xxxvi. INTRODUCTION. 



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positions that need he kept in the charitable shop 

 of the family^ which intends to relieve a neigh- 

 hourhood of poor in their greatest of all distress- 

 es, that of sickness. The diseases for which 

 these remedies are lo he used will be found enu- 

 merated at large under tlie several heads of the 

 principal ingredients, as described in the succeed-^ 

 ing pages. It only remains to say a few words 

 about the manner of putting these things most 



pared for 



gether, and we then shall have pre 



CHAP. V. 



Concerning ike best victliods of putting medicines 



together for present taking. 



N the first place, although these several forms 

 of sj^rups, conserves^ and the like, have been 

 Darned, as what will he sometimes necessary. The 

 great practice in the countrj will lie in the in- 

 fusions and decoctions of the fresh plapts and 

 roots. 



The strength of these infusions and decoctions 

 is to be proportioned to the taste : for as they are 

 made to be swallowed .in quantities, if thev be 

 fnade so strong as to be very disagreeable," that 

 end will be defeated: they may "^e rendered rooce 



pleasant by sweetening them with sii^ar, about ao 



bich is to be allowed to a quart; ar>d 



lonallv a little white wine 



qu 



tity of some of the cordial waters may be added 

 to them. The dose of either decoction or infu- 

 sioBj will bo in general about half a pint, excf 



