COLDS, &c. 203 



We have the authority of a century pafl to 

 prove they are caufed by " the impetuofity of 

 " the blood's rufhing into the lungs/' or, ** in 

 " the air veiTels/' or, " in blood vefTels/' or, 

 *' in tubercles or in ulcers/' or, ^' in too 

 *' full feeding/' ccc. Bartlet quotes from 

 Gibson, who refers you to Markham, or 

 SoLLEYSELL, and Bracken to Burdon, and 

 fo on ad infinitum. We are like wile told 

 *' the three laft diftempers are in general in- 

 ** curable:" you are then inftrudted to proceed 

 with mercurial phyfic, p\An<y, in the interme- 

 diate days, the '' cinnaber balls ; \i they fail 

 *' try alterative purges ; to thefe follow cor- 

 ** dial balls, with baiiarns of Peru and ful- 

 *' phur, flowers of Benjamin, fquills, tar, &c. 

 " one to be continued a week or ten days, 

 " another a fortnight, and a third for two 

 " months or longer.'' When having made this 

 hopeful and expenfive tour through almoft all 

 *' the MATERIA MEDIC A to cure what is *^in 

 *' general incurable," you may enjoy the pleaf- 

 ing fenfation of knocking your hbrfe on the 

 head, and moil: feelingly acknowledge "the 

 " remedy worfe than the difeafe/' 



I ihall endeavour to avoid this beaten track 

 of duplicity, and not am.ufe m.y readers in 



every 



