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thefollowjng interpofitionof mild deobstru- 

 ENTS, without recurring to it courfe oi purga- 

 tives, which may not at all times be perfed:ly 

 convenient. If, on the contrary, the diforder 

 fhould have been obferved fome time, a courfe 

 of phyfic muft precede other intentions of care, 

 as will be hereafter explained. If difcovered 

 in its earlieft ftate, let tv/o or three maJJoes of 

 fcalded malt be given at proper periods, to 

 relax the indurated contents of the inteflines ; 

 thefe being affiftecj, if neceffary, with an 

 emollient, or the domeftic laxative glyjler, as 

 mentioned page 239. The body being fuffi- 

 ciently relaxed to remove every probability of 

 obftrudlion, let the following plan be adopted 

 and regularly perfevered in : 



Take of Caftile foap eight ounces ; 

 Turmeric (in powder) fix ounces; 

 Soluble tartar three ounces \ 

 India rhubarb two ounces ; 

 Long pepper (in powder) one ounce ; 

 Saffron half an ounce; 

 Syrup or honey fufficient to make the mafs ; 

 Which divide into ten bulls, and give one every 



During 



