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half a pound of angelica loaves are to be put 

 into the still with live gallons of water, and 

 three gallons are to be distilled off. Common 

 mint water is good in sicknesses of the stomach, 

 pepper-mint water in colics, and pennyroyal to 

 promote the menses. Milk water is good in fe- 

 vers, and to make juleps. It used to be made 

 with milk, but that answers no purpose. Only 

 one simple water more need be kept, and that for 

 colics : it is best made of Jamaica pepper : a 

 pound of Jamaica pepper is to be put into the 

 still over night, with three gallons of water ; and 

 the next morning two gallons of water distil- 

 led off. 



It has been customary to keep a great many 

 simple waters, but these are all that are necessary 

 or proper. The other herbs are better to be givea 

 in infusion and decoction. 



As for cordial waters, they are made as the 

 others, only with the addition of spirit. It may be 

 proper to keep the following; and no more are ne- 

 cessary. 



1. Cinnamon water; which is made by putting 

 into the still a pound of cinnamon, a gallon of 

 spirit, and a gallon of water, and the next day 

 distilling off a gallon. This is good in sickness at 

 the stomach, and is a fine cordial. 



2. Spirituous milk water; made from a pound 

 of spear-mint, half a pound of angelica, and a 

 quarter of a pound of Roman wormwood, all 

 green. To the?e is to be put a gallon of spirit, 

 and a gallon of water, and a gallon to be distil- 

 led off ; to which is to be added a pint of 

 vinegar : this is good to promote sweat, and is used 

 instead of treacle water, being better. 



3. Strong pennyroyal water, which is used 

 instead of hysteric water, in all hysteric cases, 



