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Dissolve them together over a slow fire; then 

 take it off, and add — 



Spirits of turpentine, - 4 ounces. 



Put the whole in a pot, and stir till it begins to 

 settle. 



If any feverish symptoms appear, administer the 

 following drench : 



Mithridate, - - 1 ounce. 



Peruvian bark, - ' - half an ounce. 

 Aromatic spirit of ammonia, 1 ounce. 

 Castor oil, _ _ 8 ounces. 



Mixed in a quart of warm gruel. This drink to 

 be given twice a day if necessary. 



The following is recommended by old farriers as 

 a cure for the bite of a mad dog. 



Musk, - - - - 16 grains. 

 Native cinnabar, - - 25 grains. 



Factitious cinnabar, - - 25 grains. 



To be given in a glass of arrack three nights to- 

 gether, and the night preceding the full of three 

 successive moons. 



But no dependence ought to be placed on speci- 

 fics ; and if the part bitten cannot be cut away, it is 

 best to destroy the animal immediately, as other re- 

 medies may prove fatally fallacious. 



64. Venomous Bites and Stings. 



The bite of a viper or adder may be cured, if early 

 attended to, by rubbing the afflicted part, or the 

 whole limb, for a considerable time with warm salad 

 oil ; repeating it two or three times a day. If the 

 liniment recommended in the preceding article can 

 be procured in a short time after the bite, it will be 

 far better and more effectual in arresting the pro- 

 gress of the venom. This mixture will also be 



