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be adopted and regularly continued, to relax 

 the rigidity of the pores, and produce a plia- 

 bility of the furface, preparatory to the perfpir- 

 able crifis, which is now become neceffary to 

 folicit, by every proper medicine that can be 

 offered for that purpcfe. To promote this, 

 give one of the following balls, and let it be 

 repeated every iix or eight hours as may be 

 found neceffary : 



Take mithridate fix drachms ; 



Anifeed and compound contrayerva powders each 



half an ounce; 

 Snake root (in powderj two drachms ; 

 Salt of hartfhorn one drachm; 

 Syrup of fafFron fufficient to make a ball. 



But where the admin iftration of medicine 

 in this form may be objedted to, or a drink 

 thought more convenient, the following may 

 be fubilituted in its flead: 



Take of the flrong infufion of camomile (commonly ! 



called camomile tea) half a pint; 



Mindererus's fpirit a quarter of a pint; ■ 



Saffron wine tv/o ounces ; \ 



Antimonial wine one ounce.— Mix together. ' 



This 



