STAGGERS, Sec. 323 



When the fit is gone off, fliould the fubjecfl 

 be left in a kind of ftupor or nervous debilita- 

 tion, with fpafms or twitchings in the ftomach 

 and bowels that occafion great pain, it will be 

 readily perceived, and more particularly afcer- 

 tained by his frequent looking back to one fide 

 or the other, with his nofe towards the feat of 

 pain, and his uneafy Shifting from place to 

 place. In fuch cafe anodynes will afford the 

 greatefl: certainty of relief^ therefore give either 

 the following ia/i or aVink fo foon as conve- 

 nient: 



Take galbannm, afafoetida, and florax pill, each 



half an ounce; 

 Syrup of diacodium fufficient to make the ball. 



Or, 



Take of valerian root one ounce and a half, Hiake 

 root half an ounce-, let both be bruifed to a 

 grofs powder, and infufe in boiling water a 

 pint and a quarter, with faffron two drachms ; 

 when fufficienily cool drain off, and add tinc- 

 ture of afafoetida one ounce, liquid laudanum 

 two drachms, giving the whole a iitile warm» 



If the fpafms or twitchings are frequent and 



violent, the drink will be preferable to the ball, 



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