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matlon and irritability is reduced, and the 

 blood is fo attenuated or divefted of its vifci- 

 dity, by the conftant and invariable repetition 

 of the m' tr eythzt the circulation may be more 

 freely promoted through the finer vefiels of 

 the lungs; as from the obftrudiions in thole 

 finer paflages all the difficulties proceed. 

 Bleediiig having been perform.ed with the ne- 

 ceflary circumfped:ion as to quantity, let your 

 tw^o ounces of nitre be given without the moft 

 trifling remifiion, every night and morning in 

 the water, as particularifed in the firft ftage 

 of the diforder, continuing one of the follow- 

 ing balls every morning for a fortnight or 

 three weeks, that a fair and decifive trial may 

 be obtained. 



DETERGENT PECTOHAL BALL. 



Take of Caftlle foap, anifeed, and liquorice powders, 

 each five ounces; 

 Barbadoes tar fix ounces : 

 Gum ammoniacum three ounces ; 

 Balfam of Tolu one ounce ; 



Honey (if required) to make a mafs ; which divide 

 into a dozen balls. 



If the com.plaint fliould continue predomi- 

 nant in all its fymptoms, notvvdthftanding thefe 

 I efforts 



