346 SCOURING, 



continue for any length of time, fo as not only 

 to expel the accumulated contents, but, by its 

 fharp and acid quality, to ftimulate the intef- 

 tines and caufe an expulfion of the mucus, 

 (with which they are internally guarded) with 

 ineffedlual {trainings and painful fenfations, 

 warm cordial reftringents will be highly necef- 

 fary, and may be administered in the follow- 

 ing forms : 



A CORDIAL RESTRINGENT BALL. 



Take diafcordium fix drachms, gum arable, prepared 

 chalk, and armenian bole, each half an ounce ; 

 ginger (in powder) one drachm ; oil of anifeed 

 forty drops ; fyrup, a fmall quantity, to com- 

 plete the bail. 



This may be repeated in fix, eight, or twelve 

 hours, as the fe verity of the caufe may require; 

 the rejlringent majh (p. 46.) may be occaii- 

 onally brought into ufe. If folid food is 

 refufed, a gruel fhould be given for drink, made 

 fo thick as to be but barely liquid. If the 

 expedled relief be not foon obtained, and the 

 fubjed: is affefted with fpafms or twitchings 

 in the inteftines, add to the above ball two 



drachms 



