172 = RECIPES. 
. FOR THE PLEURISY. 
"Apply to the side onions roasted in the embers and mix 
with cream, in the form of a poultice; or take out the core 
_of an apple and fill it with white frankinsense, stop it close 
with the piece cut out, and roast it in the ashes—then mash 
and eat it ; or take a glassful of tar water warm every half 
hour ; or a decoction of nettles, and apply the~herb hot as a 
poultice ; or a poultice of the flour of brimstone and the 
white of an egg; or the white of three eggs spread on 
scorched tow, covered’with black pepper. The pleurisy is a 
fever attended with a violent pain in the side and a remark- 
able hard pulse. 
AN EASY PURGE. 
hak a pint. of warmish water, fasting, walking afisk its 
or infuse two drachms of damask rose leaves, dried, in one- 
half pint of water, for twelve hours—take it, fasting ; or take 
* three drachms of senna, one drachm of saltpetre, and one 
ounce of epsom salts, in one gill of water, cut ten drops of 
oil of anise in alcohol, and add it to the above, and take it on 
going to bed. . 
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TO MAKE MILK AGREE WITH THE eecattiar 
If it lies heavy, put a little salt in it. If it curdles, put in 
sugar. For bilious persons, mix it with. water. 
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PALSY FROM WORKING WITH WHITE LEAD AND VER- 
DIGRIS. 
Use warm baths and a milk diet, 
