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mercurius dulciSy (commonly called calomel) 

 two drachms ; v;orking it off as before de- 

 fcribed, and ufing every precaation to avoid 

 cold: at the expiration of four or five clear 

 days repeat the purging ball, adding or di- 

 minifliing (that is changing the number), fo 

 as to render it effedua! in refped; to ftrength. 

 In three days after the fctting of which fecond 

 dofe begin a ccurfe of the above diuretic 

 BALLS, and let ciie be given every morning 

 for a fortnight, three weeks, or a month, as 

 may be found neceffary. The wa{i:iing vvith 

 the folution of foap in warm water to be regu- 

 larly and fubftantially repeated twice every day ; 

 the parts to be fomented after each wafliing 

 with jiannels dipped in a hot decodlion. of 

 camoinile^ wormwood ^ marjhmallows and roje" 

 mary\ for a quarter of an hour or more; and 

 this to be followed, if neceffary, by the ap- 

 plication of a POULTICE prepared with equal 

 parts of ryemeal and oatmeal -y with garlic and 

 white lily rooi^ of each two ounces ; both beat 

 to a pafle, and all mixed together to a proper 

 confiftence, with a part of the decodion pre- 

 pared for the fomentation \ and then ftir in a 

 quarter of a pound of lard^ and apply as warm 

 as may be with fafety. 



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