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Opening drink (No. 37, p. 63) : the two last drinks 

 will be found well calculated to keep the body 

 open in all spasmodic diseases. Bleeding must be 

 continued every day, or every other day, about a 

 quart at a time, more or less, according to the 

 symptoms. Let the following liniment be well 

 rubbed on the cheeks, temples, top of the head 

 and sides of the neck, so as to produce blistering, 

 which will relieve the head in severe cases, and 

 assist the other remedies. 



(RECIPE, No. 56.) 

 Blistering Liniment. 

 Take — Marshmallows ointment, elder ointment, and 

 spirits of sal ammoniac, of each four ounces : 

 Oil of turpentine, two ounces ; 

 Spanish flies, half an ounce : 

 Mix, and make them into a liniment for use. 



This liniment must be rubbed on the above- 

 mentioned parts, until its effects be seen by the 

 blisters rising: or the following may be used, which 

 I know is preferred by some. 



(RECIPE, No. 57.) 

 Sweating Liniment, 

 Take — Compound soap liniment, water of pure ammo- 

 nia, tincture of opium, and spirits of turpen- 

 tine, of each four ounces ; 

 Olive oil, two ounces ; 

 Spanish flies, in powder, half an ounce : 

 Mix them together in a bottle for use. 

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