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That King yames, when Duke of Tork, caufed this Lichen 

 CtJtereus Terrejlris to be given to a whole Kennel of Dogs bit by 

 a mad one, which were ail cured, except one of them, to v/hom 

 none of it was given *. 



I N Norway, and on a great Mofs near Warrington, are many 

 Serpents \ and their Wounds are cured by Venice-Treacle. 



In Africa, they have an odd Way of curing Perfons hurt by 

 Poifon 'y they rub the Venom of Snakes with their own Spittle, be- 

 tween two Stones, and having mixed them well, they fcratch 

 upon the Wings of the Stomach, and to the Part fo fcratch'd, 

 which is bloody, they apply a fmall Part of the Mixture ; the reft 



they take inwardly. This never fails to expel the Poifon in the 



Wound, or in any other Part affeded with it: In about a Month's 

 time a perfeft Cure is made j in order to which, when they 

 judge the Poifon is expell'd, they cleanfe the Wound, and apply 

 to it the Leaves oi Buchu, Dacha, and other fa Jut i/er on s Herbs: 

 But they fay, the leaft Negledl of fuch a Wound (be it by a poi- 

 fonous Arrow, or any other way) is dangerous -f. 



S N A K E-w o o D is very common in the Ifland of Ceylon, (fup- 

 pos'd to be the Taproifajie of Ptolemy) which is much efteem'd by 

 the Eaf -Indians, who, with the Powder of it taken in Water or 

 Wine, cure many Diftempers, and among others, the Stings of 

 Serpents, which abound in that Country. 



Their Naturalifts fiv, the Virtue of it was firft difcovered 

 by a fmall Creature, like our Ferrets, which when flung by Ser- 

 pents, runs and eats of the Snake-wood, and is cur'd. 



Father Regnault, fpeaking of Poifons, mentions feveral - 

 Methods of Cure, as Incifions, Ligatures, Caullicks, Vomits, Oil 

 of Olive, Baths, Treacle, Juice of Citron. 



B Y a Ligature, which hinders the Poifon from fpreading. 



B Y Caullicks, or a red-hot Iron brought within a certain DI- 

 fiance of the Wound -, becaufe Heat attenuates the Poifon by its 

 A6lion, and diffipates it. 



This EfFed: of Poifon has fome Analogy with that which 

 happens upon fy ringing (thro' Curiofity) fome acid Liquor into: 



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