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be adopted and regularly continued, to relax 

 the rigidity of the pores, and produce a pliabi- 

 lity of the furface, preparatory to the perfpir- 

 able criiis, which is now become neceffary to 

 folicit, by every proper medicine that can be 

 offered for that purpofe. To promote this, 

 give one of the following balls, and let it be 

 repeated every fix or eight hours as may be 

 found neceflary : 



Take mlthridate fix drachms; 



Anifeed and compound contrayerva powders 



each half an ounce ; 

 Snake root (in powder) two drachms y 

 Salt of hartfliorn one drachm -, 

 Syrup of faffron fufficient to make a ball. 



But where the adminidration of medicine 

 in this form may be objeded to, or a drink 

 thought more convenient, the following may 

 be fubflituted in its flead : 



Take of the ftrong infufion of camomile (com- 

 monly called camomile tea) Haifa pintj 

 Mindercrus's fpirit a quarter of a pintj 

 Saffron wine two ounces ; 

 Antimonial wine one ounce. — Mix together. 



This 



