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During this courfe, every requlfite attention 

 muft be paid to appetite^ food^ and gentle exer- 

 cife; mafhes of malt and bran may be given 

 every or every other night, to keep the body 

 properly lax, and regular in evacuation; to 

 affiil: which two ounces of cream of tartar may- 

 be added once a day, in the morning or even- 

 ing water, being previouily difiblved in a pint 

 over tl^e fire, and added to the remainder. 



The difeafe, if arifing from the caufe before- 

 mentioned, and attacked in its infancy, will 

 generally fubmit to the above courfe and treat- 

 ment only; but in more advanced cafes double 

 the quantity may be found necelfary, with the 

 addition of mild phyjtc or inoderate bkeding. 

 This is certain, where the complaint has not 

 been attended to in its early ftate, and fymptoms 

 are fo high as to fubftantiate a degree of viru- 

 lence, ihz phyJiCy and a repetition of the above 

 proportion, had better be adopted. Although 

 there is no very predominant reafon to be urged 

 in favour of bleedings yet a fmall quantity may 

 be loft, not only to afcertain its prefenty?^/^, but 

 to promote a flight change in the circulation. 

 Two or three majljes muft be given on the two 

 fucceffive days after bleeding : on the third 



morning 



