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courfe of the mercury. The remains of 

 a fore throat, and other external ills re- 

 quiring it, yield to a fumigation of cin- 

 nabar cautiouily employed- The affec- 

 tions purely of the Ikin were treated with 

 mercurial ointments and water. 



To younger children, the mercurius al- 

 cahfatus was given once or twice a day, 

 according to age, and other circumftan- 

 ces ; . purging now and then to divert it 

 from the mouth, if it had a tendency 

 that way. The farfaparilla likewife was 

 direded to thefe, if they would take it; 

 and the iinguentum citrinum to be rubbed 

 upon fcabs, excrefcencies, or any foul 

 fore. 



The folution of the corrofive fubli- 

 mate has often been tried, allowing the 

 patient to go abroad, but not with 

 the denred effect. Among the lower 

 people, it ib hardly poffible to prevent ir-, 

 regularities, and keep them to a method, 

 without abfolute confinement. When 

 they fubmittcd to this, calomel was al- 

 ways ufcd, and fometimes the undlion 

 along with it. The fublimate, however, 



may 



