niz FAMILY physician; 385 



Take milk of gum ammoniac, and of small cinnamon 

 ■water of eacli two ounces; tincture of castor two drachms, 

 syrup of balsam half a drachm ; mix them and administer 

 one spoonful presently after. 



I'owp.r^ls the decline of tlie disease, a deroction of the 

 bark in lull doses may be prescribed lo advantage. 



'I liese medicines nmy also be taken with success in any 

 otiier old dry bad obstinate cough whatsoever. 



How to cure warts. 

 Go into the field and take a black snail, and rub them with 

 the same nine limes oneway, and then nine times another, 

 and then slick that said snail up(»a a blat k thorn and the 

 warts will waste. I have also known a b'ack snail cnie corns, 

 being laid thereon as a plaisier. If you have what is called 

 bloorl or bleeding warts, then tiiki- a piece of raw beef that 

 never had any salt, and rub ihein with the same just in the 

 same manner as you used the snail above mentitmed ; aft«f 

 this operation is performed you must bury that piece of beef 

 in the earlh. 



For /he falling down of the almonds of the ears. 

 Mix a little bole armoniac in powder, with some venice 

 turpentine; spread it on sheeps' leather as broad as a stay, 

 and then apply tiiesame under the throat from carlo ear. 



A remedi) for St. Anthony's Fire. 

 Take a common puvjie, and then anoint the part afflicted 

 with ihe marrow of muiton. 



For an Ague. 

 Drink the decoction of camomile well sweetened with 

 treacle, lake it when you are warm in bed and sweat two 



hours. 



A cure for an asthma or shortness of breath. 

 Take a quart of aqua vita, one ounce of of aniseeds bruis- 

 ed, one ounce of liquorice sliced, half a pound of raisins 

 stoned; then let them all s!eep ten days in the aquavits, 

 being well covered up, after which time pour tlie same off" 

 into a bottle, then add two table spooni'uls of fine sugar to 

 the same, and stop it very cluse fur use. 



For a bruise or scald ouiwardlif. 

 Take one quart of neatsfoot oil, half a pound of red lead, 

 two ounces of bees wax; boil all these things together three 



