
often alfo difappoints him of a cure. A much fmaller quantity of mercury will be 
fufficient for the cure of a perfon who lives lo w, keeps warm, and avoids all manner 
_ of excefs, than of one who cannot endure to put the finalleft reftraint upon his ap- 
petites: indeed it but rarely happens that fuch are thoroughly cured, There is 
hardly any thing of more importance, either for preventing or removing venereal 
— anfed ion, than cleanlinefs, By an early attention to this, the infection might often 
evented from entering the body; and, where it has already taken place, its 
ay, be greatly mitigated. [he moment any perfon has reafon to fufpeé. 
has received the infection, he ought to wath the parts with water and fpirits, 
ail, jor milk and water; a {mall quantity of the laft may likewife be injected 
u tars if ic can be conveniently done. Let him paya ftrict regard to clean- 
linefs, abftain from rom fpirituous liquors, and perfevere in a few bottles of the Solar 
Tincture, which will efiectually preferve the blood from. infeétion, or expel the 
poifon, if it has taken, sie and will perform a radical and perfect cure in lefs than- 
@ month. 
“DISEASES 
