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follows the perspiration ; he repeatedly lies 

 down, rolls himself upon his litter; and, 

 seeming exhausted with pain, stretches him- 

 self out as in a dying state. The first step 

 to relief must be regulated, in some measure, 

 by the ease or difficulty of obtaining those 

 articles that are rendered by circumstances 

 most adequate to the purpose. If in or 

 near a town where the medicines can be 

 readily procured, let the following ball be 

 prepared and given so soon as possible : 



Take aniseed powder one ounce ; 

 Pliilonium half an ounce ; 

 Grain of Paradise and ginger, (both in powder) of 



each two drachms ; 

 Oils of juniper and aniseed each a drachm ; 

 Syri^p sufficient to make the baU. 



This ball to be repeated in tw^o hours, if 

 the urgency of the case should render it ne- 

 cessary ; on the contrary, if the circum- 

 stances are much alleviated by the first, re- 

 peat it in four or six hours, as circumstances 

 may require. Where a drink is thought 

 preferable, or the administration more con- 

 venient, and the ingredients can be easily 

 obtained, prepare the following : 



