180 



EVERY MAN HIS. OWN FAERIER 



plied with warm fluids, of which thin gruel is the best, 

 and must not be exposed to a cold air. 



ASTRINGENT DRINK. 



Take of starch, 



Mix in the usual way, that is, as it is em- 

 ployed for stiffening clothes, with three 

 pints or two quarts of water, so as to 

 make a thick mucilaginous fluid ; to 

 this add. 



Tincture of opium. 



Ginger, 



Catechu, or terra topponica. 

 Mix. 



2 drams ; 



3 drams ; 

 J ounce. 



Or the first drink for scouring may be 



Common salt, 



Flour of mustard, 



Water, 



Oil, or melted lard, 



8 ounces ; 



2 ounces ; 



1^ ounces; 



i pound. 



Mix. 



This will increase the discharge for a short time ; 

 afterwards, the dung will gradually become of a more 

 natural consistence. But should the scouring con- 

 tinue, give the astringent drink already prescribed, or 

 the followinsf : 



Powdered catechu. 

 Tincture of opium. 

 Powdered ginger. 

 Warm ale, beer or water. 



6 drams ; 

 § ounce ; 

 2 or 3 drams ; 

 l^ pint. 



Mix. 



The powder or tincture of galls, would also be found 

 a powerful astringent. 



