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ger, Cardamom Seeds, and Aloes Wood, 

 grofsiy powdered, of each half an ounce -, 

 and about one ounce of each of the follow- 

 ing herbs, viz. frefh Leaves of Rue, El- 

 der, Bramble, and Sage; boil all toge- 

 ther over a gentle Fire, till one quart is 

 wafted away 5 drain the liquor off imme- 

 diately through a Ilrong linen bag, and 

 keep it in an earthern or glafs vefTel clofe 

 flopped. Drink every morning failing, 

 for nine days together, half a pint of this 

 Balfam, by which means you will be able 

 to refill the malignancy of the Atmofphcre, 

 though you even vifit infefled perfons. 

 The fame end may be promoted by 

 wafhing the mouth and noftrils v/ith Vi- 

 jiegar ; and by holding to the nofe a bit of 

 Camphire, flightly wrapped in muflin ; or 

 by frequently chewing a piece of Gum 

 Myrrh, 



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