4 r 8 ESSAYS and OBSERVATIONS 



fpe<fl of Its working a cure, its ufe fhould 

 be perfifted in ; and, though the patient 

 may think himfelf well, I am of opinion 

 he Ihould not immediately difcontinae its 

 nfe, but gradually dimihifli the quantity^ 

 and leave "off by degrees. Some recom- 

 mend purging and other medicines, after 

 the courfe is finifhed ; but, if the patient 

 has been cured, all medicines are ufelefs, 

 and rather hurtful ; if the cure has been 

 * imperfetfl, then fuch helps may be called 

 in as the cafe requires. 



As to the external ufe of this water : 

 The pradlice has been, to wafli with it, 

 when warmed, itchy, hot, tettarous erup- 

 tions, and old obftinate ulcers, two or 

 three times a-day ; and, in fome cales, 

 during the whole day, to keep linen cloaths 

 wetted in the fame water, applied to the 

 parts afteded, which method has been 

 very fuccefi.ful : But it mull be remark- 

 ed, that the water was always ufed inter- 

 nally alfo, in the fame cafes. 



It feems proper to obferve, that, as this 

 water, put in bottles, well corked and 



waxed, 



