326 STAGGERS, 5^c. 



alarming ftate of difeafe, give one of the mer-^ 

 curial purging balls^ according to his ftate and 

 temperament, regulating the courfe as parti- 

 cularly explained in p. 261 and 262. 



The general and proper mode of treatment 



in every ftage of thefe complaints having 



been explicitly introduced, I (hall beg leave 



to obferve, prefcriptions and compofitions in^ 



numerable might be added, in compliance with 



cuftom, to give the fubjecfl an appearance of 



greater wtight, by prolonging, extending, and 



varying the methods of cure. But the faft 



is, fuch clafs of medicines are at once brought 



forward for every difeafe as are well eftablifhed 



and high in eftimation, for their different ef- 



fedls, that paltry, extraneous, deceptive aids, 



may be totally rejedled to prevent unneceffary 



trouble, expenfe, and difappointment. In the 



prefent we have nearly abandoned the ancient 



praftice, we applaud no '* burning fetons with 



*^ red hot irons," recommend no " chewing 



*' balls to champ upon," covci^oi^dioi afajceti da, 



favin^ and a combination of articles to create a 



naufea, and render the ftomach eternally un- 



cafyj nor do we adopt the fyftem of *' flitch- 



I *' ing 



