268 JAUNDICE. 



the following interpofition of mild deobstru- 

 ENTs, without recurring to a courfe oi purga- 

 tives, which may not at all times be perfedly 

 convenient. If, on the contrary, the diforder 

 ihould have been obferved fome time, a courfe 

 of phyfic muft precede other intentions of cure, 

 as will be hereafter explained. If difcovered 

 in its earlieft ftate, let two or three mafbes of 

 Jcalded malt be given at proper periods, to 

 relax the indurated contents of the inteftines ; 

 thefe being aflifted, if neceflary, with an 

 emollient, or the domeftic laxative ^Ay?^r, as 

 mentioned page 239. The body being fuffi- 

 ciently relaxed to remove every probability of 

 cbflrudion, let the following plan be adopted 

 and regularly perfevered in ; 



Take of Caftile foap eight ounces^ 

 Turmeric (in powder) fix ounces 5 

 Soluble tartar three ounces 5 

 India rhubarb two ounces ; 

 Long pepper (in powder) one ounce ; 

 Saffron half an ounce; 

 Syrup or honey fufHcient to make the mafs ; 

 Which divide into Un balls, and give one every 

 morning. 



During 



